Promoted by the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Italian Republic and organized in collaboration with the Associazione Civita, the exhibition is curated by Paola Carucci and Louis Godart with the preparation of the master Luca Ronconi. The 150 th anniversary of National Unification has been the occasion for a deeper reflection on the historiography and a historical-political and institutional changes which have marked the evolution of the Italian State.

The Quirinal Palace is the symbolic expression of a complex, which has placed the national unity in the face of harsh and testing moments of grave crisis, but also to significant moments of consolidation of the rule: built by the popes in 1583, has become in 1870 the residence of the kings of Italy since 1946 and is the seat of the Presidency of the Republic.

The exhibition aims on the one hand, to illustrate the artistic heritage, the constant policy of acquiring works of art by the sovereigns of the House of Savoy, and the subsequent commitment of the Presidents of the Republic aimed at the study, restoration, discovery, management of buildings, gardens and art treasures in the Palace. On the other hand, from a historical-institutional reflection from the role played by the Savoy (and spouses of the sovereign, in particular by Queen Margherita which is a dedicated section on its Library maintained at the Quirinale) and then investigate the activities of the Presidents of the Republic.

Will, therefore, presented objects of the Quirinale - books, paintings, liveries -, archival documents and newspaper cuttings, with extensive use of photographs, sound recordings and film shoots and television.

The exhibition, designed for a wide audience and particularly aimed at young people and to schools, not only makes use of documentary sources preserved in the Palazzo del Quirinale, but also by illustrations and documents from the Archive Center of the State, the 'Light Institute, Rai Teche and other archives, museums and institutions.

Period: from 23-11-2011 to 17-3-2012

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