The Farnese and Viterbo: the exhibition at the Museum of Ceramics of Tuscia

In Viterbo, at the Tuscia Museum of Ceramics, the exhibition I Farnese a Viterbo is underway, running from Oct. 22 to Nov. 14. It is an event realized thanks to the synergy between the Carivit Foundation and the Consortium Library of Viterbo, with the contribution of the Lazio Region and the patronage of theUniversity of Tuscia, the Province of Viterbo, the Municipality of Viterbo and the Mountain Community of Monti Cimini. The exhibition stems from the desire to dedicate an itinerary to the Farnese Family and its long and deep-rooted relationship with the city of Viterbo through a double key that relates bibliographic and archival finds from the Consorziale Library in Viterbo with ceramic artifacts on display in the Tuscia Museum of Ceramics.

The choice was to reconstruct the biographies and stories of the most representative characters belonging to three generations of the Farnese Family: Pope Paul III, his son Pier Luigi, his daughter-in-law Girolama Orsini, and his grandson Alessandro Farnese, “the great Cardinal” whose 500th anniversary of his birth falls in 2020. The background against which the vicissitudes of our protagonists are woven is Viterbo between the 15th and 16th centuries, a glorious and vital city, a focal point of the administration of the Patrimony of St. Peter. It will be possible to observe exceptional documents and important manuscripts never before exhibited to the public, books and engravings that will make it possible to retrace the rise and power of this family, always from the perspective of reconstructing the privileged relationship with Viterbo and its community.

The Museum of Ceramics of Tuscia, which hosts the exhibition, represents an added value for the exhibition, since it is housed inside the noble Palazzo Brugiotti, an architectural work built precisely at the same time as the great urban plan of the “Via Farnesiana” (today Via Cavour) desired by Pope Paul III and completed by his nephew Card. Alexander.

The event is carried out in compliance with regulations regarding the containment of COVID-19 infection, so it is mandatory to present the green pass, wear a mask and hand sanitizing gel is available. For all information, you can call +39 0761 223674 or email museoceramicatuscia@fondazionecarivit.it.

The Farnese and Viterbo: the exhibition at the Museum of Ceramics of Tuscia

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