- Art & Culture
Margherita of Savoy: the first queen of Italy
On Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6, the conference "Margherita of Savoy: the first queen of Italy between History, Nation and Culture" will be held at the Conference Hall ofthe Civic Museums of Monza.
In the centenary of the death of Margaret of Savoy (Turin,1851-Bordighera,1926) initiatives continue with the aim of proposing an updated and multidisciplinary reading of the Queen's life and legacy.
The conference intends to offer an opportunity to reflect on a complex figure of great importance in the history of Italy.
PROGRAM
June 5
9.30 - Registration
10.00 - Institutional greetings
First session - HISTORY AND NATION
10.20 - Opening remarks
Chaired and introduced Francesco Perfetti, former LUISS Guido Carli University
Luigi Mascilli Migliorini, Accademia dei Lincei -A Queen for a United Italy
11.00 - Coffee Break
Elena Riva, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and CdRR -Nineteenth-century Courts to the Test of the Nation-State
Maria Teresa Mori, Historian and Essayist - "Dear Margherita...". Letters and Tributes to the Queen's House between the Ancient Regime and Modernity
Second Session - CULTURE AND TASTE
14.00 - Resumption of Work
Chaired by Rosario Maria Anzalone - Regional Directorate National Museums Lombardy
Giovanni Saccani, former National University Library of Turin - Margherita of Savoy, the Reading Queen: genesis of a project
Cinzia Raimondi, Biblioteca Palazzo del Quirinale and Marzia Pontone, Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria di Torino - The Queen's Libraries between Rome, Turin and Monza: The Beginning of a Reconnaissance
Paola Cordera, Politecnico di Milano - Artistic Manufactures in the Service of the Court
15.30 - Coffee Break
Francesca Stroppa, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Margherita di Savoia between Major and Minor Arts.
Gian Luca Bovenzi, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Margherita icon of style: margheritism in women's fashion between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Matteo Marni, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart and CdRR - Between dedication and inspiration: music for a queen
Lorenza Santa, Royal Museums of Turin - The wedding of Margherita and Umberto di Savoia in the documents of the Royal Library of Turin.
17.30 - Conclusions and final discussion
JUNE 6
Third session - MARGHERITA AND "HER HOME TRULY"
9:30 a.m. - Opening remarks
Chaired by Paola D'Agostino - Royal Museums of Turin
Paolo Paleari, Lombardy Royal Residences Documentation Center - From Turin to Monza with the Bridal Veil: The Bridal Journey of the Princes of Piedmont.
Alberto Crespi, Art Critic - Widespread Margheritas: Monza and the "Margherita Style"
Stefano Leardi, State Archives of Milan -The End of an Era: The Regicide and the Papers of the State Archives of Milan
Giulia Valcamonica, Regional Directorate National Museums Lombardy - Margherita, widow of the Good King: the Expiatory Chapel between Myth and Oblivion.
11.00 Coffee break
Alessandra Giovannini Luca, Savoy Royal Residences, Regional Directorate National Museums Piedmont - Traces of Margaret's taste at Racconigi Castle in the aftermath of the regicide.
Luisa Morozzi, Art Historian - Under Margaret's Sign: Regal Aesthetics in the Sovereign Residences of Monza and Rome
Marina Rosa, Lombardy Royal Residences Documentation Center - Margherita of Savoy, Princess of Piedmont and Queen of Italy, between Milan and Monza
12.30 - Conclusions and final discussion
Expiatory Chapel, 3 pm:00
NARRATED VISIT TO THE EXPIATORY CHAPEL
Edited by Giulia Valcamonica. Museum Director
Opening hours
Friday, June 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 6 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m. narrated visit to the Expiatory Chapel
