Cultural heritage - Finestre sull'Arte

Heritage at risk: ministry deploys ICRI but Sicily sinks in emergencies

In a measure signed by Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli, the Central Institute for Cultural Heritage Risk Management (ICRI), incardinated into the Department of Protection (DIT), was created. The garrison serves to give an ordinary structure to the ...
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Garisenda, Ministry warns Bologna municipality: monitoring data missing

The Ministry of Culture is preparing to send a formal warning to the City of Bologna over the management of the Garisenda Tower. At the center of the institutional clash is the failure to transmit monitoring data and technical documentation regarding...
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Saving the Tower of Azzano (Cremona): case reaches Parliament to prevent collapse

The extremely precarious condition of the Azzano Tower, located in the municipality of Torlino Vimercati (Cremona, Italy), is of increasing concern. The building, an asset of considerable historical and artistic significance dating back to medieval t...
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Ministry, central institute for cultural heritage risk management established

The Ministry of Culture has founded a new institute: it is theCentral Institute for Cultural Heritage Risk Management (the acronym is ICRI), designed to structurally strengthen the state's ability to prevent, monitor and deal with the risks facing It...
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Trevi Fountain to charge from January: Rome could cash in on tourists

As of January 7, tourists visiting the Trevi Fountain in Rome may have to pay an entrance fee of two euros (on the subject read the opinions of: Federico Giannini, Roberto Guiggiani, Vittorio Sgarbi and Isabella Ruggiero). Access for Roman residents,...
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When heritage becomes location: the case of Santa Maria Alemanna

A Halloween party in a listed medieval building. It happened in Messina, in theformer church of Santa Maria Alemanna, and the episode has sparked a heated debate on the management of cultural assets granted for private use. The Heritage for Rent init...
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Florence National Library: the operational program for 2026

The National Central Library of Florence has released its operating program for 2026, outlining a detailed picture of interventions, acquisitions and cultural initiatives. The presentation was made by Director Elisabetta Sciarra, who outlined the Ins...
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Italy and Kazakhstan sign agreement to preserve cultural heritage

In Astana (capital of Kazakhstan), a new agreement marks an important step in cultural cooperation between Italy and Kazakhstan. TheCentral Institute for Restoration (ICR) of the Ministry of Culture of the Italian Republicandthe National Museum of th...
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