Terremoto “com’era e dov’era”? Bruno Zanardi In recent years the central part of Italy has been shocked by several earthquakes. Notwithstanding these repeated seisms, the lacks of Italian cultural heritage protection system appear undeniable, especially in case of natural disasters. Among other problems, a general catalogue of Italian cultural heritage is still missing and many…

La sismologia storica:terremoti, monumentie memoria delle comunitàIntervista a Viviana Castelli, Romano Camassie Giancarlo Monachesi(Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) Annamaria Ducci The knowledge of the seismic history of a country is essential for the protection of its environment and cultural heritage. For this reason we considered important to publish a short interview to three researchers…

Per una nuova cultura della sicurezza.Dalla prevenzione all’emergenza:quale ruolo per gli istituti museali Tiziana Maffei The dramatic situation affecting Central Italy, struck by a series of major earthquakes, has exposed once again our country’s vulnerability. Many museums have been badly damaged, their collections removed and cultural activities cancelled. Italy needs a deeper risk consciousness in…

Per Floriana SvizzerettoNarni 1957 – Amatrice 2016 Lucinia Speciale On the night of the 24th August 2016 Floriana Svizzeretto was killed by the collapse of her house in Amatrice. Director of the civic museum “Cola dell’Amatrice” (2002-2013), Floriana was a rigorous and brilliant art historian. After her early studies on Venetian art, Floriana developed an…

Norcia e i suoi musei:“un pezzo della nostra anima” Maria Angela Turchetti Claudia Bottini The earthquakes of 24th August and of 26/30 October 2016 interrupted a valuable project for the touristic and cultural reality of Norcia, the assembly of municipal museums in the fortified palace of La Castellina, in the main square of the town….

I monumenti e le opere d’artedella Valnerina tra gli interventidel passato e gli interrogativiper il futuro Giordana Benazzi Unfortunately, earthquakes are recurrent. Where they happen more frequently, such as in the Italian regions struck in the past months, effective methods of intervention on monumental buildings and artworks, regulated by rules and corroborated by experience, are…

“La Passione degli Umbri” Maria Rita Silvestrelli The day of the earthquake, the 30th October 2016, was a sunny and warm autumn day. The smash, heard from far away, opened up deep wounds in Norcia, the town where “you can breathe the air of civilization” (Guido Piovene). Long sections of the city walls have collapsed,…

La faglia dei pittori Romano Cordella The earthquake in Norcia of 30th October 2016 has been called ‘white’ for not causing victims despite its incredible violence, nonetheless it was the most powerful of all those that preceded it over the last three centuries. The author reflects on the cultural and artistic production of Valnerina, a…

Ricordi.La chiesa di San Salvatore a Campie il suo allestimento medievale Alessandro Delpriori The church of San Salvatore in Campi collapsed on the evening of the 26th October 2016, due to the violent earthquakes which struck Umbria and Marche. The interior of San Salvatore was an extraordinary document for the study of original medieval church…

Orgoglio di VissoCronaca breve di una settimananelle Marche ferite Alessandro Marchi The text traces a short itinerary in the area struck by the 24th, 26th and 30th October earthquakes, in particular in Visso and Castelsantangelo sul Nera, in the Marche region. The author has actively participated in the operations to secure mobile works of art…