Restorations - Finestre sull'Arte

Ferrara, the reopening of the Palazzina di Marfisa d'Este: yet another powerful moment in Italian restoration

The magnificent Ferrara is being renewed yet again. In the cycle of an exciting energy of recovery and revitalization of its fascinating monuments, it now falls to the jewel of the Palazzina di Marfisa to take the honor of the chronicle and to realig...
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Restoration of the facade of Turin's Gran Madre di Dio begins, Milan-based ONE sponsors

Work has officially begun in Turin on the restoration of the main facade of the Church of the Great Mother of God, one of the landmarks of the Piedmontese capital. The intervention will be entirely sponsored by ONE srl, a Milan-based company active i...
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Monumental canopy of the basilica of Sant'Anna in Santa Flavia in Palermo restored

Work has been completed on the restoration of the monumental canopy of the Soluntine basilica of Sant'Anna in Santa Flavia, in the province of Palermo. The artifact, an imposing wooden structure built at the end of the 18th century, was the subject o...
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Restoration of the Pietro Canonica Museum's Samurai armor in Villa Borghese concluded.

TheJapanese armor kept at the Pietro Canonica Museum in Villa Borghese, Rome, is once again on public view in its entirety. The work, which can be dated between the last quarter of the 17th century and the mid-19th century, is back on display after a...
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Fiesole, Beato Angelico's Crucifixion returns to view after major restoration

After a long and delicate conservation operation, Beato Angelico 's Crucifixion is finally back on view in the Convent of San Domenico in Fiesole (Florence). The work, of extraordinary artistic and spiritual importance, underwent a maintenance restor...
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Royal Palace of Caserta, restoration of the Diruto Temple and the House of Swans kicks off

Restoration work has begun at the Royal Palace of Caserta on the Temple of Diruto and the House of Swans, two symbolic architectures of the Vanvitellian complex's English Garden. The project, overseen by the Autonomous Museum Directorate of the Minis...
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Caravaggio, monitoring campaign begins on Contarelli Chapel masterpieces

Operations to monitor the state of conservation of the three famous Caravaggio canvases in the Contarelli Chapel inside the church of San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome have begun. TheCentral Institute for Restoration (ICR) in Rome announced this today t...
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Three American institutes have developed a new adhesive for restorations

Good news for conservators: the Getty, New York University (NYU), and The University of Akron (UA) today announced the development of a new , safer and more sustainable formulation of an adhesive substance used by conservators worldwide for the struc...
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