Wednesday,
October 18, 2006
The
ANNOTICO Report
RESTORATION: RUTELLI, "EUROPEAN
MANDATE" FOR ITALY
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia - (AGI)
On
behalf of the Italian Prime Minister's office
October
18, 2006
A real "European mandate" defining
This
is what Culture Minister Francesco Rutelli is about
to propose to the European Culture Ministers on November 13th, an announcement
made by Rutelli during the Roman conference for 65
years of the central restoration institute coinciding with the one hundredth
anniversary of the birth of his founder, Cesare Brandi.
"I
will ask European ministers in Brussels to acknowledge Italy not only for its
leading role in restoration work but in terms of a European mandate, a sort of
cultural diplomacy to coordinate European restoration projects all over the
world".
During
his speech the Minister several times praised the quality and leading role of
Italian restoration art recognised all around the
world. A work "carried out with passion, competence and rapid
intervention, a model of great modernity and efficiency.
The
results of the central institute are extraordinary in the definition of new
methods and the training of new qualified workers", he added. He
underlined his proposal of a "single coordination institute for
restoration, in which the lower taxes on investments in restoration works can
be of great help.
We
have thousands of small handicraft enterprises being world leaders; we must
help them to have a coordinated system in
"The
government is engaging in the protection of this Italian resource, not always
with sufficient financial support and reliability of instruments available. We
are fighting every minute for the protection of cultural interests in the
budget planning". (AGI) .
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