Free of charge, reservation required
About the speakers
Carlotta Loverini Botta is Executive Director of the Fondazione Torlonia, where she oversees the preservation and promotion of the Torlonia Collection, the world’s most important private collection of Roman sculpture, and the conservation program of Villa Albani Torlonia. She has led major international initiatives, including the European (2020-2024) and North American (2025-2026) tour of the exhibition The Torlonia Collection: Masterpieces of Roman Sculpture, as well as various cultural partnerships. Before joining the Foundation, she founded and directed Artistic Traits Ltd. in London, developing global cultural projects such as a collaboration with Cahiers d’Art publishing house in Paris. She also curated shows of emerging artists at ProjectB Gallery in Milan.
Laura Vigo, Curator of Asian Art at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, was involved in the installation of the permanent galleries of the MMFA’s Wing for the Arts of One World. In 2022, she inaugurated the Narinder Singh and Satinder Kaur Kapany collection of Sikh art. She was also the curator of the Montreal presentation of Obsession: Sir William Van Horne’s Japanese Ceramics in 2019 as well as Tōkaidō: Dreamscapes by Andō Hiroshige. Laura Vigo has a BA in Chinese Language and Art History from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, as well as an MA in Asian Art and Archaeology, a postgraduate diploma in Asian Art, and a PhD in Archaeology from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, United Kingdom
About the series
The Preshow gives the public an in-depth preview of the Museum’s new exhibition, as shared by those who brought it to life.
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
