Giuseppe Fioroni at the Foundling Museum
Preview by Lizzie Guilfoyle
AN EXHIBITION of works by Italian artist Giuseppe Fioroni, Myths, Fairy Tale, Reality and Illusion, is on display at the Foundling Museum until Sunday, September 14, 2008.
With influences as diverse as medieval history, local tradition, religion and the Modern Masters, Fioroni explores childhood fantasy and the links between a nostalgic past and imagination.
This is his first solo show in London and can be seen on the lower-ground floor of the Museum which houses the Temporary Exhibition Gallery.
The Foundling Museum tells the story of the Foundling Hospital, London’s first home for abandoned children (between 1739 and 1953, it cared for more than 27,000 children) and of three major figures in British history – its campaigning founder the philanthropist Thomas Coram, the artist William Hogarth and the composer George Frideric Handel.
This remarkable collection of art, period interiors and social history is now housed in a restored and refurbished building adjacent to the original site of the Hospital, which was demolished in 1926.
For more information call 020 7841 3600 or visit the website.
The Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AZ.
Times: Tuesday to Saturday – 10am to 5pm; Sunday – 11am to 5pm.
Admission: £5, Concessions £4, children up to 16 years free.