Land of Art - Regione Piemonte
Land of Art - Regione Piemonte
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www.alexala.it<br />
Alessandria<br />
and Casale Monferrato<br />
A stroll, amidst hats and sculptures<br />
GPs alessandria<br />
Lat. 44°54'29"N<br />
Long. 8°36'54"E<br />
GPs casale monferraTo<br />
Lat. 45°08'05"N<br />
Long. 8°27'10"E<br />
CASALE<br />
MONFERRATO<br />
ALESSANDRIA<br />
† Alessandria,<br />
Borsalino Hat Museum<br />
Two buildings, two worlds to explore: Palazzo Borsalino is<br />
the keeper <strong>of</strong> the famous Borsalino hats, synonymous with<br />
quality Italian production, while the Bistolfi Plaster <strong>Art</strong><br />
Gallery is the ideal place in which to admire drawings,<br />
marble sculptures and sketches.<br />
Palazzo Borsalino - Hat Museum<br />
Alessandria - via Cavour, 84 - Ph. +39 0131 234794 / +39 0131 40035<br />
Info: open Saturdays and Sundays, 16.00-19.00.<br />
www.comune.alessandria.it<br />
Borsalino’s adventure began more than one hundred and fifty<br />
years ago. Today, the company, which over the years has<br />
come to symbolise quality Italian production, is the crowning<br />
jewel <strong>of</strong> the town <strong>of</strong> Alessandria, and one <strong>of</strong> the most prestigious<br />
hat brands in the world.<br />
The Museum, situated in the Sala Campioni in Palazzo Borsalino,<br />
has a sample <strong>of</strong> every single hat produced in the factory since<br />
1857, when the company was established. Visitors can admire<br />
about 2000 hats <strong>of</strong> very different styles and colours, exhibited<br />
in historical cabinets designed by Arnaldo Gardella. The exhibition<br />
guides visitors through all the phases <strong>of</strong> the company’s<br />
production, in a conscious and long-sighted effort to protect the<br />
© ATL Alexala
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