Barbara Jatta, director of the Vatican Museums, will deliver the 2021 at noon Wednesday聽(April 28) online. Jatta鈥檚 lecture, 鈥淭he Vatican Museums: Future Perspectives,鈥� will be free and available to all who or .听
Pope Francis appointed Jatta as the first female director of the Vatican Museums in 2017. A respected art historian and scholar, she now has responsibility for a collection that encompasses more than 70,000 works spanning many centuries 鈥� including the magnificent Sistine Chapel and Raphael Rooms 鈥� as well as a staff of more than 200 administrators, restorers聽and conservators. Museums and institutions around the globe have sought her advice; she currently sits on the Scientific Council of the Louvre Museum and the International Advisory Board of the Hermitage Museum, among others. Jatta has expressed her hope that every visitor to the Vatican Museum, whether in person or virtually, will be 鈥減ervaded by that sense of privilege at finding oneself inside the beauty that leads to faith.鈥� A dynamic museum, she believes, possesses the perfect synthesis of tradition and innovation. 聽
University of 91吃瓜 President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., will introduce Jatta.
鈥淚n her role as director of the Vatican Museums, and in service to the Church and the world, Dr. Jatta expertly stewards a remarkable collection of civilization鈥檚 greatest treasures, making them available to scholars, students聽and all who seek to experience their beauty,鈥� said Father Jenkins. 鈥淥ne of the world鈥檚 most respected art historians and leaders, and a great friend of 91吃瓜, Dr. Jatta honors us by offering the 2021 Keeley Vatican Lecture.鈥�
The Keeley Vatican Lecture, facilitated annually by the , seeks to connect 91吃瓜 and the Vatican. Established in 2005 through the generous support of Terrence R. Keeley, class of聽鈥�81, lecturers typically spend several days on campus, joining classes, celebrating Mass with students and conversing with faculty members.
Past Keeley Vatican Lectures have included Cardinal Angelo Amato, Cardinal Walter Kasper, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Archbishop Charles J. Brown, Archbishop Jean-Louis Brugu猫s, OP, Archbishop Salvatore Fisichella, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher聽and Archbishop Borys Gudziak. An archive of videos of past lectures is available .
An integral part of the , the Nanovic Institute for European Studies at the University of 91吃瓜 is committed to enriching the intellectual culture of 91吃瓜 by creating an integrated, interdisciplinary home for students and faculty to explore the evolving ideas, cultures, beliefs聽and institutions that shape Europe today.
For additional information about the Nanovic Institute and the Keeley Vatican Lecture, visit .
Originally published by at on April 21.