Caltagirone Ceramics

The Ceramica di Caltagirone is a type of ceramics made in Caltagirone, in Sicily. This pottery is one of the most documented and stylistically varied, as well as one of the best known in the world.

His historical knowledge is based on recent research carried out in the context of the creation of the Museum of Ceramics , first at the local School of Ceramics and then at its own headquarters under the aegis of Italian Republic and Sicily Region. Caltagirone has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

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