Tribute to Antonio Paolucci
Raphael Hall, Vatican Museums – in person and live streaming
On Thursday 14 March, little more than a month after the passing of Professor Antonio Paolucci in Florence on 4 February, the Vatican Museums will hold an event in remembrance of their director, who held office from 2007 to 2016, to pay homage to his multifaceted and versatile figure, painting an affectionate portrait, both professional and humane, in the presence of friends, colleagues and collaborators.
A “generous and competent connoisseur of art”, as Pope Francis remembered him in his telegram of condolence, Antonio Paolucci is sorely missed in the world of art and culture.
The meeting – to be held in the Raphael Hall among the masterpieces of the Urbino painter, so dear to the professor – will be enlivened by testimonies and audio and video contributions, which will highlight his extraordinary gifts of eloquence as well as his natural talent in disseminating knowledge.
The meeting, moderated by the journalist Tommaso Ricci, will be attended by the Director of the Vatican Museums, Barbara Jatta, the Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, Alvar González-Palacios, Salvatore Settis and Claudio Strinati.