BVLGARI announces a new exhibition, “Masterpieces from the Torlonia Collection”, currently on display at the esteemed Louvre in Paris.
The Torlonia Marbles is renowned for being the most extensive private collection of ancient Greek and Imperial Roman sculptures, and for the first time, will be showcased beyond Italy at the world-famous Parisian museum, with the support of Bulgari and restorations by Fondazione Torlonia.
Nil Barberini Ier siècle après JC Collection Torlonia ©Fondazione Torlonia
The exhibition was made possible through the collaboration of the Louvre Museum, the Italian Ministry of Culture and the Fondazione Torlonia, with Bvlgari as a significant contributor. For those who’d like to visit, the exhibition will be available for public viewing until November 11th, 2024.
Vecchio di Otricoli Milieu du Ier siècle
Sarcophage de Peregrinus IIIe siècle
Additionally, the Eternally Reborn Exhibition will be showcased in Paris at the Place Vendome Flagship boutique until August 31st, 2024, and comes as a celebration of the 140th anniversary of Bvlgari.
Initiated by the DOMVS inside Rome’s Via dei Condotti store, the exhibit travels worldwide to exclusive boutiques, demonstrating Bulgari’s capacities for reinvention.
The exhibition presents the brand’s deep passion for Rome and Bvlgari’s commonality with the city through the values of rebirth and evolution.
The display will include valuable jewels from the Bvlgari Heritage Collection with objects loaned by private collectors. Guests will be able to observe Monete jewels with Greek and Roman coins, a sautoir set with citrines and tiger’s eyes, the David di Donatello plaque and a prestigious, never-seen-before necklace in gold and platinum embellished with turquoises and diamonds.
The Eternally Reborn Exhibition will also display images and videos from Bvlgari’s Historical Archives, Museum collections and notable commissions, which will allow visitors to gain in-depth knowledge of the Maison, showcasing the brand’s long-established devotion to Rome, also known as the Eternal City.