Milan, historic Bonalumi collaborator dies while setting up exhibition at Palazzo Reale

A serious workplace accident at the Royal Palace in Milan disrupts the major exhibition on Agostino Bonalumi (Vimercate, 1935 - Desio, 2013): Luca Lovati, a 69-year-old historical collaborator of the artist, fell from a ladder this morning around 11:45 a.m., losing his life. According to initial reconstructions of the event, the man, while working on the set-up of the Bonalumi 1958 - 2013 exhibition(here is information on the exhibition), which will open its doors on July 13, reportedly had an illness that caused him to fall from a height of about five meters, hitting his head on the ground. Lovati reportedly died shortly after being admitted to the emergency room.

Lovati was the owner of a sole proprietorship dealing with exhibition set-ups and, as anticipated, a historical assistant to Agostino Bonalumi, to whom the exhibition in question was dedicated. Carabinieri, Assistant Prosecutor Tiziana Sicilano and the head of the environment, health and labor department are handling the investigation.

Alberto Bonisoli, minister of Cultural Heritage, commented on the incident as follows, “I am deeply saddened by what happened this morning at the Royal Palace in Milan. I express my personal sympathy to the family of the worker who died in an accident during the setting up of the Agostino Bonalumi exhibition.” The mayor of Milan, Beppe Sala, has decided to postpone the opening of the exhibition dedicated to Pino Pinelli scheduled for the very evening of the accident.

Milan, historic Bonalumi collaborator dies while setting up exhibition at Palazzo Reale

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