Glass workshop and museum (Studio Moretti Caselli)

This family-owned workshop and museum is an invaluable historical treasure trove concealed within a unique townhouse which survived the destruction of so many others to make way for the nearby Rocca Paolina fortress.

Francesco Moretti acquired the house from the Libera Università di Perugia (Free University of Perugia) in 1894, since when it has been both the family home and a place of work for five generations of master glassworkers who have handed down their skills in the production of stained glass and other glass artefacts which yet grace many famous churches and private dwellings.

The studio display rooms still feature their original 15th century layout and a number of frescoes which were restored by Moretti himself. Visitors can admire a variety of photographs, sketches and designs (including large format examples) for the glassware and windows produced over the years as well as a variety of artworks which reflect the family’s passion for antiques and the variety of their cultural interests including music and photography. On display in the glass workshop are a wide range of glass-working tools, glass kilns and samples of the colour compounds still used today, as they have been for over a century, to produce magnificent stained-glass windows.