At the end of March, Salvatore Ferragamo held a dinner gala for the grand opening of the “The Santa Ana: The last masterpiece of Da Vinci” exhibition at Paris’s Louvre Museum. The event was held on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at the Café Mollien located within the museum. Sixty select guests enjoyed an Italian dinner in this luxurious baroque café.
The evening started with an exclusive preview of Leonardo Da Vinci’s masterpiece which was restored under the authority of the curator, Vincent Delieuvin, and the restorer, Cinzia Pasquali. The night continued with a private visit of the rest of the museum.
The Ferragamo family was accompanied by Henri Loyrette, president of the Louvre, to admire the masterpieces displayed in the Denon Wing. A select number of celebrity and VIP guests including Hilary Swank, Carole Bouquet, Virginie Ledoyen, Dolores Chaplin, and Elisa Sednaoui also joined them.
Ferragamo decided to give the theme of “made in Italy” to the event in order to celebrate magnificent Italian artist. Floral arrangements consisting of red roses, ranunculus, anemones, and tulips were shipped to the Parisian museum directly from Italy. The dinner was prepared with typical products of Tuscany giving it its own touch of Italy.