Geometrie dell’anima. Fotografie di Mariella Liverani (1941-2002), by Claudia Pazzini (December 4, 2004-January 30, 2005), exhibition of photographs by Mariella Liverani. Realized with the contribution of Provincia di Perugia, Centro per le Pari Opportunità Regione Umbria, Hobby Foto. From the 10th of november 2005 the exhibition is on permanent display at the Liceo Classico Mariotti in Perugia.
“È meglio un uccello in gabbia che cento in aria”. Proverbi figurati nell’Età dei Lumi. Incisioni di Carlo Lasinio dalla Collezione della Fondazione Ranieri di Sorbello, by Claudia Pazzini (April 16-June 30, 2005). Realized with the contribution of the Fondazione Lungarotti. The exhibition was introduced by a panel with Caterina Bon Valsassina (Istituto Centrale per il Restauro in Rome), Paola Cassinelli (Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence), Anna Petrioli Tofani (past Director of the Galleria degli Uffizi), Alessandra Migliorati (Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria), Giancarlo Baronti (Università degli Studi di Perugia).
Second edition of the Forum Internazionale del Merletto e del Ricamo (Bellaria di Rimini, May 13-15, 2005). The Fondazione Ranieri di Sorbello lent some embroideries coming from the Scuola del Pischiello.
Sotto il vestito…pizzi, Geneviève Porpora, exhibition of old linen belonging to the noble families of the Piceno (November 23-26, 2005).
Chiaroscuri della Liberazione. Volti di donne e bambini 1943 – 1948, by Roger Absalom and Carol Jefferson Davies (December 9, 2005-January 31, 2006). Realized in collaboration with the Istituto Piemontese per la Storia della Resistenza e della Società Contemporanea “GiorgioAgosti”. With the contribution of: Comune di Perugia, Città di Torino, Banca delle Marche,Istituto per la Cultura e la Storia d’Impresa, Istituto per la Storia dell’Umbria Contemporanea, Archivio di Stato di Perugia. With the sponsorship of the Provincia di Perugia. The exhibition displayed 145 photographs from Imperial War Museum, Bundesarchiv, Torrini Fotogiornalismo, Alinari, Getty Images, Istituto per la Storia della Resistenza in Toscana, Istituto per la Storia del Movimento di Liberazione Italiano.
Collezionismo a Perugia tra XVIII e XIX secolo. Opere d’arte e mirabilia della famiglia Bourbon di Sorbello, by Claudia Pazzini (June 24-September 30, 2006). This exhibition has now become a permanent exhibition while awaiting the official opening of the museum, scheduled in 2009. The exhibition showcases a selection of the most representative works owned by the family, including portraits of various descendents, period furniture, valuable paintings and other objects.
Sogno e realtà nella Germania postwagneriana. Il Simbolismo nelle incisioni di Vogeler e Schneider 1896-1898, by Claudia Pazzini (December 7, 2006-January 7, 2007). The exhibition presented the Foundation’s small collection of the work of two German symbolist artists of the late 19th century: Heinrich Vogeler and Sascha Schneider. There were 26 engravings, 10 by each artist. Heinrich Vogeler’s prints illustrate the play “Die Versunkene Glocke” by Gerhardt Hauptmann, later turned into a lyric opera by Ottorino Respighi. Sascha Schneider’s prints are a collection of sacred and profane images without a clear common theme, except that they have many points in common with Vogelers’.
Invito a Palazzo Sorbello. Collezioni d’arte e tesori librari della famiglia Bourbon di Sorbello a Perugia, a cura di Claudia Pazzini (April 6, 2007 – September 30, 2007). The exhibition opens to the public some rooms of the Palazzo Sorbello with the art collections of the family. From this year you can see a fourth room, which houses the treasures of the historical family library and a small exhibition entitled Il Vademecum del Viaggiatore (XVII-XX secolo: memorie e guide).
Segni di arte cinese tra passato e futuro, (Dicember 13, 2007 – January 27, 2008). The exhibition exposes some porcelain of the Sorbello family along with other objects, including paintings of Chinese contemporary art by Manfredi Piccolomini. On the occasion of the inauguration took place a Conference of Philip Tinari, a China art expert.
