"The Treasure of San Gennaro is part of Naples' tradition, and in recent years we've been working towards inclusivity. Today, we're giving it a new lease of life, making it truly admirable even for the sightless."
This is how Girolamo Carignani, a member of the San Gennaro Treasure Committee in Naples, explains the initiative to reproduce in 3D the most famous pieces from the collection of the museum named after the patron saint, one of the city's favorite destinations for tourists from around the world.
Among other things, the mitre of San Gennaro was created in three dimensions, that is, the bishop's headdress studded with precious stones donated over the centuries by rulers and nobles who wanted to gain the saint's protection.
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"This is an important step," explains Pietro Piscitelli, president of the Campania Blind Union, "which gives us the opportunity to follow suitable itineraries through the museum and chapel and highlights the care of those who care for these places for our freedom and independence. These steps forward give us the opportunity to feel truly included in society."
Carignani adds: "A journey that leads us to make the museum usable and accessible to all, especially the blind, who can now enjoy its beauty through these works reproduced with exceptional quality."
In addition to the jeweled mitre, the large sculpture 'Paliotto de Vinaccia' located under the altar of the chapel of San Gennaro, and 'San Gennaro emerges unharmed from the furnace', the painting by Jusepe de Ribera, are also reproduced for the blind.
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