Petition in support of ICR

I would like to bring to your notice a petition in support of the
Istituto Centrale per il Restauro (recently renamed Istituto
Superiore per la Conservazione ed il Restauro) threatened by a
precipitous eviction of its historical premises.

The ICR <URL:http://www.iscr.beniculturali.it> was founded in 1939,
based on a project developed by Giulio Carlo Argan and Cesare
Brandi, to ensure that restoration and conservation activities would
be carried out on a scientific basis and to unify conservation
methods applied to works of art and archaeological artefacts, Cesare
Brandi was its first director and the author of the first "Theory of
Restoration", a fundamental text for conservators throughout the
world, now translated into numerous languages, In the 70 years of
its activity, the Instituto has played a major role in the
international field of conservation and has influenced schools and
conservation programs in many countries, The recent eviction and
consequential abrupt transfer of the Institute to inadequate
premises will compromise its role and existence, and will seriously
damage the structure of Italian Cultural Heritage.

For these reasons, please read and sign the petition at

    <URL:http://www.gopetition.com/online/33441.html>
    (Italian and English text)

Paola Iazurlo
Conservator, Laboratory of the contemporary art materials
Istituto Superiore per la Conservazione e il Restauro (former ICR)
Rome, Italy


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