The Mastery of time :: Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte

From 15th April through 14th June 2015
The Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana of Milan

Has hosted the exhibition “The Mastery of Time” curated by the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie, in collaboration with the Cologni Foundation.
The exhibition has traced the history of timekeeping, from the measurement by the movement of the sun to the contemporary mechanical, electrical and atomic timepieces.
During the event has been presented the Italian version of the book by Dominique Fléchon “La conquête du temps”, published by Marsilio Editori.

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The Mastery of time

From 15th April through 14th June 2015 The Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana of Milan

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From 15th April through 14th June 2015
The Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana of Milan