L’Egitto sognato. Giuseppe Parvis ebanista al Cairo 1
Decorative Exhibition
L’Egitto sognato. Giuseppe Parvis ebanista al Cairo 2

L’Egitto sognato. Giuseppe Parvis ebanista al Cairo

Every day from Mar. 27 to Nov. 1

At Stibbert Museum

Firenze

🎭Parvis furnished Cairo's Khedivial Opera House too
⚔️"why isn't it celebrated like the Uffizi?"
📱QR codes throughout for deeper dives

Dreamed-up Egypt, made in Cairo by an Italian: Giuseppe Parvis turned pharaonic motifs into lavish furniture, even designing sets for Aida's premiere. His fantastical world fills the armor-packed Museo Stibbert.

Orientalist art
Design history
House-museum setting
Furniture & decorative arts

Tuesday, October 6,
10:00 AM

12 €