The meeting for the grand opening of the Italia, Portugal & España Chapter of the IPBA was held at the Museo Correr on October 8, 2023.
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The Museo Correr provided an absolutely stunning room for the presentation, which kicked off with welcome speeches from Chiara Squarcina, head of all Public Museums in Venice; Monica Magnani, Perfume Expert and Curator of the Museo di Palazzo Mocenigo; and our own Teri Wirth, President of the IPBA.
As stated by IPBA President Teri Wirth – “The establishment of this new Chapter fills us with great joy as it enhances the pleasure of our members and furthers the educational mission of the International Perfume Bottle Association.”
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Afonso Oliveira, IPBA International Vice-President, presented selections from his collection of Portuguese perfumes and powder boxes.
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Juanjo Ruiz Criville, from Spain, presented selections from his collection of Spanish perfume ephemera.
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Jeffrey Sanfilippo, co-founder of the Perfume Passage Foundation, presented selections from his vast collection.
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Luciano Falsini Cheriel and Paolo Migliari, Italian collectors, presented selections from their collection of over 20,000 bottles.
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Susan Arthur, former IPBA President, presented items from her collection of American and European art glass.
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Lisa Werstell and Verna Kocken, author of “Perfume Bottles for Purse and Dresser”, presented selections from their collections of Czechoslovakian bottles.
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Monica Magnani, founder of the IPE Chapter, presented selections from her extensive collection of non-commercial bottles.
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The presentations were well received by a rapt international audience.
Everyone received a glorious, full-color program that included photos and descriptions of four items from each presentation. Click here to view a PDF of the program.