The ancestors of 3D viewers: digitisation and conservation of stereoscopic plates by Guido Zeppini with the contribution of restorer Eugenia Di Rocco.
Today we take a trip back to the heart of the 1920s, a period in which the Viareggio Carnival was consolidated as one of the most important popular events in Italy. Let us discover together the evolution of this tradition through stereoscopes, objects as fascinating as they are delicate, harbingers of today’s 3D viewers. We […]
Physical and digital conservation: Centrica’s work on the Pannunzio Fund of the National Central Library of Florence.
Today, the backlit screens of our phones are our eyes on the world: a simple gesture of the finger is enough to scroll through the latest news, from politics to gossip. But even before the advent of smartphones and tablets, a similar gesture was enough to change the subject: turning the pages of newspapers, periodicals, […]
The Sanremo Festival and its importance in the Italian musical tradition: a rare image of Mina resurfaced thanks to the digitisation of the Pannunzio Fund
The Sanremo Festival has just ended. It is certainly much more than a music competition: it has now become the television event of the year with record share. The enormous media resonance is measured by the number of talk shows, articles and debates ranging from gossip to music criticism. From 1951 to the present day, […]
“Wulz Photography. Trieste, the family, the atelier”: digitisation for the valorisation of archives.
Three generations of photographers telling the story of the city of Trieste, with its important socio-historical changes, through their lens: this is the fil rouge of the exhibition ‘Wulz Photography. Trieste, the family, the atelier‘, open to the public from 14 December 2024 to 27 April 2025 at the Magazzino delle Idee in Trieste. The […]
Longhi Foundation: the project to digitize Roberto Longhi’s photo library
Since 2022, the project to digitize the photographic fund of the Roberto Longhi Foundation for Art History Studies has been underway by Centrica’s Digital Imaging department. The Foundation promotes the development of art history studies by keeping alive the cultural legacy and method of art historian Roberto Longhi through research grants and awards, courses and […]
50 Years of The Cube. Ernő Rubik and the brainteaser that enchanted the world: the first Europe-wide exhibition event to celebrate the genius of Ernő Rubik in Cuneo
Following the incredible popularity of the Charles M. Schulz and his Peanuts exhibition last year, Centrica is happy to announce a new and exciting project realised with the Associazione Culturale Cuadri, in collaboration with Spin Master and with the contribution of Fondazione CRC. ‘50 anni di Cubo. Ernő Rubik e il rompicapo che ha incantato […]
ArtCentrica at CES in Las Vegas
We are very proud to have been part of the 50 innovative Italian startups at CES in Las Vegas, the most important event in the world dedicated to technology and innovation. Our CEO and Co-Founder Marco Cappellini brought ArtCentrica to the Arena Italia pavilion, the space organized by ITA – Italian Trade Agency in partnership […]
ArtCentrica at Casa Toscana – Toscana Tech on the Road in San Francisco
A fantastic experience in San Francisco for “Bridging Tuscany Region Innovation Ecosystem with Silicon Valley”. Together with 17 other selected startups we participated to the Casa Toscana event, a hub financed by the Regional Council of Tuscany and dedicated to launching and supporting excellent startups and SMEs through the Region’s ‘Toscana Tech on the road’ […]
Centrica and ArtCentrica in Cuneo with the Peanuts
The exhibition “Charles M. Schulz, a life with Peanuts: An immersive display of the work of the greatest cartoonist of the 20th century” has opened in Cuneo. We curated the exhibition design and experience with Centrica,using interactive applications based on the ArtCentrica platform. The opening saw a large, warm, and enthusiastic audience, ranging from adults to […]
Innovation Day “Diversification and/or Brand Transformation?”
The Innovation Day panel “Diversification and/or Brand Transformation?” is hosted by Matthias Röder (Karajan Institute) and joined by Sara Arnsteiner-Simonischek (Konzerthaus Berlin), Marco Cappellini (Centrica – Imagine more ) and Tina L. (Staatstheater Augsburg) Held on February 22, 16:10 at Avant Première 2023 #APMMMB Join us for this deep dive into the topic of diversification […]
