It
is stated that ordinary maintenance is the only means we have to
assure the conservation of our artistic heritage. This has been known
for a long time, and still has its supporters today, but it is often
difficult to put into practice although it should be effected
constantly in order to be effective and attain the objective of
keeping to a minimum more drastic interventions of restoration.Picking up on the agreement recently signed with the Istituzione Bologna Musei | Museo civico del Risorgimento, the Associazione Amici della Certosa is launching a project called "Il volontariato al servizio del patrimonio culturale della Certosa" (“Volunteers at the service of the Certosa’s cultural heritage”): three meetings for study and two practical experiences that will see four volunteers involved in simple cleaning operations of the Certosa’s monuments.
Two
restorers, Lucia Vanghi and Valentina Begliossi, will train willing
members of the Associazione Amici della Certosa for 2014. The
participants trained in this way will undertake some simple cleaning
and dusting of works selected by the Museo civico del Risorgimento,
in accordance with the Soprintendenza
per i beni architettonici, paesaggistici delle province di Bologna
Modena e Reggio Emilia - Commissione Artistica and Bologna Servizi
Cimiteriali.
The
preparatory meetings at the Museo del Risorgimento are also open to
non-members to give all the opportunity of acquiring information and
a grounding in the conservation of cultural assets. The meetings will
take place on Thursday 6th,
13th
and 23rd
February (Museo civico del Risorgimento - Piazza Carducci 5, Bologna) and Saturday 1st
and Sunday 16th
March (Certosa di Bologna - via della Certosa 18, Bologna).
Museo civico del Risorgimento di Bologna
Associazione Amici della Certosa di Bologna
