THE EXHIBITION<\/div>

\u201cLa\u00a0Fabrica\u00a0<\/em>dei corpi. From anatomy to robotics’.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Governor’s Palace, Piazza Garibaldi, Parma
\n14 October – 17 December 2017<\/p>\n

Knowledge of the structure of living bodies, in particular that of the human body, underpins some of the greatest biomedical achievements of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. It promises to increasingly become an irreplaceable guide for translational research aimed at developing biotechnologies for the regeneration of tissues, organs and their bioartificial engineering. Starting from the evidence of Darwinian memory that, in Vertebrates, the attainment of a specific form is a necessary condition to ensure a physiological performance adequate to the three-dimensional (3D) cell mass, today we have come to the realisation that even the capacity of an organism to evolve, i.e. to be able to cope with the challenges of the changing reality in which it lives, depends on the embryonic mechanisms that enable its morphological transformation.<\/p>\n

These cultural assumptions were the starting point for the technological challenges that led, in the biomedical sciences, to the realisation of biocompatible materials and their use in numerous clinical and pre-clinical reconstructive fields, including the artistic field of anatomical ceroplastic restoration, up to bioprostheses with biomaterials, 3D bioartificial organs with stem cells and humanoid robots, whose innovations aim to make them operational support for the protection of human health, with the ambitious goal of their use alongside Man in the conquest of space.<\/p>\n

The international event \u2018The Body Factory. From anatomy to robotics’, a historical, scientific and popular exhibition that will take place at the Palazzo del Governatore in Parma as part of both the initiatives of the Municipality of Parma for the celebrations of the 2200th anniversary of the foundation of the city of Parma and those promoted by the University of Parma for the internationalisation of the University in the 2017-2018 academic year.<\/p>\n

The strictly scientific imprint of the event makes it particularly usable for fans of futuristic technologies in the field of biomedicine, in particular regenerative medicine, as well as for lovers of the history of science, primarily medical science.<\/p>\n

The constant reference to the experimental bases of the technological achievements presented amplifies and consolidates its attractiveness for academics, researchers and operators in the biotechnological, pharmaceutical, biomedical and robotics sectors applied to the life sciences and its developments in the conquest of space.<\/p>\n

The popular and didactic nature of the materials presented makes the exhibition suitable for contributing to the cultural education of students in schools of all levels in Parma and its province, as well as in the Emilia-Romagna region.<\/p>\n

Finally, the planned interactive methods, which count didactic workshops, the use of cutting-edge virtual image technologies such as immersive 3D navigation and holography, and facilitated explanatory paths extend its practicability to families, those working in the tourism sector, and those in the cultural heritage and film industries.<\/p>\n

THE ROUTE<\/strong><\/p>\n

The exhibition is spread over both floors of the Governor’s Palace for a total of 1,200 square metres.<\/p>\n

The first section (on the first floor) begins the cognitive journey that starts in evolutionary terms from animal forms and anatomy to the anatomy of Man and his representations at the end of the 19th century, where the extraordinary collection of physiognomic masks, of Lombrosian doctrine, prepared by the anatomist Lorenzo Tenchini, is collected.<\/p>\n

These masks are once again reunited in Parma, for the first time after 110 years, thanks to the generous collaboration of the Lombroso Museum in Turin, which has kept part of the collection since the beginning of the 20th century and has agreed to lend it in its entirety for this event.<\/p>\n

In the second section (on the second floor), starting from the structure of the human body, the exhibition opens with artistic and mathematical-computational symbolisations and elaborations for the virtual reconstruction of bodies, and then takes us through the use of these reconstructions for the engineering of bioartificial organs with biomaterials, up to the anthropomorphic simulation of bodies by humanoid robots, the latest frontier of technology applied to human health and for which future uses are foreseen in missions to conquer space.<\/p>\n

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COLOPHON<\/div>
International event as part of the celebrations for the 2200th anniversary of the foundation of the city of Parma and the scientific-cultural initiatives promoted by the University of Parma for the 2017-2018 academic year<\/p>\n
with the collaboration of<\/p>\n
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with the patronage of
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with the contribution of<\/p>\n
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COMMITTEE OF HONOUR<\/strong><\/p>\n
Chair<\/strong><\/p>\n
GIOVANNI FRANCESCHINI, Vice Rector of the University of Parma<\/p>\n
GIANMARIA AJANI, Magnificent Rector of the University of Turin<\/p>\n
EUGENIO GAUDIO, Magnificent Rector, \u2018La Sapienza\u2019 University of Rome<\/p>\n
FEDERICO PIZZAROTTI, Mayor, City of Parma<\/p>\n
MICHELE GUERRA, Councillor for Culture, Municipality of Parma<\/p>\n
Components<\/strong><\/p>\n
FURIO BRIGHENTI, Pro-Rector with responsibility for the Internationalisation Research Area, Libraries and Museums, Parma University<\/p>\n
LUCA TRENTADUE, Rector’s Delegate to the University Museum System of Parma<\/p>\n
OVIDIO BUSSOLATI, Pro-Rector with responsibility for Personnel and Organisation, Parma University<\/p>\n
MARIA CRISTINA OSSIPRANDI, ProRector of Education and Student Services, Parma University<\/p>\n
SILVANA ABLONDI, General Manager, Parma University<\/p>\n
BARBARA PANCIROLI, Deputy Director General, Parma University<\/p>\n
LAURA MARIA FERRARIS, Councillor for Culture from 2012 to 2017, Municipality of Parma<\/p>\n
GIOVANNA PAOLOZZI STROZZI, Director Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio per le province di Parma e Piacenza<\/p>\n
LUISA PAPOTTI, Director Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape Superintendence for the Metropolitan City of Turin<\/p>\n
FRANCESCA LEON, Councillor for Culture, City of Turin<\/p>\n
INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE<\/strong><\/p>\n
ROBERTO TONI, University of Parma \u2013 Academy of Sciences, Bologna \u2013 Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA<\/p>\n
RONALD M. LECHAN, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA \u2013 Academy of Sciences, Bologna – Society of Medicine and Natural Sciences, Parma<\/p>\n
GIACOMO GIACOBINI, Turin University, Turin<\/p>\n
JACK BURMAN, Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology, Toronto, Canada<\/p>\n
ALESSANDRO PORRO, Milan University, Milan<\/p>\n
POUL DUEDAHL, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark<\/p>\n
SILVANO MONTALDO, Turin University, Turin<\/p>\n
MAGDALENA GRASSMANN, University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland<\/p>\n
GIULIO SANDINI, University of Genova\u2013 Italian Institute of Technology, Genova<\/p>\n
IVAN MARTIN, University of Basel, Basel, CH \u2013 Society of Medicine and Natural Sciences, Parma<\/p>\n
ANNA TAMPIERI, ISTEC \u2013 CNR, Faenza \u2013 Society of Medicine and Natural Sciences, Parma<\/p>\n
LISA CEGLIA, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA \u2013 Society of Medicine and Natural Sciences, Parma<\/p>\n
ROBERTO BATTISTON, Italian Space Agency, Roma<\/p>\n
SALVATORE IANNOTTA, IMEM \u2013 CNR Parma<\/p>\n
PAOLO NETTI, IIT at CRIB, Napoli<\/p>\n
LUIGI AMBROSIO, CNR-DSCTM, Napoli,<\/p>\n
ANTONELLA GUIDAZZOLI, VisitLab \u2013 CINECA, Bologna<\/p>\n
CRISTINA CILLI, University of Tuin<\/p>\n
MARIA PAOLA LANDINI, IRCCS \u2013 IOR, Bologna<\/p>\n
LAURA SPERANZA, Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Firenze<\/p>\n
PAOLO MAZZARELLO, University of Pavia<\/p>\n
FRANCESCA VANNOZZI, University of Siena<\/p>\n
FEDERICO LUNARDI, Military Health and Veterinary School, Roma<\/p>\n
PIERDANIELE GIARETTA, University of Padova \u2013 Society of Medicine and Natural Sciences, Parma<\/p>\n
STEFANO BORGO, CNR \u2013 ISTC, Trento \u2013 Society of Medicine and Natural Sciences, Parma<\/p>\n
ANDREA GATTO, University Unimore<\/p>\n
LUCIA MANZOLI, University of Bologna<\/p>\n
ANDREA MONTELLA, University of Sassari<\/p>\n
ALDO DE POLI, University of Parma<\/p>\n
RINO PANU, University of Parma<\/p>\n
FERDINANDO GAZZA, University of Parma<\/p>\n
MARCO VITALE, University of Parma<\/p>\n
ROSSANA CECCHI, Universit\u00e0 di Parma<\/p>\n
LISA ELVIRI, University of Parma<\/p>\n
ALESSIA BACCHI, University of Parma<\/p>\n
PAOLA MONEGATTI, University of Parma<\/p>\n
CRISTINA MENTA, University of Parma<\/p>\n
MARIO TRIBAUDINO, University of Parma<\/p>\n
FRANCESCA ZANELLA, University of Parma<\/p>\n
STEFANO CASELLI, University of Parma<\/p>\n
JACOPO ALEOTTI , University of Parma<\/p>\n
OLIMPIA PINO, University of Parma<\/p>\n
LEONARDO FOGASSI, University of Parma<\/p>\n
ORGANISING COMMITTEE<\/strong><\/p>\n
MARINA GORRERI, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Parma<\/p>\n
BARBARA RONDELLI, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Parma<\/p>\n
CATERINA MOIS\u00c8,\u00a0 Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Parma<\/p>\n
Layout and graphics<\/strong><\/p>\n
MARIA AMARANTE, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Parma<\/p>\n
Supporto tecnico scientifico<\/strong><\/p>\n
DAVIDE DALLATANA, University of Parma<\/p>\n
ELENA BASSI, University of Parma<\/p>\n
FULVIO BARBARO, University of Parma<\/p>\n
MARCO ALFIERI, University of Parma<\/p>\n
ELIA CONSOLINI, University of Parma<\/p>\n
PIETRO SETTI, University of Parma<\/p>\n
STEFANO BULLA, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Parma<\/p>\n
MARIANGELA FURLINI, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Parma<\/p>\n
ALESSANDRA GORRERI, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Parma<\/p>\n
ANNAMARIA DICEMBRINO, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Parma<\/p>\n
MAURIZIO MIONI, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Parma<\/p>\n
MASSIMO SAVINO, University of Parma<\/p>\n
ALBERTO RICCI, University of Parma<\/p>\n
SALVATORE MOSCA, Army, Ministry of Defence, Bologna<\/p>\n
CLAUDIA DELLA CASA, Ospedale Maggiore, Bologna<\/p>\n
NICOLETTA ZINI, Igm \u2013 Cnr \u2013 IOR, Bologna<\/p>\n
MONICA SANDRI, Istec \u2013 Cnr, Faenza<\/p>\n
TERESA RUSSO,\u00a0 Ipcb \u2013 Cnr, Napoli<\/p>\n
VALENTINA LA TILLA, IIT \u2013 Crib, Napoli<\/p>\n
MARIA CARLA BOLOGNA, IOR, Bologna<\/p>\n
PATRIZIA TOMBA, IOR, Bologna<\/p>\n
ANNA VIGANO\u2019, IOR, Bologna<\/p>\n
LUCA CARIDA\u2019, IIT, Genova<\/p>\n
IRENE RIVARA, IIT, Genova<\/p>\n
Website<\/strong><\/p>\n
MARINA BIANCHI, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Parma<\/p>\n
MASSIMO MENOZZI, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Parma<\/p>\n
With the participation of<\/strong><\/p>\n
LUCREZIA FORNASINI, t-shirt graphics<\/p>\n
ANDREA MARESCHI, photos and videos<\/p>\n
STEFANO DE STEFANO, voice<\/p>\n
With the collaboration of<\/strong><\/p>\n
FLORA RAFFA, Municipality of Parma<\/p>\n
DARIO NADDEO, Municipality of Parma<\/p>\n
CRISTINA CALIDONI, Municipality of Parma<\/p>\n
PATRIZIA FERRARI, Municipality of Parma<\/p>\n
DON LORENZO MONTENZ, Diocesan Episcopal Historical Archive, Parma<\/p>\n
THANKS FOR THE VALUABLE COLLABORATION<\/strong><\/p>\n
AND FOR THE LOAN OF THE MATERIALS ON DISPLAY:<\/strong><\/p>\n
MIUR Ministero dell\u2019Istruzione dell\u2019Universit\u00e0 e della Ricerca<\/p>\n
Municipality of Parma<\/p>\n
Museum of Criminal Anthropology \u201cCesare Lombroso\u201d and il Sistema Museale of Turin University<\/p>\n
ASI Italian Space Agency<\/p>\n
Parma State Archives<\/p>\n
Parma Municipal Historical Archives<\/p>\n
University of Parma Historical Archives<\/p>\n
Parma Episcopal Diocesan Historical Archive<\/p>\n
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria of Parma<\/p>\n
Library of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma<\/p>\n
Biblioteca Palatina of Parma<\/p>\n
CNR-IMEM of Parma<\/p>\n
CNR-ISTEC of Faenza<\/p>\n
CNR-IPCB of Napoli<\/p>\n
CNR-ISTC of Trento<\/p>\n
CSAC \u2013 Centro Studi e Archivio della Comunicazione of Parma University<\/p>\n
Deputazione di Storia Patria per le Province Parmensi<\/p>\n
RIMLab \u2013 Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Architettura<\/p>\n
Unit\u00e0 di Neuroscienze \u2013 Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia<\/p>\n
Fin-ceramica Faenza Spa<\/p>\n
GreenBone Ortho Faenza<\/p>\n
IIT \u2013 CRIB di Napoli<\/p>\n
IIT of Genova<\/p>\n
IRCCS-IOR Rizzoli of Bologna<\/p>\n
M3Datek Srl of\u00a0Parma<\/p>\n
Alessio Lemoigne Veterinary Anatomical Museum of the University of Parma<\/p>\n
Museum and Historical Museum Library of Biomedicine of the University of Parma<\/p>\n
Museum of Crystallochemistry, University of Parma<\/p>\n
G. Cortesi Geological Museum of Castell’Arquato<\/p>\n
Museum of Physics and Earth Sciences – Mineralogical Section of the University of Parma<\/p>\n
Museum of Physics and Earth Sciences \u2013 Palaeontological Section of the University of Parma<\/p>\n
Museum of Natural History, University of Parma<\/p>\n
Museo Geologico G. Cortesi, Castell\u2019Arquato (PC)<\/p>\n
Opificio delle Pietre Dure of Firenze<\/p>\n
Italian Army School of Military Health and Veterinary Medicine<\/p>\n
TPM \u2013 Tecnopolo di Mirandola (MO)<\/p>\n
Visit Lab CINECA di Bologna<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n
CONFERENCES<\/div>
11 December 2017
\nBioethical, legal and legislative aspects of emerging technologies in regenerative medicine and humanoid robotics<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
21 November 2017
\n\u2018Human beings and humanoid robots\u2019, lecture by Giulio Sandini, as part of the exhibition \u2019La Fabrica dei corpi. From anatomy to robotics\u2019 Lecture by Roberta Ballestriero on scientific ceroplasty and artificial anatomy<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
19 October 2017
\nLecture by Roberta Ballestriero on scientific ceroplasty and artificial anatomy<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
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Bioethical, legal and legislative aspects of emerging technologies in regenerative medicine and humanoid robotics<\/strong><\/p>\n
11 December 2017, 9:30 – 13:00, Auditorium Palazzo del Governatore<\/p>\n
Study Day in collaboration with the Centro Universitario di Bioetica of Parma University<\/strong><\/p>\n
9.30 – 10.00 Opening greeting<\/p>\n
Moderator: Roberto Toni, Scientific Director Museo e Biblioteca Storica Museale di Biomedicina -BIOMED, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, Parma University;<\/p>\n
Speakers:
\n\u2013 Paolo Martelli, Pro Vice Rector, Parma University
\n\u2013 Antonio D\u2019Aloia, Director University Centre for Bioethics, Parma University
\n\u2013 Ugo Salvini, President Bar Association of Parma
\n\u2013 Luigi D\u2019Anna, Commander General Italian Army School of Military Health and Veterinary Medicine, Roma<\/p>\n
La prospettiva bioetica
\n<\/em><\/strong>Moderator: Antonio D\u2019Aloia
\n<\/em>Professor of Constitutional Law and Director of the University Centre for Bioethics,
\nParma University<\/p>\n
10.00 – 10.25
\nCarlo Casonato
\n<\/strong>National Bioethics Committee and University of Trento
\nThe most recent challenges for the right to health<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
10.25 \u2013 10.30
\nDiscussion<\/p>\n
10.30 \u2013 10.55
\nMarta Tomasi
\n<\/strong>Trento University
\nDalla ricerca alle terapie con le cellule staminali: diritto alle cure e responsabilit\u00e0 della scienza<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
10.55 \u2013 11.00
\nDiscussion<\/p>\n
11.00 \u2013 11.15
\nCoffe break<\/p>\n
11.15-11.40
\nFederico Lunardi
\n<\/strong>Army Military Health and Veterinary School, Roma
\nThe ethical framework to refer to when working in difficult environmental situations or on behalf of populations with traditions and customs rooted in different cultural contexts<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
11.40 \u2013 11.45
\nDiscussion<\/p>\n
The legal and legislative perspective
\n<\/em><\/strong>Moderator: Roberto Uzzau
\n<\/em>Forum of Sassari and Board of Directors
\nCassa Nazionale di Previdenza e Assistenza Forense (National Lawyers’ Pension and Assistance Fund), Roma<\/p>\n
11.45 \u2013 12.10
\nRossana Cecchi
\n<\/strong>Parma University
\nWhat legal and ethical responsibilities for the doctor?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
12.10 \u2013 12.15
\nDiscussion<\/p>\n
12.15 \u2013 12.40
\nGiuseppe Buffone
\n<\/strong>Ministry of Justice – International Relations Office, Roma
\nInnovative medical biotechnology: legal problems and issues under current legislation and de jure condendo<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
12.40 \u2013 12.45
\nDiscussion<\/p>\n
12.45 \u2013 13.00
\nConclusions<\/p>\n
$\"\"$ \u2018Human Beings and Humanoid Robots\u2019, lecture by Giulio Sandini, as part of the exhibition \u201cLa Fabrica dei corpi From anatomy to robotics’<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
21 November 2017, 11:00 a.m., Governor’s Palace Auditorium<\/p>\n

\n<\/strong>Tuesday 21 November at 11 a.m., at the Governor’s Palace (Piazza Garibaldi),
\nthe Prof. Giulio Sandini<\/strong>, Director of Department of Robotics, Cognitive and Brain Sciences of<\/strong> IIT \u2013 Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia of <\/strong><\/a>Genova<\/strong>, will give the keynote reading \u2018Human Beings and Humanoid Robots”<\/p>\n
The appointment, open to all interested, is organised by the University of Parma Museum System on the occasion of the exhibition \u2018La Fabrica dei corpi. From anatomy to robotics\u2019, underway at the Palazzo del Governatore until 17 December. The lecture will be introduced by Prof. Roberto Toni, Scientific Director of the Museum and Historical Library of Biomedicine of the University of Parma, and curator of the exhibition.<\/p>\n
The lecture will be followed by a guided tour of the exhibition.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
Giulio Sandini <\/em><\/strong>i<\/em>s Director of the Department of Robotics, Cognitive and Brain Sciences at the Italian Institute of Technology – IIT and Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Genoa. His main research topics have developed in the fields of biological and artificial vision, computational neuroscience and robotics with the aim of studying the neural mechanisms underlying the development of human sense-motor coordination and cognitive abilities. He graduated in Electronic Engineering and Bioengineering in Genoa and worked as a Researcher at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa and at the CNR Neurophysiology Laboratory, where he investigated aspects of visual perception both at the level of single neurons and in adults and children. He was a research associate at the Department of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and a visiting scientist at the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at MIT. Since 2006, he has been Director of Research at the Italian Institute of Technology: there he founded and currently directs the Department of Robotics, Cognitive and Brain Sciences, whose interdisciplinary approach to the study of human sensory, motor and cognitive abilities aims at advancing knowledge and the consequent development of new technologies in the field of human-machine interaction and sensory, motor and cognitive rehabilitation.<\/em><\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
$\"\"$ Lecture by Roberta Ballestriero on scientific ceroplasty and artificial anatomy
\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
19 October 2017, 11:00 – 13:00, Governor’s Palace Auditorium<\/p>\n
On Thursday 19 October,<\/strong> from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Governor’s Palace (Piazza Garibaldi), Roberta Ballestriero<\/strong>, associate lecturer at the University of the Arts in London, will give the keynote lecture \u2018Scientific Ceroplasty and Artificial Anatomy: “The Importance of Using Ancient Anatomical Collections in Medical Education”.<\/strong><\/p>\n
The event, open to all interested, is organised by the University Museum System, on the occasion of the exhibition \u2018La Fabrica dei Corpi. From anatomy to robotics\u2019 scheduled at Palazzo del Governatore until 17 December. The lecture will be introduced by Prof. Roberto Toni, Scientific Director of the Museum and Historical Museum Library of Biomedicine of the University of Parma, and curator of the exhibition.<\/p>\n
The importance of ceroplasty and artificial anatomy<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
Since ancient times, wax, thanks to its special characteristics, has been used for the production of works of art for a variety of purposes: from funerary masks to small-scale preparatory sketches, from devotional objects such as votive offerings to full-scale portraits, bas-reliefs, high reliefs and life-size statues. From the 18th century onwards, its use for educational purposes increased, in the scientific field, for the study of normal and pathological anatomy, obstetrics, zoology and botany.<\/p>\n
The particular characteristics of wax and its metamorphic possibilities allow for a mimetic rendering unsurpassed by any other material. The fact that wax so strikingly resembles human flesh and skin explains why it was used for effigies and funerary masks and for modelling anatomical preparations. Well known are, in fact, the workshops in Bologna and Florence where anatomical wax modelling developed and grew to become a phenomenon that affected the whole of Europe.<\/p>\n
The realism achieved in portraits, Venuses and anatomical models turned wax into a useful tool for representing preparations but, at the same time, distanced it from the world of the major arts. Throughout the centuries, many waxmakers remained anonymous and were considered only artisans, and few of them were remembered as true artists: Ercole Lelli and the Manzolini couple in Bologna, Clemente Susini in Florence, Chaez and Franceschi in Madrid, up to the work of Joseph Towne housed in the Gordon Museum of Pathology in London.<\/p>\n
In addition to their artistic value, it is of fundamental importance to recognise and utilise the educational potential of these ancient scientific collections, which are still significant and relevant from a medical-didactic point of view.<\/p>\n
The lecture will be followed by a guided tour of the exhibition \u2018La Fabrica dei Corpi. From anatomy to robotics’.<\/p>\n
Roberta Ballestriero<\/strong><\/p>\n
Roberta Ballestriero: graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, after a European PhD at the Complutense University of Madrid (for which she won the \u2018Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado\u2019 for the best thesis) she moved to England where she has been teaching History of Art since 2004. She currently works as an Associate Lecturer for the Master of Art and Science at Central Saint Martins College, University of the Arts in London.<\/p>\n
Since 2013 she has been \u2018Art Historian in residence\u2019 at the Gordon Museum of Pathology, Kings College, where the collection of anatomical, pathological and dermatological waxes of the English artist Joseph Towne is housed.<\/p>\n
Over the past 20 years, she has continued her research into ceroplastics, publishing articles in books and scientific journals (one of the most recent, also covered by \u2018Discovery News\u2019, concerns the cause of death of Madame Tussauds).<\/p>\n
She was chairman of the \u2018Ceroplastics – International Congress of Wax Modelling\u2019 held at the Gordon Museum of Pathology in London (1-3 September 2017).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n
THE CATALOGUE<\/div>
Lorenzo Tenchini and his masks \/ Lorenzo Tenchini e le sue maschere is the title of the volume (published by Skira) that for the first time brings together in a single publication the entire extraordinary collection of physiognomic masks of Lorenzo Tenchini, academic and anatomist at the University of Parma in the 19th century.<\/p>\n
$\"\"$ This bilingual (English and Italian) volume, authored by Roberto Toni, Elena Bassi, Silvano Montaldo and Alessandro Porro and realised thanks to two research grants from the Ministry of Education, University and Research – MIUR ACPR12_00312 and PANN15T3_00816, and a fund from the University of Parma, constitutes the first complete catalogue of the masks in the Tenchini collection, a collection of artefacts that is completely unique in the western world, developed using mixed ceroplastic-anatomochirurgical transplant technology and for which there are still no procedural certainties, but some mysteries remain the subject of current scientific and historical investigation.<\/p>\n
The work is the result of collaboration between the University of Parma (University Museum System, Museum and Historical Museum Library of Biomedicine) and the University of Turin (University Museum System, Museum of Criminal Anthropology \u2018Cesare Lombroso\u2019), and is enriched by historical, scientific and artistic essays by Italian and foreign academics, accompanied by a rich iconographic repertoire.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n
PHOTO GALLERY<\/div>
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