A few words with Timothy Verdon The visionary director of the Opera del Duomo Museum in Florence
Its reopening was eagerly awaited and, after two years of meticulous work, Opera del Duomo Museum was promptly revealed to us with a completely renewed architectural aspect, with an exhibit that leaves its mark, with a strong history and an exceptional heritage: the world’s largest collection of sacred medieval and Florentine Renaissance art and sculpture. The Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore was founded in 1296 in order to build the Cathedral of Florence and since then is responsible for its conservation and enhancement; for the construction of the new museum it has invested 45 million euro from personal resources, without any public contribution, creating a monumental work from whatever perspective you look at it. Knowing the director of the museum, Monsignor Timothy Verdon, and listening to his lively words about the story of such an extraordinary museum it’s a great privilege and for that I must thank him.
