Conferences and Events Program
Institutional conference
Giovanni Gardini obtained his Bachelor's degree in Theology and a Licence in Theology of Evangelisation at the Academic Theological Study of Bologna. He is currently an associate professor at the Theological Faculty of San Tommaso d’Aquino in Rome. After getting his diploma at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Ravenna, he obtained both a Baccalaureate and a Licence in Christian archaeology at the Pontificio Istituto of Christian Architecture, in Rome. Giovanni’s master's degree was about History, protection and conservation of pieces of art and he graduated at the Faculty of Cultural Heritage at the Bologna University, in Ravenna. He has always been engaged in the research and dissemination of the artistic heritage, with a special focus on the Christian iconographic tradition. He has played the pivotal role of curator in many different exhibitions and conferences. Giovanni has also written several articles and essays, and he currently teaches at the Higher Institutes of Religious Sciences in Rimini and Florence. He holds the positions of director of the Diocesan Museum and the Card. Cicognani of the Diocese of Faenza-Modigliana and Director of the Cardinal Giacomo Lercaro Museum of Art in Bologna. In addition, he is a publicist journalist. For the following five-year period 2020-2025, he had been holding the position of President AMEI, Association of Italian Ecclesiastical Museums.
Sara Accorsi graduated from DAMS (Drama, Art, and Music Studies) in Art Disciplines at the University of Bologna and holds a Master's Degree in Event Creation from the University of Florence. She combined her interest in art history with specialization in cataloging library heritage through numerous courses and a specialist diploma from the Vatican School of Library Science.
Since 2005, she has been a librarian at the Ferrini & Muratori Diocesan Library of the ISSR B.C. Ferrini and the Metropolitan Seminary of Modena. She continues her studies in history and art thanks to her teaching position at the ISSR Ferrini. She has published works on local Emilian history and has been on the editorial staff of the Persiceto magazine BorgoRotondo for many years.
Simone Marchesani has a degree in Historical Sciences and is an archivist at the Archiepiscopal Archives of Bologna. He is a member of the board of directors of the Ecclesiastical Archival Association and a member of various cultural organizations. He is mainly interested in the history of archives and the Church, ecclesiastical archiving, medieval document production and conservation, and Bolognese ecclesiastical culture; topics he has explored in depth through publications and at national and international conferences, also collaborating on the production of books, lecture series, and cultural initiatives.
Art historian and museologist Rita Capurro is President of AMEI (Association of Italian Ecclesiastical Museums) and Director of the Museum and Treasury of Monza Cathedral. She specialized in art history at the University of Genoa and obtained her PhD in Design for Cultural Heritage at the Polytechnic University of Milan. Her research interests focus on museology, cultural tourism, and religious art, topics on which she has published numerous texts. She teaches Tourism and Cultural Heritage and Religious Tourism at the University of Milan-Bicocca. She is deputy editor of the journal Arte Cristiana (class A, area 10) and co-curator of the Museo Diffuso dell'Università Bicocca. Internationally, she is president of the ICTOP Committee – International Committee for the Training of Personnel of ICOM (term expires in 2025) and is a member of several scientific committees, including TuLe – Center for Literary Tourism (University for Foreigners of Perugia).
ROUND TABLE - Documents and the Life of the Church. Talks on museums archives and ecclesiastical libraries
Church museums, archives, and libraries are cultural institutions that play a fundamental role in spreading knowledge, proclaiming the faith, and promoting culture. Archives preserve documents that can help us understand the present, libraries serve as centers for learning and cultural exchange, and museums provide spaces preserving and exhibiting works of art, as well as for engaging with contemporary artistic research. Together, these institutions can collaborate on initiatives related to evangelization and cultural education, promoting awareness and appreciation of local historical and artistic heritage, and creating opportunities for community gathering and interaction. Beginning with a few guiding questions, the three institutions will engage in dialogue aimed at collaborative planning and shared initiatives.
Moderator:
Claudia Manenti, Director of Direttore Museo d'arte Lercaro and director of Museo Diocesano Faenza-Modigliana
Speakers:
Moderator:
Claudia Manenti, Director of Direttore Museo d'arte Lercaro and director of Museo Diocesano Faenza-Modigliana
Speakers:
- Sara Accorsi, Librarian, ABEI - Italian Association of Ecclesiastical Librarians
- Simone Marchesani, Council member of AAE - Ecclesiastical Archival Association
- Rita Capurro, President of AMEI - Association of Italian Ecclesiastical Museums
- What pastoral role do the three institutions have?
- What is their presence in the territory?
- What are the opportunities for both collaboration and planning among archives, libraries, and museums?
Speakers
Giovanni Gardini
Director of Museo d'arte Lercaro and director of Museo Diocesano Faenza-Modigliana
Giovanni Gardini obtained his Bachelor's degree in Theology and a Licence in Theology of Evangelisation at the Academic Theological Study of Bologna. He is currently an associate professor at the Theological Faculty of San Tommaso d’Aquino in Rome. After getting his diploma at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Ravenna, he obtained both a Baccalaureate and a Licence in Christian archaeology at the Pontificio Istituto of Christian Architecture, in Rome. Giovanni’s master's degree was about History, protection and conservation of pieces of art and he graduated at the Faculty of Cultural Heritage at the Bologna University, in Ravenna. He has always been engaged in the research and dissemination of the artistic heritage, with a special focus on the Christian iconographic tradition. He has played the pivotal role of curator in many different exhibitions and conferences. Giovanni has also written several articles and essays, and he currently teaches at the Higher Institutes of Religious Sciences in Rimini and Florence. He holds the positions of director of the Diocesan Museum and the Card. Cicognani of the Diocese of Faenza-Modigliana and Director of the Cardinal Giacomo Lercaro Museum of Art in Bologna. In addition, he is a publicist journalist. For the following five-year period 2020-2025, he had been holding the position of President AMEI, Association of Italian Ecclesiastical Museums.
Sara Accorsi
Librarian, ABEI - Italian Association of Ecclesiastical Librarians
Sara Accorsi graduated from DAMS (Drama, Art, and Music Studies) in Art Disciplines at the University of Bologna and holds a Master's Degree in Event Creation from the University of Florence. She combined her interest in art history with specialization in cataloging library heritage through numerous courses and a specialist diploma from the Vatican School of Library Science.
Since 2005, she has been a librarian at the Ferrini & Muratori Diocesan Library of the ISSR B.C. Ferrini and the Metropolitan Seminary of Modena. She continues her studies in history and art thanks to her teaching position at the ISSR Ferrini. She has published works on local Emilian history and has been on the editorial staff of the Persiceto magazine BorgoRotondo for many years.
Simone Marchesani
AAE Council member - Ecclesiastical Archival Association
Simone Marchesani has a degree in Historical Sciences and is an archivist at the Archiepiscopal Archives of Bologna. He is a member of the board of directors of the Ecclesiastical Archival Association and a member of various cultural organizations. He is mainly interested in the history of archives and the Church, ecclesiastical archiving, medieval document production and conservation, and Bolognese ecclesiastical culture; topics he has explored in depth through publications and at national and international conferences, also collaborating on the production of books, lecture series, and cultural initiatives.
Rita Capurro
President of AMEI
Art historian and museologist Rita Capurro is President of AMEI (Association of Italian Ecclesiastical Museums) and Director of the Museum and Treasury of Monza Cathedral. She specialized in art history at the University of Genoa and obtained her PhD in Design for Cultural Heritage at the Polytechnic University of Milan. Her research interests focus on museology, cultural tourism, and religious art, topics on which she has published numerous texts. She teaches Tourism and Cultural Heritage and Religious Tourism at the University of Milan-Bicocca. She is deputy editor of the journal Arte Cristiana (class A, area 10) and co-curator of the Museo Diffuso dell'Università Bicocca. Internationally, she is president of the ICTOP Committee – International Committee for the Training of Personnel of ICOM (term expires in 2025) and is a member of several scientific committees, including TuLe – Center for Literary Tourism (University for Foreigners of Perugia).
