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To Promote, Restore, Conserve the Artistic Patrimony of the Vatican To Promote, Restore, Conserve The Artistic Patrimony of the Vatican Museums Front Cover Ceremonial feather headdress Artist: Anson John Dorante Torres Strait Islands 2010 Donated to Benedict XVI Feathers, wood, vegetable fiber, shell, seed 33 x 32 cm Inv. 127262 TABLE OF CONTENTS 7 Introduction from Fr. Kevin Lixey, L.C. 108 Ongoing Conservation of Santa Rosa (Director’s Circle Projects) 111 Conservation of the Sistine Chapel (Director’s Circle Projects) 1 3 SUSTAINING OPERATIONS 114 A Feather Headdress with Cape and Two Pariko Diadems (Director’s Circle Projects) 14 The Year 2020 in Review 122 Two Shields from Rwanda (Director’s Circle Projects) 17 The Year of Raphael 124 Male Costume of the Poro Society (Director’s Circle Projects) 21 Covid-19 Emergency Restoration Fund and Unadopted Project Campaign 25 Letter from Msgr. Paolo Nicolini 129 SECURING THE FUTURE: LONG-TERM CONSERVATION NEEDS & PAVM ENDOWMENT FUND 26 The Importance of Membership and the Executive Circle 130 Introduction to Long-Term Conservation 132 Restoration and Conservation 31 ADVANCING THE MISSION - RESTORATION PROJECTS 133 Optimal Environments that Best Display, Protect, and Conserve these Works 32 Restoration: At the Heart of our Mission 134 Improving the Human Environment 35 Projects Adopted in 2020 137 Bramante Courtyard 37 Twelve Items in Bronze (2021 Adoptable Projects) 140 Restoration and Financial Update 38 Deposition (2021 Adoptable Projects) 143 East Wall and Finishing Touches (Special Giving Opportunities) 40 Cruciform Monstrance and Golden Rose Chalice (2021 Adoptable Projects) 144 Thank You to all our Bramante Courtyard Donors 44 Silver Artworks from the Regolini Galassi Tomb (2021 Adoptable Projects) 147 Anima Mundi Ethnological Museum (Special Giving Opportunities) 47 Gold Fibula and Ring (2021 Adoptable Projects) 148 The Renovation of Anima MundI 48 Amphora, Kylix, Kantharos, and Pelike (2021 Adoptable Projects) 151 Giving Opportunities 50 Adoration of the Magi (2021 Adoptable Projects) 152 New Entrance (Special Giving Opportunities) 52 PAVM Fellowship (2021 Adoptable Projects) 156 Multisensory Cultural Enhancements (Special Giving Opportunities) 55 Ancient Funerary and Architectural Artifacts in the Bramante Courtyard (2021 Adoptable Projects) 157 New Exit (Special Giving Opportunities) 59 The Forty-Hour Decorative Stand (2021 Adoptable Projects) 158 The Americas (Special Giving Opportunities) 60 Presentation of Jesus in the Temple (2021 Adoptable Projects) 158 Africa (Special Giving Opportunities) 63 Four Icons of the Tower of Pope John XXIII (2021 Adoptable Projects) 159 Asia 71 The Director’s Circle 159 Australia & Oceania (Special Giving Opportunities) 75 Letter from Dr. Barbara Jatta 160 Ethnological Materials Conservation Laboratory (Special Giving Opportunities) 76 Mastai Hercules (Director’s Circle Projects) 163 The Cardinal’s Circle and the Launch of the PAVM Endowment Fund 79 Colossal Head of Augustus (Director’s Circle Projects) 167 Letter from Giuseppe Card. Bertello 83 Raphael Tapestry of Anania with Two Side Tapestries of Clement VII (Director’s Circle Projects) 91 Saint George Slays the Dragon (Director’s Circle Projects) 169 HOW TO GIVE 92 Pietà with the Virgin Mary, an Angel, and Nicodemus (Director’s Circle Projects) 170 How to Give and Lifetime Gifts 95 Napoleonic Bas-Reliefs from the Quirinale Palace (Director’s Circle Projects) 174 Testamentary Gifts and Bequests 99 Year of Canova Celebrations (Director’s Circle Projects) 178 2021 Wishbook Credits 103 The Sekhmet Research Project (Director’s Circle Projects) INTRODUCTION This year’s Wishbook cover is a bit unusual and unconventional. PAVM Wishbooks tend to feature Renaissance art and ancient antiquities that are emblematic pieces of our five- hundred-year-old institution. What graces this year’s cover is a replica of the headdress (or “Dhoeri”) used for ceremonial purposes by the indigenous people of the Torres Strait Islands. This ceremonial attire testifies to the vast artistic variety of our collection, which makes our Museums a global institution. The pandemic has affected us all, regardless of where we live on the planet, and in this sense it has been a global experience. The forced closure of the Vatican Museums caused by the pandemic certainly kept our halls and galleries empty but also provoked severe financial repercussions on our institution and the downtime has made us rethink many things. Throughout 2020, I had the opportunity to engage in some enriching and thought-provoking conversations with Bob and Tom Kissane of CCS Fundraising, a global consulting business based in New York. One of the many ideas that intrigued me was their approach to giving. The first thing they pointed out is that if and when an institution is in great financial need -such as during the pandemic- their loyal donors should be the first ones to know about the situation (I hope we conveyed a clear message to all with our PAVM Covid-19 Emergency Restoration Fund campaign). The Kissane brothers also encouraged me to give donors the opportunity, with every gift, to participate in three integral funding opportunities: sustaining operations, advancing the mission, and securing the future. These are like three legs of a stool: all are essential, as, without one of them, the institution will not remain standing. Thus, the 2021 Wishbook is divided into three key chapters: sustaining our operations, advancing our mission, and securing our future. Since 1983, “advancing the mission” of restoration has always been at the forefront of the mission of the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums. “Sustaining operations” and “securing the future” were there all along, but less accentuated. Year after year, the Vatican Museums has relied on visitor revenue to sustain operations and Providence has provided us with an occasional bequest to help us secure our future. The pandemic has changed all of this. 6 7 In the first chapter of the Wishbook, we point out how our Patrons’ generosity has become for 2021 that can be “adopted” by our donors. This year’s offering is new because we have a more crucial than ever for the Museums to sustain their daily operations. For example, it was special list of “Director’s Circle” restoration projects affiliated with a certain giving level. These our Patrons’ generosity to the Covid-19 Emergency Restoration Fund that enabled our restorers donors will be part of the Director’s Circle. The third chapter focuses on long-term conservation to return to work last spring. We also reflect on the value of Patrons membership. As a result, we projects. A five-hundred-year-old institution has to continually improve its structure, and care are rolling out three new levels of membership -Bronze, Silver, and Gold- that are in addition to for its precious objects. Here, you will find an update on the stunning Bramante Courtyard the current membership levels and accommodate the growing goodwill of our patrons and restoration, which is now in its last phase. You can also learn more about a fascinating donors. The second chapter is dedicated to “advancing our mission”, and here, our Museums renovation that has been underway for the past few years: the state of the art transformation Director, Dr. Barbara Jatta, presents her annual “wishlist” of the most urgent restoration needs of the display and storage areas of the Anima Mundi Ethnological Museum that is so dear to 8 9 the heart of Pope Francis. After 40 years of existence, the Anima Mundi Museum is getting a complete overhaul. Of the four galleries, there is one completed, and it is stunning! Additionally, “securing the future” has taken on greater importance as the pandemic has forced us to reconsider our projections and plans multiple times. In light of this, we established a PAVM Endowment Fund in North America. This endowment will enable Patrons to secure the future restoration and conservation needs for years to come. The feathers of the Dhoeri headdress on this year’s cover are from the Torres Strait pigeon, the shells are from the artist’s home of Hammond Island, and the plant is from the Matchbox Bean. It reflects the global world we now live in and symbolizes the Vatican Museums’ universal mission. While restoring and preserving beauty is at the heart of the PAVM mission, the Vatican Museums is an institution of and for the world. Pope Francis, in his recent encyclical, Fratelli tutti, writes: “The different cultures that have flourished over the centuries need to be preserved, lest our world be impoverished. (...) Indeed, when we open our hearts to those who are different, this enables them, while continuing to be themselves, to develop in new ways. A country that moves forward while remaining solidly grounded in its original cultural substratum is a treasure for the whole of humanity. We need to develop the awareness that nowadays we are either all saved together or no one is saved.” (Fratelli tutti n. 137). We are all in this together, whether it entails overcoming a pandemic or supporting an institution like the Vatican Museums. Every Patron is essential to sustaining operations, advancing our mission, and securing our future. I want to thank those PAVM Chapters and individuals who have helped us by supporting our PAVM Covid-19 Emergency Restoration Fund, by becoming a Year of Raphael Sponsor, or by adopting a restoration project. My gratitude also goes out to those foresighted individuals who are considering or who have generously committed to making a gift towards our new PAVM Endowment Fund. Fr. Kevin Lixey, L.C. 10 11 SUSTAINING OPERATIONS Sustaining operations, advancing the mission, and securing the future are three noble goals at the basis of the fundraising efforts of any world museum. While advancing the mission of restoration has always been the main focus of the PAVM association, for many years now, our Patrons have embraced several projects that sustain our operations. They have sponsored local exhibitions and funded our annual PAVM Fellowships.
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