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Studio visits, exhibitions, and the history and craft of the nativity.
Creating Your Own Custom Heirloom Nativity
Creating a custom nativity scene as a family heirloom is a wonderful idea and the basis for enduring family traditions! Here are some specific ideas that we incorporate here at Navidad Nativities…
Navidad Partners Meet with Iconic Studios in the Italian Alps at Ortisei
Two weeks ago, Michael Stumpf, Founder of Navidad Nativities, and A.J. DiAntonio, Partner, were once again in Val Gardena, Italy to meet with our premier studios that produce the stunning nativity…
Grand Cartapesta Presepe premiers as centerpiece of World Nativities Exhibition at Glencairn Museum in Bryn Athyn.
Christmas 2023 marked the grand reopening of the Glencairn Museum in Bryn Athyn, PA after 18 months of major infrastructure enhancements. We have been delighted to be a part of the Glencairn extended…
Navidad featured at "Celebration of 800 Years Of The Creche" at Knights of Columbus Museum in New Haven.
November 10, 2023 – March 24, 2024 The St. Francis Nativity by Navidad Nativities is a unique and intimate grotto design, typical of the hillsides in Umbria, where St. Francis lived and preached.…
Custom Commission: Private Collector, Pennsylvania
In the grand tradition of an Italian presepi, this original Navidad nativity scene features a crumbling Roman ruin in two sections with a small glowing grotto below. The overall height is almost 40″…
Fontanini's Vintage 12" Nativity
Needles in the Hay Stacks… Just about 10 years ago, I came across a vintage Holy Family made of paper mache in a 12” series (or 30cm) by Fontanini. The Fontanini Company was founded in 1908 by…
The Renaissance Nativity
In early 2015, Navidad Nativities travelled to Italy to seek out new Nativity makers around the country in hopes to bring back new artists to be introduced to the US market. After a few exhausting…
The Sanctuary Grove Nativity
A Nativity makes a perfect wedding gift for loved ones. It signifies the beginning of Christianity and can also honor the start of a new life together, a gift that becomes a tradition as the family…
"The Nativity" by Dot Bunn, OPA
“The Nativity” by Dot Bunn is a study in oils of the birth of Christ as captured in the sculptures of Original Heide. Check out the story behind the painting told by the artist through images in the…
Custom Commission: Trinity Church Wall Street
This stunning and very large nativity features the Judean Inn with the adjoining partially thatched stable and is flanked by towering movable fin walls. Fully encased in a large acrylic cover and…
