Gaetano Filangieri prince of Satriano

Napoli 1824-1892

Nephew of the renowned 18th Century jurist and politician, was founder and
chairman of the A.I.M and the Museo civico Filangieri, which hosts the
collections that he donated in 1883 to the city of Naples.
The main idea that links the two museums is the organization of a modern expositive
system with didactic finalities especially related to the applied arts and industry.
This project were intended to rescue the ex Bourbon capital from the
the economic marginalisation which followed Italy's unification and relaunch it under a
new economic and political profile.
The prince was mainly a collector, but he made his collections accessible to the public and
contributed to the cultural evolution and growth of artists and craftsmen.
He helped to relaunch the great neapolitan tradition of applied arts.