The National Museums of Vomero, in collaboration with the cultural association Amici della Floridiana, are inaugurating a new in-depth journey dedicated to the cultural heritage of the Bourbons, the dynasty that between the 18th and 19th centuries helped shape the identity of Naples and Southern Italy. Not just a tale of curiosities, but a true journey through sources, testimonies, and suggestions to understand the impact of the Court on the urban planning, art, and society of the Kingdom. The series kicks off on Saturday, December 13th at 10:30 AM, at the Auditorium of Villa Floridiana, with an event that intertwines historical rigor and costume history, bringing to light the still vivid traces of that past in Neapolitan traditions and imagination. After the institutional greetings from Patrizia Piscitello, art historian and head of the Museum’s collections, it will be the turn of Marco Perillo, journalist for Il Mattino and writer, who will present the guide ‘The Royal Dream’, distributed as a gift to participants. Perillo will guide the audience on a journey that, from the ascent to the throne of Charles III in 1734 to the reign of Francis II, tells the transformation of Naples from a viceroyalty to a European capital. A narrative that highlights how the archaeological discoveries of Herculaneum and Pompeii and the construction of modern infrastructures were not only public works but tools of a precise political and cultural strategy to affirm the Kingdom’s prestige among the great courts of Europe. The morning will continue with the intervention of Professor Giuliana Molinaro: A Joyful Bourbon Banquet: from the Floridiana of the Migliaccios to Monsù Pallino. The professor, a descendant of the intellectual Luigi Molinaro del Chiaro, will delve into the connection between the Villa – a gift of love from Ferdinand I to his morganatic wife Lucia Migliaccio – and the affirmation of the Monsù, the famous head chefs who introduced the refinement of French cuisine to Naples. It was precisely in the kitchens of residences like the Floridiana that a unique culinary syncretism was born, where the technique from beyond the Alps merged with the richness of Campanian raw materials, giving life to monumental dishes such as sartù and gattò, today pillars of Neapolitan gastronomic tradition. To enrich the atmosphere, musical performances by the students of the Margherita di Savoia Institute, Valeria Rossi and Vittorio Cerbone, solo guitars in dialogue, will offer a repertoire inspired by the sounds of the 18th and 19th centuries. An opportunity to experience the Floridiana as a place of history, culture, and conviviality and to rediscover together the legacy of the Bourbons. The reception of visitors will be handled by the students of the ISIS Enrico Caruso of Naples.
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