restoration

Culture
by Carol King | Thu, 09/26/2013 - 06:00
Italian company Piacenti Spa, based in Prato, Tuscany, is to restore Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, reports the ‘Vatican Insider’. The Church of the…
Culture
by Carol King | Sat, 09/07/2013 - 06:30
Germany is providing €10 million and a team of experts to help rescue Pompeii from decline. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Pompeii has attracted adverse global…
Culture
by Carol King | Tue, 07/02/2013 - 09:25
Italian construction magnate Pietro Salini wants to donate €20 million to restore Pompeii. Reuters news agency reports that Salini wants to donate funds to…
Culture
by Carol King | Tue, 07/02/2013 - 06:03
The Swarovski Foundation announced it will restore the statue of St. George on top of the Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice. The statue crowns the…
Culture
by Carol King | Tue, 04/16/2013 - 13:48
Various parts of the Reggia della Venaria, Palace of Venaria in Venaria Reale, near Turin in Piedmont are now open to the public for the first time after…
Culture
by Carol King | Tue, 03/26/2013 - 06:42
Italian fashion house Fendi is donating €2.12 million to restore Rome’s historic Trevi Fountain.Famous as a location in Federico Fellini’s 1960 movie ‘La Dolce…
Culture
by Nicola Ferlei-Brown | Fri, 01/11/2013 - 05:25
Michelangelo’s David, wore a Missoni zig-zag bodysuit for a three month period in the meat packing district of New York, between 9th Avenue and 14th street,…
by Gabi Logan | Thu, 06/28/2012 - 06:46
After several stone leaves fell off the top frieze of the Trevi Fountain in Rome earlier this month, visitors and city residents raised concerns over the fate…
by Natalie Aldern | Tue, 12/06/2011 - 08:41
Venice's famed Bridge of Sighs has reopened in its original splendor after three years of restoration efforts.The notable bridge has been covered in…
Culture
by Natalie Aldern | Wed, 11/30/2011 - 03:13
The United Nations cultural agency has announced an agreement with the Italian government to preserve the archaeological site at Pompeii. Torrential rains last…