conservation

September 14, 2015
Gianni Berengo Gardin’s series of photographs, “Monsters in Venice,” hauntingly captures the continuing confrontation between the tourist economy, as represented by huge cruise ships, and the protection of cultural patrimony.

November 11, 2014
Conserving Tullio Lombardo’s Adam: Time-Lapse | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

October 31, 2014
October 31 marks two important anniversaries for the Sistine Chapel in Rome.

October 2, 2014
Leonardo da Vinci ‘s Adoration has emerged from the conservation lab of Florence’s Opificio delle Pietre Dure, where it has been under investigation since December 2012.

September 26, 2014
On 26 September 1997, a series of earthquakes shook central Italy and caused part of the Basilica of Saint Francis at Assisi to collapse.

September 23, 2014
As reported by Ermanno Rivetti in the Art Newspaper , a surprisingly violent hailstorm and accompanying downpour has caused an estimated €1.5m worth of damage to museums and other historic buildings in Florence.

September 3, 2014
A new HVAC system is scheduled to go online at the Sistine Chapel in October 2014.

September 1, 2014
A cycle of medieval frescoes not seen in centuries is now open to the public.

August 9, 2014
In memoriam: David Rosand, 1938-2014.

August 9, 2014
The fight to stop large cruise ships from entering the Venetian lagoon ramped up in late July 2014 with calls from museum professionals and celebrities to ban “grandi navi” (large ships) from Venice.