A community that gives

The exhibition A community that gives. A journey through the centuriesset up at the Alba Diocesan Museumis an important exhibition that is part of the national project IN YOUR NAME, art speaks of communitypromoted on the occasion of the Jubilee 2025. This exhibition highlights the fundamental role of the Christian communities at conservation, valorisation e transmission of cultural and ecclesiastical heritage through the centuries.

Edited by Silvia Gallarato with the setting up of thearchitect Danilo Manasserothe exhibition unfolds along the museum halls and the archaeological routein two thematic sections: the first tells the history of donations at Alba Cathedralwitnessed through objects and archive documents; the second is a dialogue between the sacred and contemporary art thanks to the project Rodello Artwith recent works reflecting on the meaning of the gift.

Among the works on display are: theRayed monstrance donated by Francesco Domenico Barisano, the Reliquary of St Lawrenceand one eighteenth-century planet restored thanks to funds from the8xmille. Documents such as the Sacristy Book complete a tale that unites faith, art and collective memory.

The exhibition underlines the active role of the Cultural Heritage Office of the diocese of Alba, which, from 1998 to the present day, has promoted restorations, cataloguing e training of volunteerscreating a vital network for the protection of church property.