Murano is a series of islands linked by bridges in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy. It lies about 1.5 km (1 mi) north of Venice and measures about 1.5 km (1 mi) across with a population of just over 5,000. It is famous for its glass making. It was once an independent comune, but is now a frazione of the comune of Venice.
The Libro d'Oro, originally published between 1315 and 1797, is the formal directory of nobles in the Republic of Venice. It has been resurrected as the Libro d'Oro della Nobiltà Italiana, a privately published directory of the nobility of Italy. The book lists some of Italy's noble families and their cadet branches.
Altare is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 45 km (28 mi) west of Genoa and about 11 km (6.8 mi) northwest of Savona. As of 1 January 2009, it had a population of 2,160 and an area of 11.7 km2 (4.5 sq mi).
Venezia Santa Lucia is the central station of Venice in the north-east of Italy. It is a terminus and located at the northern edge of Venice's historic city . The station is one of Venice's two most important railway stations; the other one is Venezia Mestre, a mainline junction station on Venice's mainland district of Mestre. Both Santa-Lucia and Mestre stations are managed by Grandi Stazioni and they are connected to each other by Ponte della Libertà.
Pauly & C. - Compagnia Venezia Murano is one of the oldest glass factories of Murano: it was founded more than 150 years ago. The company produces glass art, most notably Roman murrine, mosaics and chandeliers.
The Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, commonly known under the shortening it's pre-2022 name MISE, is a government ministry of the Italian Republic. It deals with production, economic activities, energy and mineral resources, telecommunications, consumers, tourism, internationalisation and business incentives. It was formed in 2006 after the reorganization of the Ministry of Productive Activities to which were merged the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of International Trade in 2008.
Paolo Venini emerged as one of the leading figures in the production of Murano glass and an important contributor to twentieth century Italian design. He is known for having founded the eponymous Venini & C. glassworks.
ENIT—Agenzia nazionale del turismo, known in English as The Italian Government Tourist Board, formerly the Ente Nazionale Italiano per il Turismo is the Italian national tourism board. The national Tourist Board is situated in Rome.
The Murano Glass Museum is a museum on the history of glass, including local Murano glass, located on the island of Murano, just north of Venice, Italy.
The Stazione Sperimentale per i Combustibili (SSC) is a special Agency of the Chamber of Commerce in Milan. It is an Institute for applied research, established in Milan in 1940 replacing the Politecnico di Milano Fuel Section, and operating on a national scale with the specific aim of promoting the technical and technological progress in the fossil fuels and derived products industry. In 1999 SSC was transformed into a public economic institution with important legal, operational and administrative modifications which, however, have left its mission and functions unchanged.
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The Stazione Sperimentale per la Seta (SSS) is a special Agency of the Chamber of Commerce in Milan. It is an Institute for applied research, established in Milan in 1923, and operating on a national scale with the specific aim of promoting the technical and technological progress in the silk and derived products industry. In 1999 SSS was transformed into a public economic institution with important legal, operational and administrative modifications which, however, have left its mission and functions unchanged.
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The Stazione Sperimentale per l'Industria delle Pelli e delle Materie Concianti (SSIP) is a special Agency of the Chamber of Commerce in Naples. It is an Institute for applied research, established in Naples in 1885, and operating on a national scale with the specific aim of promoting the technical and technological progress in the leather, tanning materials and derived products industry. In 1999 SSIP was transformed into a public economic institution with important legal, operational and administrative modifications which, however, have left its mission and functions unchanged.
The Stazione Sperimentale per le Industrie delle Essenze e dei Derivati dagli Agrumi (SSEA) is a special Agency of the Chamber of Commerce in Reggio Calabria.
The Seguso family has been dedicated to the art of Murano glass in Venice since May 3, 1397. Seguso is one of the most esteemed, historical and respected glass manufacturers on the island, and among the largest glass furnaces in Murano, which has a few, homonymous furnaces. Glass made by the Seguso furnace can be found in over 75 museums worldwide, such as MOMA in New York and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Today, Seguso is known for its high end Venetian glass objects, lighting, accessories and custom installations. Seguso glass has been made for the Pope, Royalty and numerous luxury interiors throughout the world.
Cassa di Risparmio del Friuli Venezia Giulia S.p.A. known as CariFVG in short, was an Italian savings bank based in Gorizia, Friuli – Venezia Giulia region.
Flavio Poli (1900-1984) was an Italian artist, known for his designs in glass.
Cassa di Risparmio della Marca Trivigiana, also known as Cassamarca in short, was an Italian savings bank headquartered in Treviso, Veneto. Due to Legge Amato, the bank was split into two organizations: Cassamarca S.p.A. and Fondazione Cassamarca – Cassa di Risparmio della Marca Trivigiana in 1992. The S.p.A. and the banking foundation were the founders of banking group Unicredito in 1994, a predecessor of UniCredit. The S.p.A. was absorbed into UniCredit in 2002; the banking foundation, survived as a charity organization, as well as owned 0.23% shares of UniCredit, as one of its investments.
