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In the heart of Parma, the grand Palazzo Pilotta is the historical symbol of the feudal power of the Farnese family.
This imposing complex takes its name «Pilotta» from the game of Basque pelota, a sport very popular at the time and assiduously played in its many interior courtyards.
Today this place also houses the Archaeological Museum and the Bodoniano Museum, the oldest Italian museum dedicated to the press.
It is devoted to culture with its National Gallery, Palatine Library and its famous Farnese Theater which hosts the exhibition of works by Atelier Fornasetti, inau- gurated in June during the celebratory events of Parma as the Italian capital of Culture. European 2020-21.
The visitor walks through twenty-one showcases from the Petitot Gallery to the Palatine Library before arriving at the sumptuous spectacle of the theater rebuilt following the bombing of the Second World War.
Painter, printer and famous designer following his collaboration with Gio Ponti, Piero Fornasetti created with his accomplice many decorations for homes and ships. The Atelier Fornasetti, created in the 1950s, will happily survive him thanks to his son Barnaba who, since 1988, continues the manual production of these iconic pieces that have made him famous all over the world.
Fornasetti Theatrum Mundi. Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta, Monumental staircase, Parma
© Cosimo Filippini.