In the Footsteps of Francis. Art, Restoration and Contemporary Perspectives

To mark the eight hundredth anniversary of the death of Saint Francis of Assisi, Fondazione Roma presents the exhibition “Following in the Footsteps of Francis. Art, Restoration and Contemporaneity”, at the Museo del Corso – Palazzo Sciarra Colonna from 7 October 2026 to 10 January 2027. Curated by Alessandro Zuccari (Member of the Accademia dei Lincei and Professor Emeritus at Sapienza University of Rome), the exhibition offers a journey through images from the late thirteenth century to the present day, evoking the figure of the saint and the enduring relevance of his message of peace, universal brotherhood, harmony with nature and care for creation. The exhibition thus rediscovers the traces left by Francis on civic conscience and religious sensibility, highlighting the extraordinary capacity of his message to speak to the present. Its principal aims include promoting new research, bringing previously unstudied subjects to light and restoring works with the support of the Foundation.