Luca Bizzarri becomes "testimonial" of Florence's Accademia Gallery

Comedian Luca Bizzarri, a well-known face on television but also the president of Genoa’s Palazzo Ducale Foundation, now becomes... “testimonial” of the Accademia Gallery in Florence. The actor and anchorman, who has long been involved in the cultural field, is in fact a guest of the Gallery for a special event, created on the occasion of the exhibition Michelangelo divine artist that opens precisely at the Palazzo Ducale in Genoa tomorrow, Wednesday, October 21. Bizzarri is therefore the protagonist of a video made in the Florentine museum where, in front of Michelangelo’s Prisoners, he reads two famous lyrics from Michelangelo’s Rime.

These are two lyrics dedicated to the poetess Vittoria Colonna, with whom the artist formed a deep friendship: “Non ha l’ottimo artista alcun concetto” and “Si come per levar, donna, si pone.” The video will be posted on the websites and social channels of both Palazzo Ducale and the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence.

“I am delighted,” says Cecilie Hollberg, director of the Galleria dell’Accademia, “to have begun this project, which establishes a new collaboration with Serena Bertolucci, director of the Palazzo Ducale Fondazione per la cultura, precisely for this important exhibition that highlights the aspect of uniqueness of the figure of Buonarroti. Being sculptures like The Immovable Prisons, the video with Luca Bizzarri is a beautiful and significant contribution to the exhibition to be held in Genoa. Wherever possible I try to intelligently promote the cultural heritage of the Mibact. I am also pleased that this event happens in conjunction with the inauguration of the 20th Week of the Italian Language in the World, just opened by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.”

“My thanks to the Galleria dell’Accademia, to Director Hollberg for enthusiastically embracing this idea not only of collaboration between institutions but also of mixing the arts,” says Luca Bizzarri. “We at the Ducale are more convinced than ever that major exhibitions should increasingly become a moment of sharing and enrichment not an episodic event on an area, multiplying opportunities for culture, not monopolizing them. This is a first step and I am especially proud that it is happening in one of the most important museums in our country.”

Luca Bizzarri becomes "testimonial" of Florence's Accademia Gallery

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