Here are our archives
Michele Chiapperino Archive
The archive of Michele Chiapperino, a theater set designer, watercolorist, and sculptor, consists of numerous works, including watercolors, drawings, set designs, costume designs, sculptures, original theater posters, paintings, books, photographs, letters, newspaper articles, DVD anthologies, and more. The material encompasses a forty-year professional career spanning theater, exhibitions, educational activities, and publications.
Sebastian Babis Book Archive
The library comprises approximately six thousand volumes, divided into Italian, English, German, and French. The editions span a period from the eighteenth century to the present day. The collection contains first editions, autographed copies, rare editions, entire series, pamphlets, original posters, and magazines. A vast selection of literature from various countries dominates the collection. A noteworthy number of publications related to the world of cinema, particularly American cinema, is also included. Of particular interest for the sociology of books is a collection of texts on Anglo-Saxon bibliography and bibliology.
The latter has been the donor's lifelong research and work.
Donations
Christo's work
Christo Vladimir Javacheff, a pioneer of Land Art, was an abstract painter in his youth. Later, in collaboration with his wife Jeanne-Claude Denat, he began wrapping various objects, eventually wrapping large-scale works such as monuments and city buildings, as well as entire landscapes, in large canvases.
