Mose works, rejoice Venice's Civic Museums: it's a historic event

Images of St. Mark’s Square remaining dry today in Venice despite the predicted flood of 135 centimeters made the city rejoice: the Mose, the system of mechanical barriers operated today for the first time to counter the tide, worked. It took 17 years (construction of the Experimental Electromechanical Module actually started in 2003), but in the end the result was greeted with great optimism, starting with those working in the cultural heritage sector, since the Mose could be the ultimate solution to safeguard the city’s artistic heritage.

The Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia is among the first to comment on the event. “It is a historic event,” comments President Mariacristina Gribaudi, “something that had never been seen and that has eased the pain of this wonderful city. The museum heritage that suffered so much from the acqua granda was not even lapped, it was a real joy to see despite the forecasts the Glass Museum open its doors to visitors for the first time in history as if on an ordinary day, scheduled visits from out of town arrive at the Museum of Natural History without boots, visitors in the halls of Ca’ Pesaro, in our International Gallery of Modern Art that reopened not even a month ago after being closed due precisely to high water. At this moment we have a great need to look forward, thanks to the Mose today we have regained the necessary and vital confidence.”

“For the first time in the history of Venice,” Gabriella Belli, director of the museums, echoes her, “its most precious monuments are safe, and for us it is a great emotion, after having suffered and suffered every year to see our heritage so fragile scarred by the tides. A moving, fantastic event, wonderful news for the world of art and culture and for this city, which holds a unique heritage in the world that we have a duty to preserve even, indeed especially, when concentrated in such a delicate area. Great news for Venice and for everyone.”

Mose works, rejoice Venice's Civic Museums: it's a historic event

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