From March 6 to May 8, 2025, the National Museum of Abruzzo in L’Aquila is organizing “Restoration Thursdays,” an initiative to disseminate the museum’s scientific work. This program includes presentations of non-invasive diagnostics and art restoration, as well as guided tours of the restored paintings.
The “Restoration Thursdays” series of meetings aims to offer a comprehensive exploration of the MuNDA’s works undergoing restoration, with a meticulous focus on the museum’s work in conservation and artistic protection.
This unique perspective will be presented by the key figures, restorers, and diagnosticians, who will illustrate the genesis of the works, starting with the material and culminating in the exhibition of conservation projects, the results of diagnostic analyses, and restoration techniques and methodologies.
The series is divided into six meetings.
Program
- March 6, 9:00 a.m. 4:30 PM
Restoration of the Madonna Enthroned by Andrea Delitio and the Madonna Adoring the Child Crowned by Two Angels and the Mystical Marriage of Saint Catherine by Matteo da Campli
Organized by Recro srl - March 13, 4:30 PM
Diagnostic investigations and restoration of the Sacred Kinship of Cola dell’Amatrice
Organized by diagnostician Stefano Ridolfi and restorer Anna Borzomati - April 3, 4:30 PM
Restoration of the Nativity of the Virgin by Francesco di Paolo da Montereale
Organized by restorer Emanuele Marconi - April 10, 4:30 PM
Restoration of the Madonna Enthroned with Child by Saturnino Gatti
Organized by engineer Claudio Falcucci, art historians Francesca Serenelli and Marta Variali, and restorer Nicoletta Naldoni - April 24, 4:30 PM 4:30 PM
Homage to the Nine Martyrs of L’Aquila / Let’s Fight for Peace by Remo Brindisi
Curated by restorers Giovanna Antonelli, Barbara Costantini, and Marta Silvia Filippini
Speakers will include historian Walter Cavalieri and art critic Antonio Gasbarrini - May 8, 4:30 PM
Diagnostic investigations and restoration of the Dormitio Virginis by the Master of the Beffi Triptych
Curated by diagnostician Stefano Ridolfi and restorer Antonella Filiani, Coo.Be.C. Cultural Heritage Cooperative
