The Marinelli foundry is the oldest foundry
in Europe. It is the official foundry of the
Vatican and will celebrate its jubilee in the
year 2000.
It belongs to the same family of founders who
have been located in the same place, in Agnone
in the region of Molise for the past 1000 years.
The foundry is specialized in commemorative bells,
characterized by remarkable ornamentation. The
United Nations Peace Bell was cast in 1995. A
new seven ton great bell was made for the year
2000 for St. Peter’s basilica in Rome.
Now, the foundry owns a museum in order to diversify
its activities and to introduce the general public
to the exceptional family collection. This includes
even the scattered objects found inside the foundry
and of no commercial or pedagogical use.
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