From 1 October to 8 November 2026 the Diocesan Museum of Brescia presents Father Costantino Ruggeri. Sister Light, exhibition dedicated to the figure and artistic research of Fr. Costantino Ruggeri, Franciscan friar and protagonist of the renewal of 20th-century sacred art.

At the centre of the exhibition is a artistic stained glass by Fr. Costantino Ruggeri, accompanied by works and materials that allow a deeper insight into her creative process and the particular relationship between light, colour, art and spirituality.

Light represents one of the central elements of Ruggeri's research. Through the colour and transparency of his stained glass windows, it becomes true artistic matter, capable of transforming the perception of space and directly engaging the visitor.

Sister Light Thus, it proposes a path through one of the most recognizable aspects of the work of Fr. Costantino Ruggeri, in which stained glass, painting, architecture and sacred space they come together, giving rise to a personal and immediately recognizable language.

Opening

Thursday, October 1, 2026, 18:00

Speakers:

Mauro Salvatore
Director of the Brescia Diocesan Museum

Maria Antonietta Crippa
Full professor of History of Architecture at the Polytechnic of Milan and expert in ecclesiastical architecture

Luigi Leoni
President of the Brother Sun Foundation

Enzo Capoferri
President of the Association of Friends of Father Costantino

Afterwards, visit the exhibition and a French aperitif.

The exhibition can be visited from 1st October to 8th November 2026.

Brescia Diocesan Museum
Via Gasparo da Salò, 13
25122 Brescia