Ligurian Centre for the History of Ceramic

The Ligurian Center for the History of Ceramics promotes the study and knowledge of ceramics in its various aspects, from the artistic to the archaeological, from the historical to the technological. Annual International Conferences have been organized since 1968, whose timely edited ACTS constitute one of the most important tools at the European level for ceramic studies. The international prestige of the Center is confirmed by the membership in it of European ceramics institutions and a substantial number of Italian and foreign scholars and researchers.

The collection of the Ligurian Center for the History of Ceramics was built up thanks to donations from numerous members (including, in particular, the substantial bequest from Francesco Torterolo) and purchases by the Center itself and consists of 138 pieces, with a predominance of Ligurian material.

Much of the collection is on display, on loan, in the Trucco Museum in Albisola Superiore, while the Savona museum exhibits some Ligurian-made materials that come to complete the picture on Savona ceramics.

LVII INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS CONFERENCE

‘A Long Middle Ages. Persistence and continuity over the centuries of techniques, morphologies and decorations’.

The conference will be held in Savona at the Civico Museo Archeologico e della Città (Complesso del Priamàr) on 8 and 9 November 2024.

The theme of this LVII conference is among those most discussed in recent years on the evolution of production techniques, for which a summary of the current situation will be presented here. Technical, morphological and decorative aspects will be addressed during the conference as an indication of the strong conservatism in the production of ceramics, especially with regard to everyday production.

The last session of the conference is free.

Participation in the conference is free.

On the occasion of the Conference, the Proceedings of the ‘LVI International Ceramics Conference’ will be presented.

Discover the complete programme of the LVII Conference here

LVII International Ceramics Conference – 8, 9 November 2024