cultural patrimony

October 27, 2013
Tina Lepri and Ermanno Rivetti report in The Art Newspaper that Naples’s Girolamini church complex is now under the management of the Italian Cultural Minister after thousands of manuscripts and other artifacts were stolen by the now-jailed former director of the library.

October 27, 2013
Anna Somers Cocks asks in the Art Newspaper : “Who’s in Charge of Venice?” and argues that changes must be made to save La Serenissima.

October 9, 2013
Cruise tourism lands Venice on the World Monuments Fund’s ‘watch list,’ which includes cultural sites in Syria and Mali at risk from military attacks.

September 1, 2013
Martin Bailey reports in The Art Newspaper that Unesco has warned Italy that Pompeii will be placed on its “World Heritage in Danger” list unless immediate action is taken to halt degradation and preserve the site.

August 9, 2013
Tina Lepri and Ermanno Rivetti report in the Art Newspaper that Italian police have recovered more than 500 stolen artifacts, estimated to be worth around €2m and intended for the black market.