 The sculpture is now property of the Government of the Marche Region and it stands today at Palazzo Ciccolini University of Macerata , while the plaster model is permanently placed at the main entrance of the Consulate General of Italy in Shanghai, China.In 2013 Finishing Performance of the original model in plaster of Matteo Ricci sculpture at the Italian Centre, former Italy Pavilion of Shanghai World EXPO 2010, Shanghai (China)

Cimarelli has been a visiting scholar at Wimbledon College of Art in London, England, and King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.He has lectured internationally at universities including