Main Focus
- Management and preservation of cultural heritage in the italian post-unification period
- History and development of art collections in 19th and 20th century
- Provenance research in sacred and devotional art
- Diplomatic gift-giving and cultural exchange in the Early Modern period
Research Project
Curriculum Vitae
Flaminia Ferlito is
an art historian graduated at Sapienza University of Rome. She is pursuing a Ph.D
in Analysis and Management of Cultural Heritage at IMT- Institute for Advanced
Studies in Lucca. Her research primarily focuses on the history and
preservation of the cultural heritage associated with the Fondo Edifici di
Culto (FEC) department of the Ministry of Interior Affairs in Rome.
Specifically, she explores the dispersion of FEC's religious patrimony in the
art market between Italy and the US following the italian anticlerical laws in the
post-unitary timeframe. Flaminia conducted case studies from prominent
museums on the West and East Coasts during her time at the University of
California, Berkeley (2023) and Columbia University in New York (2024).
From September to December 2025, Flaminia will conduct her research project at Palazzo Butera in Palermo and the Bibliotheca Hertziana as part of the program “Viaggio a Palermo”, promoted by the Michalsky Department in collaboration with Fondazione Palazzo Butera.