Events and cultural activities

In occasione della mostra “Piero della Francesca. Il polittico agostiniano riunito” si terranno laboratori dedicati alla tessitura per scoprire più da vicino uno dei maggiori protagonisti della pittura dell’artista: il tessuto.

Dal 10 al 26 maggio 2024 gli ambienti del piano nobile di Palazzo Moroni ospitano la mostra "Dialoghi in seta": dieci preziosi frammenti di sete antiche, realizzate tra il XVI e XX secolo, provenienti dalla collezione di tessuti antichi della Fondazione Arte della Seta Lisio.

The Medici Museum of Florence, in collaboration with the Fondazione Arte della Seta Lisio, presents the solo exhibition of Afran, a contemporary artist who works with textile materials and paints their stylistic and aesthetic characteristics, curated by Matteo Chincarini.

On the occasion of holiday season, we inform you that our offices will be closed from the 23 December 2023 to the 7 January 2024.

Collocata nel Lanificio Maurizio Sella, nell’ala costruita alla fine del Seicento come filatoio di seta dal Santuario di Oropa, la mostra rappresenta un viaggio nelle geografie della seta attraverso documenti, immagini e oggetti provenienti dagli archivi di enti e imprese che ne conservano l’affascinante storia.

Roccamontepiano ricorda Giuseppe Lisio nell'80° anniversario della scomparsa del "tessitore di ogni colore", l'evento nasce in collaborazione tra il Comune di Roccamontepiano, la Fondazione Arte della Seta "Lisio" di Firenze, la Pro-loco Tegea Chieti e il pieno sostegno del GAL Maiella Verde, venerdì 14 luglio 2023, alle ore 18.30, presso il museo "Giuseppe Lisio" di Piazza Terranova a Roccamontepiano (Ch), si è svolto il convegno, una performance artistica ed una esposizione, in occasione dell'ottantesimo anniversario della scomparsa di "Mastro Lisio".

The Palio of Legnano offers a glamorous evening with the event "InTessuti di storia" which took place on the evening of Thursday 11 May in the prestigious Dolce & Gabbana headquarters in Legnano, with fabrics from the Lisio Foundation in exhibition.

On Saturday 23th and Sunday 24th October 2021, ApritiModa will open one hundred doors, from the north to the south of the country. A trip through Italy aimed at discovering, experiencing and falling in love with the great names that represent us in the world and with the artisanal realities that, just here, exist and resist.

FIRENZE HOME TEXSTYLE is the only international fair in Italy dedicated to home, marine, SPA, contract & hotel textiles. The fourth edition will take place from 1st to 4th April 2022 at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence.

On the occasion of Pitti 2022, Museo de' Medici presented an exhibition conceived and carried out by Matteo Chincarini to illustrate and describe significant aspects of excellence in fashion from the 15th to the 17th century, periods in which the Medici family wrote capital pages of history and culture.

Nel Palazzo Pubblico di Siena troviamo un manifesto politico tanto agognato e desiderato dall’uomo medievale, un programma iconografico rappresentazione verosimile di quanto l'opposizione drammatica tra la ricerca del bene proprio e la tensione al bene comune, siano il contraltare della mancata convivenza armonica.

Appuntamento con l'esperta Roberta Orsi Landini dedicato al tema della moda nel Trecento in Toscana. Dagli affreschi diAmbrogio Lorenzetti a Siena alla nascita della "moda giovane" e ai presupposti che porteranno alla netta diversificazione fra l’abbigliamento maschile e quello femminile.

Sabato 23 e domenica 24 ottobre un viaggio negli atelier di brand famosi e laboratori dell’eccellenza artigianale. Oltre 80 appuntamenti dedicati all’Italia del bello e ben fatto. Da oggi al via le prenotazioni su www.apritimoda.it

In the 20th and (thus far in the) 21st century, classical theatre performances multiplied throughout the world. The seminar will focus on case studies linked to classical tragedy to point up how directors’ choices and interpretations attribute meanings and functions to costume.

Through numerous examples of works of art preserved in the Florence Museums, will be illustrated the models of the most significant clothes of the periods treated, both for men and women. The conference lasts one hour. Conference in double available dates, one for English language, one for Italian language.

Through numerous examples of works of art preserved in the Florence Museums, will be illustrated the models of the most significant clothes of the periods treated, both for men and women. The conference lasts one hour.

1971-2021. Fondazione Lisio’s ‘Golden Anniversary’. A true covenant of love for fabrics in silk and gold and silver and the unique art of weaving them, by hand, with a master’s touch. An arrangement that has endured unaltered for fifty years and which, today, merits celebration in an equally lasting manner, with a splendid commemorative medal that can double as a good luck charm as we face the difficult challenges of tomorrow.

Secondo di due appuntamenti, pone l’attenzione su una selezione di fiori e frutti indicati nelle realizzazioni tessili e negli arazzi, tra paesaggi storici e ambientazioni sospese. Agli effetti scenografici e ai dettagliati virtuosismi tecnici si mescolano simbologie legate a antichi saperi e a memorie storiche.

Prima conferenza di due, evidenzia alcuni elementi riconducibili a giardini e orti come infinita “essenza” dell’umano sapere, identità di microcosmi che ci comunicano messaggi simbolici fonte d’ispirazione di arazzi e tessuti.

Crowning a 50-year career and as she turns 70, a personal exhibition by Maestra Angela Giordano, master of art and of life, at the Museo dell'Arte della Lana of Stia. Here are a few glimpses, while we await reopening. The exhibition will remain in Stia until 27 June 2021.

I brand più famosi e i laboratori dell’eccellenza artigianale aprono le porte per svelare i segreti delle creazioni simbolo del made in Italy. Il 24 e 25 ottobre per conoscere l’Italia più bella che c’è.

Appuntamento l' 11 ottobre alle ore 17, presso il Castello Secco Suardo di Lurano (Bergamo), per la quarta edizione di Conversation Piece. L’edizione 2020, in collaborazione con la Fondazione Arte della Seta Lisio di Firenze, prenderà in esame un curioso quanto interessante documento d’archivio della Famiglia Secco Suardo.

The seminar objective is to illustrate how the concept of ‘ancient dress’ and the so-called ‘Roman tunic’ evolved into the complex theatrical costumes created for the Opera Seria of the last years of the 17th and the early years of the 18th century.

Gli intrecci tra l’immaginario medievale, la storia, la creatività, i tessuti del Palio di Legnano.

A day with costume designer Annamaria Heinreich, the story of her profession and the main steps for creating a costume for the performing arts. The seminar will provide a concrete demonstration of the procedure for creating a costume for the performing arts, starting from the choice of a specific text from a well-defined period.

A combative woman with a firm will to preserve and hand down the Art of Silk. A "mission" that brought the Giuseppe Lisio's manufactory in the 3rd Millennium.

A new scientific collaboration with the Permanent Costume Commission of the renowned Palio di Legnano. The aim of the Commission is to guarantee and verify the historical and stylistic relevance of the costumes, weapons, and footwear, as well as the accessories and jewellery used by the Contrade (districts) for the historical parade and ritual ceremonies.

Second of a couple of seminars addressed to the evolution of various decorative types used in textiles – flower and plant motifs and their meanings – from Baroque era to the Empire period, as well as the development of taste and the idea of ‘fashion’ in clothing and furnishings.

First of a couple of seminars addressed to the evolution of various decorative types used in textiles – flower and plant motifs and their meanings – from late medieval times to the Renaissance, as well as the development of taste and the idea of ‘fashion’ in clothing and furnishings.

The seminar introduces to one of the most adaptable and functional forms of container, the bag has always played a fundamental role in the economy of labour and commerce. Together, we will be looking at how women’s bags have evolved from the late 1700s through today and exploring the value of the bag from the commercial and communicative points of view, as well as some of the names which have made the women’s handbag their strong point.

A free guided tour of the manufacture is offer to all "Jacquard" magazine's Subscribers. During the tour, our experts will guide demonstrations of velvets and brocades being woven by 19th century Jacquard hand-looms.

Renaissance. A word that evokes an entire world of art, science, culture, innovations. Together, we will see how clothing transformed through the period and how it succeeded in expressing the new needs of the men and women of the time.

In depictions of the Holy Child, clothing and drapery are of great importance for understanding the full significance of the images, their iconography and symbolism, and even the identity of the patrons and the dates of the works.

The last study day devoted to analysis of headwear examines its fortunes and misfortunes in a period closer to our own: the 19th and 20th century.

A study day discovering the textile traditions of Varanasi (Benares) and the Indian draw-loom, progenitor of the punch-card and computer-controlled looms.

A sequence of 2 online lectures meant to widen the knowledge of the Scandinavian historical textile and clothing system, will be drafted around the identity and the historical value of the collections present in Stockholm Royal Armory archive.

A sequence of 2 online lectures meant to widen the knowledge of the Scandinavian historical textile and clothing system, about codes and variations in late Renaissance and early Baroque age.