Exhibition celebrates glove industry in Naples
An exhibition celebrating the connections between Naples and the gloving industry opened in the city on January 22.
The Banco di Napoli Foundation is hosting the exhibition, which is called ‘Glove: paths and stories of the glove industry in Naples’. It will remain open until February 21.
According to the organisers, the exhibition celebrates the traditions and craftsmanship of glove design and manufacture in the city.
A major focus in the school that operated in Naples between 1919 and 1952 to train new generations of glove-making craftspeople.
Displays include historic gloves, the tools traditionally used to produce gloves and a series of photographs.
Italy’s national tanning industry body UNIC and research centre SSIP are both supporting the initiative.
