sentences:  After escaping the numerous demolitions of 19th century Florence, it was bought by Elia Volpi, an antiquarian, who restored It in (his impression of) the original style.In 1910, Volpi opened the building as a private museum (Museo Privato della Casa Fiorentina Antica).The contents of this museum kept changing as Volpi sold the furniture at auctions, including a major one in 1916 in New York.