INTERNATIONAL PATRONS OF DUOMO DI MILANO (www

INTERNATIONAL PATRONS OF DUOMO DI MILANO
(www.duomopatrons.org)
Mons. Gianantonio
Borgonovo
Honorary Chairman
Board of Directors
International Patrons of Duomo di Milano is a public charity, established in
2014 with headquarter in New York, it aims to promote, in the Unites States,
a deeper knowledge and understanding of the historical, artistic and cultural
heritage of Milan Cathedral.
The mission of International Patrons of Duomo di Milano is to raise
international public awareness towards the necessities of the Duomo and of
its historical archive, the New Grande Museum and the Musical Chapel,
seeking to collect donations to support the conservation, restoration and
enhancement of the Duomo of Milano.
Jim Carolan, president
Pier Paolo Celeste
Simone Crolla
The challenge taken by International Patrons of the Duomo di Milano is to
pass on to future generations the heritage and the values that the Cathedral
represents and which belong to all humankind.
What has been done:
During the first months of activity of International Patrons of Duomo of
Milano, different projects have been accomplished successfully.
Advisory Board
Here are some highlights:
Paola Antonelli
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Exhibition Eataly per Duomo
Mario Boselli
Albert G. Lauber
Riccardo Monti
Some original architectural elements of the Duomo of Milano reached
Manhattan, to be exhibited in Eataly flagship store, on 5th Avenue, in
occasion of Expo2015.
Federica Olivares
Giulio Maria Terzi di
Sant’Agata
Mariuccia Zerilli Marimò
The exhibition Eataly per Duomo, opened on October 14th 2014, includes a
number of outstanding artworks on display, for the first time in history,
overseas. The exhibition wants to be a tribute to Milan and to its’ people, so
well symbolized by its most beloved monument, the Duomo.
This initiative wanted to create an ideal bridge between Milano and New
York, between Italy and United States, where the excellence of our country
are already the main characters, thanks to Eataly and beyond. It adds to the
food culture the great values of art and history of our country.
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Crowdfunding campaign “Save the Saint”
In conjunction with the exhibition for Eataly per Duomo, International
Patrons of Duomo of Milano has launched a campaign crowdfunding in the
United States. The campaign, entitled “Save the Saint”, has been held on the
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crowdfunding platform, ForItaly.org (exclusively dedicated to the
preservation of artistic and cultural Italian heritage) and has been dedicated
to the preservation of one of the 135 spires of the Duomo di Milano, the one
of Saint Frances, better known as Mother Cabrini, the first American Saint.
In this way International Patrons of the Duomo di Milano has offered to all
American citizens, the opportunity to contribute to the restoration of the
Duomo di Milano, adopting the spire that best represents the friendship and
the bond between Milan and New York between Italy and the United States.
At the end of the campaign, which raised $ 162,365, surpassing the goal of
$ 150,000, the spire of Mother Cabrini was dedicated to NIAF (the National
Italian American Foundation) and to all donors of International Patrons of
Duomo di Milano who made it possible, with their support, this first great
success.
Planned activities:
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Trip to Italy “Milano Unveiled”, October 1 – 4, 2015
As an invisible bridge, suspended between the United States and Italy,
International Patrons of the Duomo di Milano, to celebrate its first year of
activities, organizes a trip to Milan dedicated to its big donors, guiding its
guests to discover the hidden and precious treasures of which Milan is the
custodian.
This will be the occasion to meet the highest representatives of the city and
of the world of culture and the private citizens, heirs of some of the most
beautiful historical dwellings.
Fil rouge of the trip will be the Duomo di Milano, the custodian of the
documents that testify to the history of the city and center of the narrative
that will accompany the travelers through the places we will visit,
discovering Milan through the stories of the Milanese who have kept alive
the Cathedral for centuries.
International Patrons of Duomo di Milano
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Press Office contacts
Elettra Zadra
Managing Director
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Mauro Perego
Pr & Communication Senior Account
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