Fondazione Torlonia and Bvlgari together for the extraordinary restoration of masterpieces of classical art

United by a passion for art and collecting, Fondazione Torlonia and Bvlgari have collaborated to enhance the most important private collection of ancient art in the world.

Thanks to an agreement with Fondazione Torlonia, Bvlgari has contributed as main sponsor to the restoration of 96 Greek and Roman statues of the Torlonia Collection.

These will be unveiled to the public during the first event of the world tour of the exhibition The Torlonia Marbles. Collecting Masterpieces that will run from March 25^th 2020 until January 10^th 2021.

A press conference took place on October 18^th to announce the project. Bvlgari CEO Jean-Christophe Babin attended the press conference with Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism Dario Franceschini,

President of Fondazione Torlonia Alessandro Poma Murialdo, the curator of the exhibition Prof. Salvatore Settis and Deputy Mayor of Rome Luca Bergamo.

For Bvlgari, its contribution to the restoration is a tribute to its Greek and Roman roots and to the classical understanding of majestic beauty that has always imbued its creativity.

Jean-Christophe Babin commented: “A jeweller's vocation is to transform nature's gifts into creations of timeless beauty. It was natural that we should be keen to support a project  that aims to return to the public this heritage of marble sculptures created over centuries by extraordinary Greek and Roman artistic talent. This restoration is a celebration of our cultural roots, of an aesthetic sensibility that we still have to this day and that makes us special. In Fondazione Torlonia we have found a determined, passionate and highly professional partner.

I am certain that visitors who will finally be able to admire the pure beauty and expressive force of the statues of the Torlonia Collection from close up will find them impressed in their eyes and mind for a long time.”