Event concert, to the tune of Vivaldi and Händel, by the Baroque Academy of Santa Cecilia – directed by the maestro and violin soloist Boris Begelman, with Sara Blanch, soprano, and Andrea Lucchi on trumpet – to celebrate the opening to the public of the crypt of Sant ‘Agnese in the church of Sant’Agnese in Agone, in Rome, after the recent restoration and the intervention financed by the Webuild Group, in collaboration with the Special Superintendency of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape of Rome, for the enhancement of the crypt through lighting artistic view of the site of the martyrdom of Saint Agnes, a place of prayer venerated for centuries. “In cities there are treasures to be preserved, so that they can speak to future generations”, declared Pietro Salini, Webuild CEO. “Protecting and redeveloping this heritage is part of the commitment that our Group has proudly undertaken in recent years towards the communities in which it operates, for the protection of beauty and the protection of the past that has been handed down to us”. (Photogallery)
“The meaning of that legacy – continues Salini – lives in the balance between technique and beauty, the same balance that Webuild seeks in the large infrastructures it builds around the world. We have evidence of this precisely in Rome, where with the construction of a technologically challenging and innovative work like Metro C, we look to the future of sustainable mobility, while enhancing the history that preceded us, through the finds that we have the opportunity to bring to light by working every day”. The crypt lighting project was designed to enhance the architectural and artistic characteristics of the space, while respecting the intimate atmosphere it evokes. The solutions adopted for lighting, inspired by principles of sustainability and protection of the works of art present in the crypt, as well as by the desire to reduce maintenance costs, involved the use of LEDs, sources without UV emissions and low heat emission, which guarantee the conservation of the works and frescoes, but also a high color rendering and visual comfort for visitors.
The ‘Agnes in Lumen’ project is part of the broader ‘Culture Agenda’ program through which the Group has promoted over 30 exhibitions and cultural events around the world, publishing 19 books in the last 10 years. Among the most recent initiatives, the immersive exhibition in Australia on Leonardo Da Vinci, sponsored by Webuild, which brought the Codex Atlanticus to the country for the first time, and the immersive installation ‘Building according to beauty: the Art Stations in Naples ‘ set up at the Scuderie del Quirinale, in Rome, on the occasion of the ‘Napoli Ottocento’ exhibition.