Marilisa SPIRONELLO
Tutor: Germana BARONE
Marilisa Spironello
Art Historian, licensed tourist guide at the Region of Sicily, professor at the L.A. of Catania
She graduated in Scenography (LM-89), specialising in Cultural Heritage, at the Academy of Fine Arts in Catania, with a thesis on Mozart's Don Giovanni (2006; marks: 110/110 cum laude). He obtained a teaching qualification in Geometrical, Architectural and Scenotechnics Disciplines (2008; A008), followed by a Master's Degree in Visual Arts and Disciplines for the Performing Arts, specialising in Scenography (LM-85), designing a redevelopment for the Monumental Complex of the Church of Santa Maria dello Spasimo in Palermo (2010; grades: 110/110 cum laude). In 2013 he obtained a 2nd Level Master's Degree in Conservation, Restoration and Maintenance of Contemporary Works of Art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Palermo, supervising the restoration of some Contemporary Works of Art at the Orestiadi Foundation in Gibellina (intervening on works by artists Pietro Consagra and Giulio Turcato, director of works Antonio Rava) and redeveloping the Emilio Tadini Tower at the Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa (director of works Prof. Giuseppe Basile) with contribution in volume "Il 'TEMPO' RESTAURATO. Recupero, restauro e prevenzione della Torre del Tempo di Emilio Tadini" (2013, F. Provenzani & C. Editore - Palermo; 2015 (reprint) Associazione Internazionale per la storia e l'attualità del restauro - per Cesare Brandi, AISAR - Palermo). She also obtained his qualification in History of Art and Design ex classe a025 - a028 (Ambito D1) at the Academy of Fine Arts in Catania, exhibiting the experimental realisation of an app dedicated to the Virtual tour of Palazzo Abatellis (2015). He recently obtained a Master's Degree in History of Art (LM-89) at the University of Palermo, presenting a thesis entitled: Il Museo Diocesano di Caltagirone. Survey | Cataloguing | Valorisation (2022; grades: 110/110 cum laude).
She has curated exhibitions, cultural events, seminars and workshops for the Academy of Fine Arts of Catania, the University of Catania, for private bodies and foundations in Catania, including the Brodbeck Foundation and the Puglisi-Cosentino Foundation, and also for the municipalities of Catania, Palermo, Erice, Agira, Sperlinga, Spadafora, Siracusa, Mineo, Piazza Armerina, for the Sicilian Region and the MIC (Ministry of Culture). She has been FAI (FONDO AMBIENTE ITALIANO) Delegate of Catania since 2010. She was cultrice della materia for the discipline History of Modern Art(ABST47), led by Prof. Ornella Fazzina at the Academy of Fine Arts in Catania. She has held public appointments within the 'I-ART' project financed by intervention line 3.1.3. of the PO FESR SICILIA 2007/2013, led by the Municipality of Catania, both as 'Assistant' to the Multipurpose Cultural Centres and as 'Expert in Popular Traditions and Local Identities'. She won a call for tenders from the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism for the digitisation of the Italian archival heritage (Project #500 young people for culture), for which she was involved in the study and research of paths for the animation and valorisation of material and intangible heritage, with a contribution in the volume "Nobiltà alla Carta - Itinerario turistico-culturale nelle cucine aristocratiche di Palermo" (2019, UniPaPress - Series "Quaderni di Clio").
Recently she curated the exhibition 'Cunti' and the related catalogue, as well as the photography exhibition 'Chiamateci streghe' (Call us witches), sponsored by the MIC and staged both at the Real Albergo delle Povere in Palermo and at the Galleria Civica d'Arte Contemporanea Montevergini in Syracuse (Academy of Fine Arts of Catania - Tyche Editions). For the FAI Delegation of Catania in 2016 she curated an exhibition and related catalogue (Tyche Publications) entitled "Rosso Corallo - Presepi ed altri Capolavori" coral works of art by Maestro Platimiro Fiorenza, at the Diocesan Museum of Catania and and has served as FAI School Delegate, dealing especially with the design of integrated paths for museum education and from july 2024 as president of the FAI of Catania.
She is currently a PhD candidate in the XXXVIII cycle in Science for Cultural Heritage and Production and is studying the History of applied arts and goldsmithing with particular reference to the Sicilian context.
Project title:
A contribution on the study of silverware in the Museums of Sacred Art in the Calatine area: analysis and design proposals
The research project aims to carry out a systematic survey of the collections of Sacred Art in the Caltagirone area, dealing with four case studies: The Museo Diocesano (Caltagirone), the Museo Pinacoteca dei frati minori Cappucini (Caltagirone), the Museo d'Arte Sacra di San Nicolò (Militello in Val di Catania) and the Museo del Tesoro della chiesa di Santa Maria la Stella (Militello in Val di Catania), where very heterogeneous artistic collections are gathered together, consisting of decorative art objects, but above all, liturgical furnishings of varying dates and manufacture, whose rich presence makes it possible to accurately define their chronology, also tracing their stylistic evolution, which involved both the Sicilian silversmiths' and goldsmiths' workshops. The proposed reconnaissance, based on the preliminary analysis and subsequent scientific cataloguing of the artefacts, by means of cards drawn up also using the ICCD type 4.00 standard, is necessary not only for an organic valorisation of the Calatino diocesan collections - currently lacking a catalogue raisonné - but also to extrapolate the contents to be entered into an updatable database that, exploiting the technological potential, will allow for a more widespread promotion. The cataloguing activity will be implemented by carrying out non-destructive analyses in the field (Raman spectroscopy, XRF spectrophotometry, etc.) useful for establishing the composition of gems and alloys on selected artefacts and reconstructing their contexts of origin.
The cataloguing activity will be followed by that of valorisation implemented through the creation of navigable Virtual Tours with the insertion of augmentation points (hotspots) that will allow the consultation of the compiled cards, favouring, likewise, the possibility of identifying a series of thematic interconnections, within the framework of the sense of a "diffused" and fully accessible museum reality.
Press Review
Al via le ‘indagini scientifiche’ sull’Arte Sacra dell’area calatina - UniCt Magazine del 16/03/2023: https://www.unictmagazine.unict.it/al-le-indagini-scientifiche-sullarte-sacra-dellarea-calatina
Arte Sacra in area calatina: analisi e catalogazione - LA SICILIA del 16/03/2023: photo
Ricercatori ed esperti dell'Università di Catania presso il Museo Diocesano di Caltagirone - KalatNews : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc0mWfsXlR0
Beni museali, la tutela passa dalla tecnologia - LA SICILIA DEL 14/04/2023: photo
Research Products | Contributions presented
June 26, 2023: Fugazzotto M.*, Barone G., Caggiani M.C., Mazzoleni P., Spironello M.Y.,Gemstones from preciousand historical liturgical ornaments in Sicily: a non-invasive chemical and mineralogical investigation, in occasione della V Confer4nza Nazionale di Gemmolgia “Ieri,Ogg,Domani: la Gemmologia tra ricerca, mercato e politica” presso il Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra - Università di Roma | La Sapienza, Rome.
June 27, 2023: Spironello M Y*, Bertino A., The role of gemmological and scientific analyses of Trapani coral. An ongoing project, at the 5th National Gemmology Conference “Yesterday, today, tomorrow: gemmology between research, market and policy” at the Department of Earth Sciences of Sapienza - University of Rome | La Sapienza, Rome.
September 4 - 5, 2023: Caggiani M.C.*, Barone G., Fugazzotto M., Raimondi F., Spampinato G., Spironello M Y., Mazzoleni P., In situ Raman investigation of Sicilian historical ecclesiastic objects embellished with gemstones (Italy, 18th-19th cent.),in occasione dell'International Conference on the Application of Raman Spectroscopy in Art and Archaeology (RAA) presso The National Gallery- Alexandros Soutsos Museum Atene, Grecia.
September 11, 2023: Barone G., Garozzo R, Russo G., Santagati C., Sinitò D., Spironello M.Y.*, Stanco F., 3D modeling and Augmented Reality in Education: an effective application for the Museo dei Saperi e delle Mirabilia of the University of Catania, at the ICIAP 2023 Workshop: 4th International Workshop on Pattern Recognition for Cultural Heritage (PatReCH 2023) at Polo Economico - Giuridico, University of Udine, Udine.
September 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22, 2023: Majorana S., Fugazzotto M.*, Barone G., Geraci E., Martorana N., Santagati C., Spironello M.Y., Stanco F., From Cataloguing to Enhancement: how to involve high school students in cultural heritage management. The example with the ancient scientific instruments collections of the University of Catania, at the XLII Scientific Instrument Symposium (SIC) at the Department of Theology, University of Palermo, Palermo.
September 19 | 20 | 21, 2023: Authors: Spironello M.Y.*, Caggiani M.C., Fugazzotto M., Barone G., Mazzoleni P., Raimondi F., Spampinato G., Historical ecclesiastic jewelry from 18th century Sicily: non-invasive gemological investigation, at the International Joint Congress SIMP, SGI, SOGEI, AIV “The Geoscience paradigm: resources, risk and future perspectives” at University of Basilicata (Potenza Pole), Potenza.
February 15 - 16, 2024: Spironello M. Y*., Barone G., Stanco F., Sinitò D., Santagati C., Garozzo R., Russo G., Bertino A., Majorana S., Mendola A., Tour Virtuali e Realtà Aumentata per la valorizzazione e la divulgazione delle Collezioni Museali d’Ateneo: il caso del Museo dei Saperi e delle Mirabilia Siciliane, at the National Conference “Digital History. Teaching. Research. Heritage” sponsored by the HistoryLab Interdepartmental Research Center of the University of Teramo, Teramo.
February 22 - 23, 2024: Barone G., Majorana S.*, Spironello M.Y., Fugazzotto M., Bertino A., For the strengthening of a cultural identity in young people: the example of the Catania University Museum System at the service of the city at the XXI Conference of the International Movement for a New Museology, “Rethinking museologies as transformative trans-disciplinary alliances for more just societies” at the Benedictine Monastery of Catania, Department of Humanities, University of Catania, Catania.
February 27 | 28 | 29, 2024: Barone G., Majorana S.*, Spironello M.Y., Fugazzotto M., A multisensory experimental itinerary for Earth Sciences, at the International Study Conference, CHAIN 2024 “Cultural Heritage Routes. Safeguarding, Participation, Sustainable Development.” Organized by the PhD Program in Cultural Heritage and Production Sciences, edited by: Antonella Bertino, Daniele Cannavò Silvia Portale, Giuseppe Sanfratello, Marilisa Yolanda Spironello, Chiara Torre, University of Catania - Department of Humanities, University of Catania, Catania.
March 21 | 22 | 23, 2024: Spironello M.Y.*, Caggiani M.C., Fugazzotto M., Barone G., Mazzoleni P., Di Natale M.C. Sacri e preziosi manufatti ecclesiastici in Sicilia: analisi gemmologiche non invasive in situ, at the I Conference of the Doctoral Course in Archaeological, Historical and Artistic Sciences of the University of Verona “Veritas Filia Temporis: interdisciplinary analysis of the relationship between truth and fiction” held at the premises of the Department of Culture and Civilization of the University of Verona, Verona.
May 10 - 11, 2024: Barone G., Mazzoleni P., Spironello M.Y*., Fugazzotto M., Conferenza Nazionale sul Diamante e Gemme di colore: un’iniziativa di formazione aperta, at the XXVI RUIAP (Italian University Network for Lifelong Learning) Assembly at the Aula Magna of the Central Palace of the University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
June 4 | 5 | 6 | 7, 2024: Spironello M.Y.*, Caggiani M.C., Fugazzotto M., Barone G., Mazzoleni P., Di Natale M.C. Historical and precious ecclesiastical artifacts in Sicily from the 16th to the 19th century: non-invasive gemological analysis, at the 6th International Conference on Innovation in Art Research and Technology - InART2024 at University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
July 8 - 9, 2024: Spironello M.Y.*, Caggiani M.C., Fugazzotto M., Barone G., Mazzoleni P., Non-destructive gemmological analysis of liturgical vestments and precious ex-votos in Sicily from the 16th to the 19th century, at the 6th National Gemmology Conference “Gem Recognition in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” (Joint Conference Scientific Gemmology - Diamond and Color Gems) at Department of Earth Sciences, University of Turin, Turin.
September 2 | 3 | 4 | 5, 2024: Spironello M.Y.*, Barone G., Fugazzotto M., Majorana S., A multi-sensory experimental laboratory for Earth Sciences at the Museum of Sicilian Knowledge and Mirabilia at the University of Catania, Catania, Italy, at the SIMP, SGI, SOGEI, AIV Joint International Congress SIMP, SGI, SOGEI, AIV “Geology for a sustainable management of our Planet” at the Polytechnic University of Bari, Bari.
September 2 | 3 | 4 | 5, 2024: Spironello M.Y.*, Caggiani M.C., Fugazzotto M., Barone G., Mazzoleni P., Precious votive offerings in 17th- and 18th-century Sicilian production: non-invasive gemmological analyses Joint International Congress SIMP, SGI, SOGEI, AIV “Geology for a sustainable management of our Planet at the Polytechnic University of Bari, Bari.
October 22 | 23 | 24 | 25, 2024: Barone G., Spironello M.Y., Corrente G.*, Nicotra G., Majorana S., Fugazzotto M., Petronio A., & Ruggieri M.- University of Catania, Department of Science, Geological, Biological and Environmental Sciences; University of Catania, Department of Humanities; “UOC of Pediatric Clinic,” University of Catania, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Il Museo delle Mirabilia va in Pediatria at the XXXIII ANMS Congress “The Public-Private Relationship in Science Museums, Strategies and Solutions” at the “Giorgio Kutufà” Auditorium of the Museum of Natural History of the Mediterranean, Livorno.
October 13, 2024: Spironello M.Y., “The Echo of Trapani in Catania,” contribution to the Conference “Coral - Art and Tradition: looking to the future while thinking of the past” at the Fardelliana Library in Trapani organized by the Regional Department of Cultural Heritage and Sicilian Identity, the Department of Local Self-Government and Civil Service and the City of Catania.
Other activities during the PhD | Tutoring
Support as a guide at the Museum of Sicilian Knowledge and Mirabilia during events promoted by the University
Coordination of the multisensory experience "The fantastic world of rocks" at the Museum of Sicilian Knowledge and Mirabilia of the University of Catania https://www.archiviobollettino.unict.it/articoli/un%E2%80%99esperienza-multisensoriale-scoprire-il-complesso-mondo-minerale
PCTO project tutor "3D artefacts of the Museum of Sicilian Knowledge and Mirabilia" (30 hours Liceo Artistico Statale "Emilio Greco" of Catania and 14 hours IIS "Devilla" of Sassari) http://151.97.102.135/alternanza/attivita.php?att=453
PCTO project tutor Liceo Artistico Statale "Emilio Greco" of Catania videomapping project "La Ciminiere scientifica" - 1st classified https://www.unict.it/sites/default/files/documenti_sito/decreto_n._4458.pdf; https:// blog.imm.cnr.it/sites/default/files/Programma_Vert.pdf
Coordination of the jewellery design workshop with the students of the Liceo Artistico Statale "Emilio Greco" of Catania within the meeting coordinated by Prof. Germana Barone entitled "L'Affascinante studio delle Gemme" https://www.unictmagazine.unict.it/laffascinate-studio-delle-gemme
Sharper Night 2023- interactive guided tours at the Museum of Sicilian Knowledge and Mirabilia of the University of Catania
Tutors PCTO Liceo Artistico Statale "Emilio Greco" of Catania project "The Museum goes down in the Square!" Augmented reality in the service of cultural heritage https://www.sharper-night.it/evento/visita-guidata-il-museo-scende-in-piazza/
PCTO project tutor entitled “The Museum goes down in the Square! Augmented reality at the service of Cultural Heritage” (30 hours Liceo Artistico Statale ‘Emilio Greco’ in Catania) https://www.sharper-night.it/evento/visita-guidata-il-museo-scende-in-piazza/
November 2023 | May 2024: Coordination activities inherent to the participation in the Italian Year initiative promoted by Eunice in collaboration with the University of Mons. The activity included the implementation of the Virtual Tour of the Museum of Sicilian Knowledge and Mirabilia, already realized, through the inclusion of augmentation points of some objects and related descriptive cards provided in ITA | ENG | FRA.
February 8, 2024: tutor Project OUI. PROJECT ORIENTATION 2026 - National Recovery and Resilience Plan, Mission4 “Education and Research” - Component 1 “Strengthening the supply of education services: from kindergartens to universities,” Investment 1.6 “Active orientation in school-university transition” carried out with various high schools at the Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences. Lecture conducted with Prof. Germana Barone entitled: Precious ecclesiastical objects from 18th century Sicily: non-invasive gemmological investigations.
November 22 | 23, 2024: Co-designing educational workshops for the multisensory path “The Museum for all Senses” as part of the PNRR project M1C3-3 “Removal of Physical and Cognitive Barriers in Public Museums and Places of Culture not belonging to the Ministry of Culture” at the Museum of Sicilian Knowledge and Mirabilia, as part of the project”
Press review at links:
https://www.unictmagazine.unict.it/il-museo-tutti-i-sensi
https://www.agenda.unict.it/18962-il-museo-per-tutti-i-sensi.htm
March 22, 2024: Participation in the Didacta Italia 2024 Fair representing Prof. Germana Barone with the Orientation project “Dreamin: a digital platform for university teaching within museums” (by: Germana Barone, Alessia Tricomi, Paolo Mazzoleni, Cettina Santagati, Filippo Stanco, Marilisa Spironello, Mariateresa Galizia, Raissa Garozzo and Simone Scionti). The fair took place at the Fortezza Da Basso in Florence. Press review at the links: https://www.unictmagazine.unict.it/didacta-italia-unict-presente-alla-fiera-sulle-nuove-frontiere-della-formazione
June 04, 2024: Co-design of the educational workshop entitled: Journey into the world of gems: a gemology workshop conducted together with Maestro Ugo Longobardo and the workshop “Fantastic gems and how to study them” with Drs. ssa Giovanna Corrente, Silvia Majorana, Grazia Nicotra at the classrooms of Science City, as part of the initiative: “The Month of the Science Chimney”: a rich kermesse of science popularization events for all ages promoted by the University of Catania and the Sicilian Center for Nuclear Physics and Structure of Matter (CSFNSM). Event at Link: https://csfnsm.ct.infn.it/CiminieraScientifica/Laboratori.html
July 02, 2024: Co-design of the educational workshop entitled “The Museum Goes to Pediatrics”: 1st meeting of the project dedicated to educational experimentation in non-museum settings, developed by the University Museum System and the Rector's Delegate, prof. ssa Germana Barone, with the help of doctoral students Giovanna Corrente, Grazia Nicotra, Silvia Majorana, researcher Maura Fugazzotto and with the collaboration of the UOC of Pediatric Clinic - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, coordinated by Prof. Martino Ruggieri. Event at link: IL MUSEO VA IN PEDIATRIA
September 25, 2024: co-progettazione del laboratorio didattico dal titolo “Il Museo va in pediatria”: 2° incontro del progetto dedicato alla sperimentazione didattica in contesti non museali, sviluppato dal Sistema Museale d’Ateneo e dalla Delegata del Rettore, prof.ssa Germana Barone, con l’ausilio delle dottorande Giovanna Corrente, Grazia Nicotra, Silvia Majorana, della ricercatrice Maura Fugazzotto e con la collaborazione dell’UOC di Clinica Pediatrica - Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, coordinato dal prof. Martino Ruggieri. Event at link: IL MUSEO VA IN PEDIATRIA
September 27, 2024: Sharper Night - visite guidate al Museo dei Saperi e delle Mirabilia Siciliane e svolgimento del progetto “Il Museo a spasso per la città!” Realtà aumentata al servizio dei Beni culturali. Event at link: IL MUSEO A SPASSO PER LA CITTA'
October 07, 2024: Training meeting conducted together with doctoral students Antonella Bertino and Silvia Portale, with students of the Liceo Classico “Michele Amari” in Giarre on the occasion of Planet Earth Week, on issues concerning natural and artificial stone materials (traditional and new generation according to the principles of circular economy) commonly used in construction and for the recovery of Cultural Heritage. The contribution shared with the students, in this specific case, involved the illustration of non-invasive techniques for the study of gems and minerals. The meeting took place at the Museum of Sicilian Knowledge and Mirabilia, and in particular, within the Exhibition dedicated to the Reserves of the University of Catania at the Central Palace.
October 18, 2024: Co-design of the educational workshop entitled “The Museum Goes to Pediatrics”: 4th meeting of the project dedicated to educational experimentation in non-museum contexts, developed by the University Museum System and the Rector's Delegate, prof. ssa Germana Barone, with the help of doctoral students Giovanna Corrente, Grazia Nicotra, Silvia Majorana, researcher Maura Fugazzotto and with the collaboration of the UOC of Pediatric Clinic - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, coordinated by Prof. Martino Ruggieri. Event at link: IL MUSEO VA IN PEDIATRIA
Other Research Activities
Summer School entitled 'L'Inventariazione e la Catalogazione dei Beni Storico- Artistici Ecclesiastici' (The Inventory and Cataloguing of Historical and Artistic Ecclesiastical Assets) organised by the Pontifical Gregorian University - University of Tuscia; National Office for Ecclesiastical Assets and Religious Buildings at the Centro Studi Santa Rosa in Viterbo.
Affiliations
Member ICOM International Council of Museums Italy
Member of the ICOM National Working Group 'Cultural Heritage Education'
Member of the ICOM National Working Group 'Accessibility'
President of FAI Delegation of Catania
Member ANMS - National Association of Science Museums
Ordinary member Associazione Dottorandi e Dottori di Ricerca Italiani - ADDRI Catania
Participations during the PhD
From november 10 to november 12, 2022 Participation in the III International Conference "Ceramics in Sicily - From Prehistory to the Contemporary Age" held at the Diocesan Museum of Catania.
From november 04 to november 05, 2022 Participation in the Convention 'The Tale of Art in Sicily, Land of Landing. La presenza nella Sicilia orientale dei Gagini di Bissone e l'Umanesimo della Rinascita tra XV e XVI secolo' (The presence in Eastern Sicily of the Gaginis of Bissone and the Humanism of the Rebirth between the 15th and 16th Centuries) held at the Museo Civico di Castello Ursino di Catania.
April 21 | 22, 2023 Participation in the International Conference on "Decorative Arts, Costume and Society in the Mediterranean between the 18th and 19th centuries" at the University of Palermo - Trapani Branch.
May 12 | 13, 2023 Participation in the Study day 'Beyond the slide. Ecclesiastical cultural heritage: from accessibility to inclusion" organised by the National Office for Ecclesiastical Cultural Heritage and Worship Buildings in collaboration with the National Service for the pastoral care of persons with disabilities and the diocese of Florence.
October 03, 2023 Participation in the presentation of the book "La Cattedrale medievale di Catania" by Prof. Tancredi Bella, lecturer in History of Medieval Art, at the University of Catania - Department of Humanities.
October 17 | 20, 2023 Participation in the XXXII ANMS Congress - Diversity as Identity. Cultures, Audiences and Heritage in Scientific Museums at the Aula del Quattrocento, Pavia Central University Building.
March 05, 2024: participation in the course Museums and Digital - Creating a website: tools and strategies.
March 26, 2024: participation in the workshop “Waiting for AIUCD” Cristina Marras (CNR-Institute for European Intellectual Lexicon and History of Ideas, IT), Migrations of Technologies and Languages. Theories and Practices.
March 30, 2024: Participation in the plenary meeting of ICOM Sicily members. Sicily regional coordination for the organization of the National Conference in Palermo next April 2025.
List of publications [selection: 2022 - present]
PUBLICATIONS IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS
Article in scientific journal ANVUR.
Spironello M. Y. [2022]. Un capolavoro di Filippo Paladini nella Cattedrale di Catania: il Martirio di S. Agata in AGORA nn. 82/2022 - 83- 84/2023,
ISSN 2280-4196, (pp.24-32).
Barone G., Spironello M.Y., Majorana S., Fugazzotto M. [2023].
Un approccio sperimentale multisensoriale per le Scienze della Terra in MUSEOLOGIA SCIENTIFICA volume 17/2023 NUOVA SERIE,
ISSN 1123- 265; (pp. 73-83).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53246/ANMS0037
Barone G., Spironello M. Y., Majorana S., Reina G. [2024] “Il Museo per tutti i Sensi”: un nuovo progetto inclusivo per il Museo dei Saperi e delle Mirabilia siciliane dell’Università di Catania in MUSEOLOGIA SCIENTIFICA volume 14/2024 NUOVA SERIE,
ISSN 1123- 265X; (pp.114-127)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53246/ANMS0049
Article in SCOPUS-indexed scientific journal.
Barone G., Garozzo R., Russo G., Santagati C., Spironello M.Y., Sinitò D., Stanco F. [2023]. 3D Modeling and Augmented Reality in Education: an effective application for the Museo dei Saperi e delle Mirabilia of the University of Catania -ICIAP 2023. LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, Berlin: Springer International Publishing AG.
ISBN: 978-3-030-30753-0,
ISSN: 0302-9743; (pp.449-461).
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-51026-7_38
Articles in Journals BAND A - ANVUR
Spironello M. Y., Barone G., Mazzoleni P., Caggiani M.C., Fugazzotto M. [2023].
Indagini non distruttive in situ in tre ostensori del Museo Diocesano di Caltagirone in Rivista per l’Osservatorio di Arti Decorative in Italia OADI nn. 28/2023,
ISSN 2038-4394;
DOI: 10.7431/RIV28142023
Fugazzotto M., Caggiani M.C., Spironello M. Y., Barone G., Mazzoleni P. [2025] First insight into gemstones on historical ecclesiastical artefacts in Sicily (17th-19th centuries): a non-invasive survey” in ARCHAEOMETRY - International research journal covering the application of the physical and biological sciences to archaeology, anthropology and art history - University of Oxford - Volume 67 | Part I
Print ISSN: 003-813X Online:1475-4754; (pp.1-18).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.13059
Spironello M. Y., Barone G., Cinnirella F. [2025] Due inedite pissidi dell’argentiere e orafo romano Luigi Valadier a Caltagirone in BOLLETTINO D’ARTE, Fascicolo 62/2025
ISSN: 0394-4573 (forthcoming).
Caggiani M.C., Coccato A., Spironello M. Y., Fugazzotto M., Barone G., Mazzoleni P., Bersani D. [2025] Non-invasive investigation of red gemstones on ex-voto from Sicily: focus on garnets composition in JOURNAL OF RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY, John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Print ISSN:0377-0486 Online ISSN:1097-4555 (forthcoming).
CONFERENCE PROCEEDING
Spironello M.Y., Caggiani M.C., Fugazzotto M., Barone G., Mazzoleni P., Raimondi F., Spampinato G., Historical ecclesiastic jewelry from 18th century Sicily: non-invasive gemological investigation. Proceedings of the International Conference SIMP, SGI, SOGEI, AIV “The Geosciences paradigm: resources, risks and future prospects” University of Basilicata (Potenza Campus),September 19-21, 2023.
DOI: doi.org/10.3301/ABSGI.2023.02; (pp.548-560).
Spironello M. Y., Barone G., Stanco F., Sinitò D., Santagati C., Garozzo R., Russo G., Bertino A., Majorana S., Mendola A., Tour Virtuali e Realtà Aumentata per la valorizzazione e la divulgazione delle Collezioni Museali d’Ateneo: il caso del Museo dei Saperi e delle Mirabilia Siciliane Proceedings of the Conference “Digital History. Teaching. Research. Heritage” at the HistoryLab Interdepartmental Research Center of the University of Teramo, February 15-16, 2024. (forthcoming).
Barone G.; Majorana; S. Spironello M.Y., Fugazzotto M., Bertino A., For the strengthening of a cultural identity in young people: the example of the Catania University Museum System at the service of the city in Atti del XXI Convegno Internazionale - Catania “Rethinking museologies as transformative trans-disciplinary alliances for more just societies”. Curators: Aida Rechena (MINOM Portugal / National Museum of Resistance and Freedom - Peniche Fortress); Federica Santagati (University of Catania); Giusy Pappalardo (University of Catania); Manuelina Duarte (University of Liege / Federal University of Goiás / University of Lusófona); Mario Chagas (MINOM International, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil); Mário Moutinho (University of Lusófona), University of Catania - Department of Humanities, February 22-23, 2024. (forthcoming).
Barone G., Majorana S., Spironello M.Y., Fugazzotto M., A multisensory experimental itinerary for Earth Sciences in Proceedings of the International Study Conference, CHAIN 2024 “Cultural Heritage Routes. Safeguarding, Partecipation, Sustainable Development". Organized by the PhD program in Cultural Heritage and Production Sciences. Edited by: Antonella Bertino, Daniele Cannavò Silvia Portale, Giuseppe Sanfratello, Marilisa Yolanda Spironello, Chiara Torre, University of Catania - Department of Humanities, February 27 | 28 | 29, 2024. (forthcoming).
Spironello M. Y., Barone G., Mazzoleni P., Caggiani M.C., Fugazzotto M., Di Natale M. CManufatti ecclesiastici sacri e preziosi in Sicilia: analisi gemmologica non invasiva in situ in Proceedings of the Doctoral Conference “Veritas Filia Temporis: analisi interdisciplinare del rapporto tra verità e finzione” in Archaeological, Historical and Artistic Sciences, University of Verona, March 21 | 22 | 23, 2024. (forthcoming).
Spironello M.Y., Caggiani M.C., Fugazzotto M., Barone G., Mazzoleni P., Di Natale M.C. Historical and precious ecclesiastical artefacts in Sicily from the 16th to the 19th century: non-invasive gemological analyses in Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Innovation in Art Research and Technology - InART2024 at the University of Oslo, June 4 | 5 | 6 | 7, 2024.
ISBN 978-1-80327-742-4; (pp.139-142).
Spironello M.Y., Majorana S., Barone, G. Fugazzotto. M. A multisensory experimental laboratory for Earth Sciences at the Museum of Sicilian Knowledge and Mirabilia at the University of Catania (Session S6) in Proceedings of the International Conference SIMP, SGI, SOGEI, AIV Conference “Geology for Sustainable Management of our Planet.” University of Bari (Polytechnic), September 2 | 3 | 4 | 5, 2024.
DOI: doi.org/10.3301/ABSGI.2024.02; (pp.253-255).
Spironello M.Y., Caggiani M.C., Fugazzotto M., Barone G., Mazzoleni P., Precious votive offerings in 17th- and 18th-century Sicilian production: non-invasive gemmological analyses(Sessione S7) Proceedings of the International Conference SIMP, SGI, SOGEI, AIV “Geology for a sustainable management of our Planet” presso Università di Bari (Politecnico), September 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 2024.
DOI: doi.org/10.3301/ABSGI.2024.02; (pp.259-262)
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Barone G., Bertino A., Fugazzotto M., Majorana S., Mendola A., Opuscolo Spironello M.Y, divulgativo - Il museo dei Saperi e delle Mirabilia Siciliane: le opere d’arte. Università di Catania, 2024 (in corso di pubblicazione).
ISBN: 979-12-985257-5-7
Barone G., Bertino A., Fugazzotto M., Majorana S., Mendola A., Spironello M.Y., Opuscolo divulgativo - Il museo dei Saperi e delle Mirabilia Siciliane: le collezioni dell’anatomia catanese.Università di Catania, 2024 (in corso di pubblicazione).
ISBN: 979-12-985257-0-2
Barone G., Bertino A., Fugazzotto M., Majorana S., Mendola A., Spironello M.Y., Opuscolo divulgativo - Il museo dei Saperi e delle Mirabilia Siciliane: gli antichi strumenti scientifici.Università di Catania, 2024 (in corso di pubblicazione).
ISBN: 979-12-985257-1-9
Barone G., Bertino A., Fugazzotto M., Majorana S., Mendola A., Spironello M.Y., Opuscolo divulgativo - Il museo dei Saperi e delle Mirabilia Siciliane: l’archeologia e la storia del Monastero dei Benedettini. Università di Catania, 2024 (in corso di pubblicazione).
ISBN: 979-12-985257-2-6
Barone G., Bertino A., Fugazzotto M., Majorana S., Mendola A., Spironello M.Y., Opuscolo divulgativo - Il museo dei Saperi e delle Mirabilia Siciliane: i minerali e le rocce. Università di Catania, 2024 (in corso di pubblicazione).
ISBN: 979-12-985257-3-3
Barone G., Bertino A., Fugazzotto M., Majorana S., Mendola A., Spironello M.Y., Opuscolo divulgativo - Il museo dei Saperi e delle Mirabilia Siciliane: i Fossili. Università di Catania, 2024 (in corso di pubblicazione).
ISBN: 979-12-985257-4-0
Barone G., Bertino A., Fugazzotto M., Majorana S., Mendola A., Spironello M.Y., Opuscolo divulgativo - Il museo dei Saperi e delle Mirabilia Siciliane: la flora e la fauna. Università di Catania, 2024 (in corso di pubblicazione).
ISBN: 979-12-985257-6-4
Barone G.; Spironello M.Y.; Fugazzotto M., Libro didattico per il Museo dei Saperi e delle Mirabilia siciliane - L’isola Lachea i Faraglioni dei Ciclopi. Università di Catania, 2024 (in corso di pubblicazione).
ISBN: 979-12-985257-7-1
Barone G.; Fugazzotto M.; Spironello M.Y.; Coccato A., Libro didattico per il Museo dei Saperi e delle Mirabilia siciliane - L’avventura dell’elefantino nano al Museo delle Mirabilia. Univesità di Catania, 2024 (in corso di pubblicazione).
ISBN: 979-12-985257-5-7-2