Vatican Museums restorers save artworks in Italy’s
earthquake zones
(Vatican Radio) Five restorers from the Vatican
Museums are working to salvage works of art in churches and towns damaged in
recent earthquakes in central Italy: that, according to Barbara Jatta, the
Museums’ new director who takes up her post on January 1. At a press
conference Friday, Jatta said most are working in Umbria, between Norcia and
Spoleto.
The Vatican Museums’ first woman director said some 20 of
the institution’s 65 experts have offered to collaborate with local
municipal arts departments to secure fresco cycles and important works buried
under the rubble. The Vatican newspaper, Osservatore Romano, reports that
many of the works will be brought to the Museums’ restoration labs to be
cleaned and repaired.
Jatta added that the Museums are also supporting the quake
zones’ economies by purchasing local food products for their catering services.
Though access to the damaged areas is challenging amid
continuous tremors, the Vatican restorers have already inspected 25 churches
and 6 fresco cycles. 25 important but injured works of art have been
recovered.
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