The Civic Museum of Maddaloni celebrates the architect Luigi Vanvitelli

The first appointment is Saturday 11 March.

The Maddaloni Civic Museum Institution celebrates the architect Vanvitelli 250 years after his death. The municipal administration, led by Mayor Andrea De Filippo and Councilor for Culture Caterina Ventrone, presents the exhibition “Luigi Vanvitelli 1773-2023 – For the 250 years since his death”, organized and promoted by the Maddaloni Civic Museum Institution, led by the scientific director Dr. Maria Rosaria Rienzo. It is a program of conferences, exhibitions, and insights that will enliven the local cultural context until the month of July and which aims to tell the story of Vanvitelli's genius by focusing on his works in the Maddalonese context.

The opening event is on Saturday 11 March at 17:00 pm at the museum in via N. Bixio. The event will be inaugurated with a conference featuring speakers such as architects Domenico Iovane (Federico II University) and Rosina Iaderosa (Lugi Vanvitelli University, with a speech entitled “The complex and organised system of the Ponti della Valle”, and archaeologist Ernesto Izzo with “Vanvitelli architecture in postcards”; the moderator will be Dr. Maria Rosaria Rienzo.

At the end of the conference, the exhibition “The Royal Palace of Caserta and the Carolino Aqueduct – Lithographs, Prints, Coins, Medals, Stamps, Postage Stamps from the 18th to the 19th Century” will be inaugurated. The event was conceived and organized in collaboration with the University of Naples “Federico II”, the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, the State High School “Don Gnocchi” of Maddaloni. Below we propose the general program of events. Citizens are invited

GENERAL PROGRAMME

MARCH 11, 2023 AT 17:00 PM – CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION
Speakers:
– Domenico Iovane and Rosina Iaderosa, “Federico II” and “Luigi Vanvitelli”
“The complex and organised system of the Bridges of the Valley
– Ernesto Izzo, archaeologist
“Vanvitellian architecture in a postcard”
Moderated by:
Maria Rosaria Rienzo – Civic Museum of Maddaloni
Mostra
The Royal Palace of Caserta and the Carolingian Aqueduct: lithographs-prints-coins-medals-stamps and philatelic cancellations from the 18th to the 19th century

22 APRIL 2023 AT 17:00 – CONFERENCE

Speakers:
– Maria Rosaria Rienzo, Institution of the Civic Museum of Maddaloni
“The Minor Basilica of Corpus Domini: News and Curiosities”
– Domenico Iovane, Federico II University of Naples
“Digital representation for the High Altar of the Minor Basilica of Corpus Domini by Luigi Vanvitelli”

Moderated by:
Antonio Cembrola, Historian and journalist

29 APRIL 2023 AT 17:00
Guided tour of the Minor Basilica of Corpus Domini by Rosanna Di Stora

6 MAY 2023 10:00 AM – EXHIBITION
Hidden Treasures: Don Gnocchi Rediscovers Vanvitelli in Maddaloni

24 JUNE 2023 AT 18:00 – EXHIBITION
“The Carolingian Aqueduct Through the Photographic Lens of Gigino Nostrale”