La tipografia Grifani-Donati is located just steps from the central square of Città di Castello opposite the town hall in a medieval building on Corso Cavour.
The spaces occupied by the printing house overlook the church of San Paolo, formerly a convent and later a prison.
Founded in 1799, it is one of the oldest printing houses in Italy still active.
Since the 1870s, when the printing industry was introduced in Città di Castello, Grifani Donati focused on a niche market, serving mainly public administrations, ecclesiastical bodies, wealthy families, as well as intellectuals and artists. The current owners, Gianni Ottaviani and his wife Adriana, have continued the family tradition by adding to the printing production, which was the main sector of activity, that of engraving (etching, drypoint, burin engraving, etc.), stone lithography, with the acquisition of presses and related equipment, and bookbinding and restoration.
Visitors who climb the steep staircase leading to the printing house will experience the emotion of a journey into the past, seeing, in an environment that still retains the appearance of the time, wooden drawers full of type, old posters, and still functioning machinery from the era.
Guided and demonstration tours are offered for individuals, groups, and school classes, and training and advanced courses are organized.
Information about the Graphic Arts Documentation Center “Grifani-Donati” 1799
Corso Cavour, 4
06012 Città di Castello (Perugia)
0758554349
info@grifanidonati.it
https://www.grifanidonati.it
Source: MIBACT
