The culture ministry on Monday
bought a collection of one of Europe's first porcelain and
ceramics industry, the Richard Ginori Museum at Sesto Fiorentino
near Florence.
The purchase was announced by Culture Minister Dario
Franceschini, who said "it is a pledge upheld, an exceptional
collection saved, which is a fundamental part of Italian
heritage".
The museum cost 700,000 euros, a lower price than that
estimated by the Florence land registry and the Florence court.
"This is great news," tweeted Florence Mayor Dario Nardella
of Franceschini's ruling centre-left Democratic Party (PD).
"Now we must try to relaunch the company," which was set up
in 1735 and has been struggling in the last few years, Nardella
said.
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