From 11 November, fabulous jewelry and ‘stolen’ shots at Bulgari’s museum space DomvsAvrea on Via Condotti let you relive the lavish Dolce Vita atmosphere, marked by gossip, celebrity glitz and glamour with the “Paparazzi” exhibition.
Dolce Vita icon Gina Lollobrigida, the radiant beauty Isabella Ferrari who starred in Academy Award Paolo Sorrentino’s The Great Beauty – La Grande Bellezza and the legendary “King of paparazzi” Rino Barillari attended the exhibition opening , delighting the guests with moments of amusing complicity.
Anita Ekberg’s sapphires of choice, Anna Magnani’s most beloved diamonds and the emeralds that seduced Elizabeth Taylor are all on display. The stars elegantly wore their jewels both on set and at exclusive soirées, distinctively expressing their taste and personality. Sumptuous jewelry and sophisticated accessories that tell the story of the return to joy and companionship after the difficult years of the post-war period are also on display.
In the 50s and 60s, Rome and the Cinecittà studios became the go-to set for multi-million American productions. Film stars, adored on screen and in magazines, graced the Eternal City, renamed ‘Hollywood on the Tiber’. Paparazzi, always lurking with their cameras, documented their carefree moments, romances and extravagance – little fragments of the dream life.
Also featuring as part of thePaparazziexhibition are unforgettable memorabilia and objects used by celebrities that made their mark in history, such as the very camera the relentless Marcello Geppetti used to immortalise the ‘scandalous kiss’ between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton on board a yacht in Ischia, and that would later provide the press with evidence of their clandestine love story that began in Rome on the set of Cleopatra.
Unveiled last July, Bulgari’s DomvsAvrea museum space continues to narrate the Brand’s identity, as well as stories, trends and customs through the splendor of unique creations.
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