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loveitaly is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and appreciation of Italy’s unique cultural heritage and the world’s greatest living museum. The association, first of its kind to support conservation projects throughout Italy, has implemented mechanisms to accept private and corporate funding in Italy and from the United States, through a 501(c)3 organization, american friends of loveItaly.
loveitaly operates in collaboration with Italian ministries, superintendents for Italian monuments, fine arts institutes and museums, local and national authorities, church leaders and higher institutions of learning, including Italian and international universities and academies.
Crowdfunding Campaigns
St. Mary of the Angels Church
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Raised: 4% of 14.500,00€
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Treasures of the Confraternity
Precious Statues in Gallipoli
Together for St Francis | Assisi
Fresco of St. Anthony
News
PRESENTATION – “Arte fuori dal museo”
Arte Fuori Dal Museo Tuesday 15 October, 6 pm – marks the inauguration of Arte Fuori Dal Museo, a project promoted by General Directorate of Museums (Ministry of Culture) with LoveItaly and Federalberghi Lazio, which focuses on raising awareness and knowledge of Italy’s cultural heritage through the display of artefacts currently conserved in the warehouses of
Sphere Italia to fund restoration work at ETRU
Press Conference Friday 11 October 2024, 3pm Sphere Italia is funding the restoration of the nymphaeum and the fountains of the Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia in Rome. For the first time, the donation includes a provision for long term maintenance of the structures. Speakers at the press conference: Massimo Osanna, DG, Musei Ministero
WELCOME BACK FALL APERITIVO! Thursday 31.10.24 | 18.00 -20.00
WELCOME BACK FALL APERITIVO!When: Thursday October 31st, 2024 (6-8pm)Where: Zest Group’s ‘The Hub’, Italy’s largest digital start-up accelerator at the Termini Station Penthouse. Entrance at Via Marsala 29hWhat: WELCOME BACK Fall Aperitivo! ‘Al fresco’ weather permitting ______________________________________ TO RESERVE CLICK HERE:100% of the entrance fee – min €25 – will support a restoration project of a selected work of
Crowdfunding Campaign now open!
The statue of Cristo Morto beneath the main altar in the Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli was made by the master sculptor cartapestaio Achille de Lucrezi in 1866. One of the treasures belonging to the Confraternity di Santa Maria degli Angeli, it is part of the long tradition of cartapesta (papier-mâché) making in Lecce that began in the 17th century. More malleable than wood and lighter to carry, with colour bringing the results to life, cartapesta became the preferred material for the life-size models of saints made for Holy Week processions carried by the Confraternities. This statue requires careful restoration to ensure its long-term survival. As does another Confraternity treasure – the oil painting of the Madonna and Child in Glory attributed to Gian Domenico Catalano of Gallipoli (17th century) hanging above the altar and dating to the 17th century. Both works have significant cultural and heritage value to the community crowdfunding for their restoration.
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