Italian art is the protagonist of Art Talks, a series of meetings and dialogues on the masterworks exhibited in the Italy Pavilion and the Holy See Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka.
The synergy between the two countries was represented by the presence of Barbara Jatta, the director of the Vatican Museums, who spoke about the long journey that brought Caravaggio's masterpiece The Deposition to Osaka.
Andrea Lembo, the auxiliary bishop of Tokyo, and Italy's Consul General in Osaka Filippo Manara were with her.
"Pope Francis has asked us to be an open house, Pope Leo XIV asks us to create bridges, and it's what we wanted to do with the Dicastery for Evangelization, with Mons.
(Rino) Fisichella, who is responsible for the Holy See Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, together with the Vatican Museums", stated Jatta.
