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Secrets dévoilés : au cœur de la collection Torlonia

Information

Length

1h30

Language

French

Audience

For Members only

Type of activity

Lecture

Mode

In Person
For Members only

Free of charge, reservation required

Wednesday March 11, 2026 at 05:30 pm

To mark the opening of The Torlonia Collection: Masterpieces of Roman Sculpture, the MMFA invites you to a conversation (in French) between Carlotta Loverini Botta, Director of Fondazione Torlonia, and Laura Vigo, curator of the Montreal exhibition.

They will discuss the history of the collection and Fondazione Torlonia’s eagerness to enlighten North American audiences to the secrets of these ancient marble sculptures.

The short film Torlonia Marbles: Sculpting a Legacy, dir. Agostino Osio (in English), will be presented at the beginning.

WITH:

Carlotta Loverini Botta, Director, Fondazione Torlonia

Laura Vigo, Curator of Asian Art and Archaeology, MMFA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Location: Maxwell Cummings Auditorium, 1379-A, Sherbrooke Street West

Terms of the reservation: Please note that seat reservations are held until the beginning of the event. Once the activity has started, any unoccupied seats will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Associated programming

Public Partners 
Canada Council for the Arts, Conseil des arts de Montréal, and Gouvernement du Québec

Major Patrons
Fondation de la Chenelière and Fondation Ariane Riou et Réal Plourde

Patron
The Molson Foundation

Exhibition

Presenting Sponsor
Hydro-Québec

Patrons
Sabino and Clara Grassi, and Giovanni and Ginette Di Schiavi

In collaboration with
Burgundy Asset Management

Partners of Fondazione Torlonia
Fondazione Bvlgari and Chiomenti

Public Partners
Conseil des arts de Montréal and Gouvernement du Québec

Official Sponsors
Air Canada, Air Canada Cargo and Denalt Paints

Media Partners
Bell and
La Presse

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