The conference, curated by Laura Cavazzini (University of Trento), Clario Di Fabio (University of Genoa), and Paola Vitolo (University of Naples Federico II), is dedicated to the reuse and refunctionalization of medieval sculpture in modern age contexts.

The reuse of medieval sculpture, its repurposing and reworking represented in the modern age the privileged ways in which the legacy of the past was appropriated and actualized by individuals, groups and communities. In this way they helped to reactivate and pass on in eloquent forms a complex system of values, meanings and symbols that, settling in collective memory, became part of more general processes of historical reflection. 

The event involves experts from the international scientific community and provides an opportunity to present and discuss the outcomes of the two-year research project "Memory and Identity. Reuse, Reworking and Rearrangement of Medieval Sculpture in the Modern Age, between Historical Research and New Technologies" (FISR2019_05012), dedicated to these crucial issues and conducted by the University of Genoa in collaboration with the Universities of Naples Federico II and Trento.

Complete participation in the four-day conference allows students in the UniGe degree programs in Conservation of Cultural Heritage and Art History to acquire one educational credit.