FRANCHETTI FRAMES
restored by Venetian Heritage with the support of Pomellato

Curated by Paola Bressan and Claudia Cremonini

Galleria Giorgio Franchetti alla Ca d’Oro, Venezia
September 3 – November 9, 2025

Promoted by:
Direzione regionale Musei nazionali Veneto
Galleria Giorgio Franchetti alla Ca d’Oro
Fondazione Venetian Heritage

With the support of:
Pomellato

Galleria Giorgio Franchetti alla Ca’ d’Oro and Venetian Heritage present the dossier exhibition FRANCHETTI FRAMES restored by Venetian Heritage with the support of Pomellato. Promoted by the Direzione regionale Musei nazionali Veneto – Italian Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with Fondazione Venetian Heritage, the exhibition shines a light on a fascinating and still little-known aspect of 19th-century collecting: the frame as an autonomous work of art.
For the third consecutive year, this collaboration brings together the world of high jewellery and the enhancement of cultural heritage, fostering a virtuous dialogue between art, contemporary patronage, and Italian craftsmanship — all in the name of beauty and know-how.
After supporting the illumination of the Ca’ d’Oro façade in 2023 and the creation of five display cases in 2024 — designed to host masterpieces such as Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s terracotta models — Venetian Heritage and Pomellato now fund the restoration of a selection of frames from the Franchetti Collection.
Thanks to the support of Fondazione Venetian Heritage and the generous contribution of Maison Pomellato, a new and broader restoration campaign was made possible, involving 18 historical frames, most of which were kept in the museum’s storage. These include works already matched with paintings — some of the most representative pieces of the collection — which were in poor condition. Today, these frames are once again visible and legible, revealing to the public one of the most refined aspects of Giorgio Franchetti’s collector sensibility. The presentation of these recent restorations also offers a preview of objects that will soon become part of the museum’s permanent display in a dedicated section.