Bvlgari's Fondazione Partners with Torlonia Foundation for Ancient Roman Sculpture Tour
In 2024, the Fondazione Bvlgari was founded in Rome and collaborated with the Torlonia Foundation to launch the traveling exhibition titled 'Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection.' This exhibition showcases 58 restored sculptures, with 24 of them having not been displayed for almost a century. Curated by Lisa Ayla Çakmak and Katharine A Raff, it kicked off at the Art Institute of Chicago in March 2024 and will continue until June 29, 2024. Following this, it will be hosted by the Kimbell Art Museum from September 14, 2025, to January 25, 2026, before concluding at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts from March 14 to July 19, 2026. Among the highlights are the Portrait of a Young Woman and the Rondanini Type Medusa. Additionally, Bvlgari funded the restoration of 90 Roman statues in 2017.
Key facts
- Fondazione Bvlgari was established in 2024 and is based in Rome.
- The exhibition features 58 restored ancient Roman marble sculptures.
- 24 works have not been publicly shown for almost 100 years.
- The tour runs from March 2024 to July 2026 across three North American museums.
- Bvlgari financed the restoration of 90 Torlonia Collection statues in 2017.
- The Torlonia Collection is the world's largest private collection of Imperial Roman sculptures.
- Jean-Christophe Babin is the CEO of Bvlgari and President of Fondazione Bvlgari.
- The exhibition includes sculptures dating from the fifth century BCE to the early fourth century CE.
Entities
Artists
- Lisa Ayla Çakmak
- Katharine A Raff
- Jean-Christophe Babin
Institutions
- Fondazione Bvlgari
- Torlonia Foundation
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Kimbell Art Museum
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
- The Museum Box
- Save the Children
- Altagamma
- MAXXI Museum
- Laboratori Torlonia
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Chicago
- United States
- Fort Worth
- Texas
- Montreal
- Canada
- New York
- Milan
- Porto