About the Museum

The Museum Giuseppe Gianetti (Italian: Museo della ceramica Giuseppe Gianetti) is a ceramics museum located in Saronno, Italy. The Museum includes collections of different types of porcelain, majolica, and ceramics that belonged to the Italian industrialist Giuseppe Gianetti. These showcase more than 200 pieces of Meissen porcelain, which represents the Museum's most substantial collection. Other collections cover Oriental porcelain, Italian and European majolica, and porcelain. The original collections have been expanded to include the Aldo Marcenaro Collection and a collection of contemporary ceramics. Its collections and role in ceramics research make it one of the most important museums of its kind in Italy and Europe.