‘Il classico si fa pop. di scavi, copie e altri pasticci’ show (12/2018-5/2019) was inspired by the discovery in 2010-15 of the 18th-century workshop of Giovanni Volpato (1735-1803), the inventor of the classica souvenir for the Grand Tour. Born in Bassano del Grappa, Volpato moved to Rome in 1771 where he first founded a school of engraving. Through his connections in the city, he became an important collector and entrepreneur. He excavated with Gavin Hamilton and Thomas Jen