Study day
1 December 2025, 2 p.m.
Aula Magna, ‘La Venaria Reale’ Conservation Centre
On the centenary of the birth of Pinin Brambilla Barcilon (1925-2025), the Restoration Conservation Centre ‘La Venaria Reale’, custodian of her archive and witness to her passionate and constant work, dedicates a day of studies to her.
The initiative aims to present the results of the work of inventorying, digitising and sorting the archive, carried out over the last five years, and outline the scientific profile of Pinin Brambilla. The day will see the participation of works directors, art historians, university professors, restorers and communication experts who have worked alongside him.
The Centre thus intends to draw the attention of the scientific community and promote an interdisciplinary dialogue on conservation and the history of restoration, enhancing the ‘knowing how to see’, a true legacy that Pinin Brambilla Barcilon left with his work.
Programme
14.00
Institutional greetings and start of work
Alfonso Frugis,
President of the Restoration Conservation Centre ‘La Venaria Reale’ (JRC)
Speakers
Luigi La Rocca,
Director DiT – Department for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Ministry of Culture
Angelo Crespi,
Director Pinacoteca di Brera (TBC)
Corrado Azzollini,
Superintendent of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the Metropolitan City of Turin, JRC Scientific Director
Gianluca Cuniberti,
Rector of the University of Turin
Jaime Alberto Barcilon Brambilla
Introduces and moderates
Stefania De Blasi,
Head of the JRC Communication and Documentation Area
14.50 – 15.10
Pinin Brambilla at JRC: a path of conservation and experimentation
Michela Cardinali,
Director of Restoration Laboratories and JRC School of Advanced Training
15.10 – 15.30
Brambilla and Brera: the archives between Cenacolo and Soprintendenza
Chiara Rostagno,
Head of Strategic Projects Management, Deputy Director Pinacoteca di Brera, Palazzo Citterio, National Library Braidense and Executive Director of the National Museum of the Last Supper Vinciano
15.30 – 15.50
Pinin Brambilla and the restoration of Leonardo's Last Supper: method and passion
Pietro Marani,
Honorary Professor Politecnico di Milano and President of the Ente Collezione Vinciana di Milano
15.50 – 16.10
Pinin Brambilla: on some restorations in Lombardy
Emanuela Daffra,
Superintendent Opificio delle Pietre Dure
16.10 – 16.30
In the lab with Pinin. The places, the method, the vision, the experience
Alessandro Gatti,
CCR restorer in collaboration with the restorers of Pinin Brambilla's studio
16.30 – 17.00
Ordering and digitisation of the Pinin Brambilla Professional Archive
Stefania De Blasi,
Head of the JRC Communication and Documentation Area
Chiara Pipino,
JRC archivist
Edi Guerzoni,
PhD student University of Turin
17.00 – 18.00
Round table – Moderate
Pietro Petraroia,
AD Culture Value
Speakers
Silvia Cecchini,
Associate Professor at Roma Tre University
Maria Beatrice Failla,
Associate Professor, University of Turin
Kazounori Iwakura,
Journalist coordinator
Michela Palazzo,
Lombardy Regional Museums Directorate – former Director of the National Museum of the Last Supper
Lanfranco Secco Suardo,
President of the Giovanni Secco Suardo Association
18.00 – 18.30
Debate and conclusions
On this occasion, the volume will be presented. Knowing how to see. The professional archive of Pinin Brambilla Barcilon, edited by Stefania De Blasi, published by CoRes.
Followed by a visit to the archive and an aperitif.
CCR and accessibility
