Museums in MONTALCINO
Italian Museums
|
J. F. Mariani Historical Museum of Glass and Bottles
Hotels J. F. Mariani Historical Museum of Glass and Bottles
| Location: |
MONTALCINO CASTELLO DI POGGIO ALLE MURA TEL. 0577/866001 |
|
|
Opening time: 10-13 and 14-18 (winter); 10-19 (summer)
private property The museum, housed in the Castle of Poggio alle Mura, which is the seat of an Italian wine-producing firm, exhibits a collection of glasswork from the late-Roman period onwards. Particularly noteworthy are the18th-century bottles from England, the 18th-19th-century blown glass goblets from Murano, and the Art Nouveau bottles mounted on silver. |
||
