Impressive MiBACT plan investing 600 million for earthquake prevention, suburban redevelopment and restoration

A full-bodied investment of 600 million euros (597,058,875 to be exact) is what the scientific committee of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism approved to kick off the earthquake-proof plan for the state museum heritage and a series of actions for the redevelopment of urban peripheries and the restoration of cultural assets reported by the territory.

The plan draws on the country’s Infrastructure Investment and Development Fund, established by the 2017 budget law. “The resources allocated today,” said Minister Dario Franceschini, "mark an important milestone with the first, major earthquake risk prevention plan for state museums and the securing of the national cultural heritage.

Several sites will be affected by the work. Among them: the Aqueduct of Acqui Terme, the National Archaeological Museum of the Marches in Ancona, the Early Christian Museum in Aquileia, the Bacci Chapel and the Casa Vasari Museum in Arezzo, the Cathedral of Bari, the Roman Theater in Benevento, the Cittadella dei Musei in Cagliari, the Farnese Palace in Caprarola, the Medici Villa in Cerreto Guidi, the walls of Città of Castello, the Cathedral of Cividale del Friuli, the National Gallery of Cosenza, the archaeological area of Capo Colonna in Crotone, the Sacro Monte of Domodossola, the Library of the Abbey of Farfa, the National Archaeological Museum of Florence, the Pitti Palace, the Museum of the Medici Chapels, the Boboli Gardens, and also the Royal Palace and the Cathedral of Genoa, the Castle of San Terenzo in the municipality of Lerici, the Cathedral of Mantua, the Pinacoteca di Brera, the Braidense National Library and the Abbey of Chiaravalle in Milan, the Medici Villa dell’Ambrogiana in Montelupo Fiorentino, Castel Sant’Elmo and the Capodimonte Museum in Naples, the Cathedral of Orvieto, the Cathedral, the Baptistery and the Basilica of Santa Giustina in Padua, the Charterhouse of Padula, the Church of San Giovanni in Parma, the National Gallery of Umbria in Perugia, the Royal Palace in Pisa, the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo and the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare in Classe in Ravenna, the Colosseum, Palazzo Barberini, GNAM, the Borghese Gallery, the Archaeological Parks of Ostia and Appia Antica in Rome, the Ducal Palace in Sassuolo, the Basilica of San Domenico in Siena, the monasteries of St. Benedict and St. Scholastica in Subiaco, the Chiablese Palace and the Royal Museums in Turin, the Miramare Park in Trieste, the Doge’s Palace, St. Mark’s Basilica, the Basilica dei Frari and the Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice, the monumental churches of Verona, the Teatro Olimpico complex in Vicenza, and the church of San Michele in Volterra.

A list of all sites with details of interventions and costs is Ph. Credit.

Impressive MiBACT plan investing 600 million for earthquake prevention, suburban redevelopment and restoration

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