Su alcuni celebri restauri,il Marco Aurelio Giovanni Urbani In this essay, Giovanni Urbani discusses the restoration of the bronze equestrian statue representing the Roman emperor Marco Aurelio, located in Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome. His strong opposition to the removal of the statue was based on the convinction that with a due prevention, the original…

Strategia di un disastro Giovanni Urbani In this essay, Giovanni Urbani discusses the restoration of the bronze equestrian statue representing the Roman emperor Marco Aurelio, located in Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome. His strong opposition to the removal of the statue was based on the convinction that with a due prevention, the original bronze could…

Restauro, conservazionee tutela del patrimonio artistico.Conversazione tra Giovanni Urbanie Bruno Zanardi Giovanni Urbani Bruno Zanardi In this dialogue with Bruno Zanardi, Giovanni Urbani discusses his plans for a serious action for the restoration and preservation of cultural heritage. In criticizing the choices of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage, he stresses the necessity of a…

Firenze restaura Cesare Brandi First published in «il Corriere della Sera» in 1972, this text is Giovanni Urbani’s review of the famous Florentine exhibition Firenze restaura. Brandi took the occasion to discuss the improvement of restoration techniques after the 1966 Arno flood in Florence.

La tutela e la storia dell’arte.Conversazione tra Bruno Zanardie Federico Zeri Bruno Zanardi Federico Zeri Bruno Zanardi’s dialogue with Federico Zeri, one of the most important connoisseurs of the twentieth century, is a brief but clear outline of the history of art history in Italy from Adolfo Venturi to Roberto Longhi up to its state…

Arte. Un patrimonio senza difesa Giuliano Briganti In this article, first published in «La Repubblica» in 1984, Giuliano Briganti describes the damages of the earthquake that shocked Umbria in 1984 and points out the lack of preventive measures.

Patrimonio artistico e territorio.Conversazione tra Bruno Zanardie Bruno Toscano Bruno Toscano In this interview, Bruno Toscano puts in relationship the Italian territory, natural landscape and cultural heritage with the whole administrative system of cultural heritage protection (Ministero dei Beni Culturali and Soprintendenze). Furthermore, Toscano discusses the quality of restoration courses in Italian universities.

Incontro-dibattito sul Piano pilota per la conservazione programmata dei beni culturali in Umbria proposto dal Ministero per i Beni Culturali e Ambientali – Istituto Centrale del Restauro. Regione dell’UmbriaGiunta RegionaleDipartimento per i servizi sociali

Proposte per la riforma della leggee degli organi di tutela Giovanni Urbani At the beginning of the 1980s Giovanni Urbani was asked by Italia Nostra to revise the main Italian law for the protection of cultural heritage (L. 1089/1939). This is the draft elaborated by Giovanni Urbani, suggesting a deep reform not only of the…

La legge di tutelae il Ministero dei Beni Culturali.Conversazione tra Bruno Zanardi eMassimo Severo Giannini Bruno ZanardiMassimo Severo Giannini Bruno Zanardi interviews Massimo Severo Giannini, one of the most important expert of the legislation of cultural heritage in Italy. In this dialogue, Giannini recalls all his efforts to reform the 1089/1939 law for the protection…