Riccardo Viale, Director
Italian Cultural Institute, New York
cordially invites you to
The Madonna of Pietranico
A press conference on the restoration of one of the most significant works of art in Abruzzo's artistic legacy after the 2009 earthquake.
Screening of
Madonna of Pietranico, the restoration and reconstruction
by Michele Bevilacqua
April 6, 2011
6 – 8 pm
Italian Cultural Institute
686 Park Avenue (between 68th and 69th streets), NYC
Guest speakers
Mario Resca, Director General for the Management and Promotion of Cultural Heritage – Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities
Lucia Arbace, Superintendent for the Historic and Artistic Ethno-anthropological Heritage of the Abruzzo Region
Joseph Scelsa, President of the Italian American Museum
Elisabetta Sonnino, Restorer and coordinator of the project
The Madonna of Pietranico will be on display at the
Italian American Museum
155 Mulberry St. (Corner of Mulberry & Grand Sts.), NYC
April 9 – June 2, 2011
R.S.V.P.
212-879-4242 ext. 361
