A space imagined for the first time on the occasion of an exhibition during the Cortina Winter Olympic Games in 1956 in Pieve di Cadore. Years later, thanks to the commitment of the collector Vittorio Tabacchi (at the time president of Safilo) the dream became a reality and in 1996 it formally became the Eyewear Museum Foundation. A unique collection dedicated to an exceptional instrument and its evolution over the centuries, until it became a fashion accessory. Collected over 1600 pieces including glasses, lenses, cases (in precious materials), binoculars, signs and telescopes from all over the world. The Foundation combines the conservation of the past: there are lenses dating back to the Middle Ages up to the Venetian glasses "alla Goldoni" with quartz and amethyst which were recognized as having therapeutic properties in the East, up to its contemporary development and the eyewear industry throughout the Belluno province. A continuously updated heritage thanks to digitalisation and the use of innovative materials. Among the pieces that are worth a visit are the glasses made from whale baleen and the telescopes in carved and decorated ivory that look like embroidered lace.