Sgarbi on museum closures: ridiculous assumption, museums are essential public services

Harsh intervention by art historian Vittorio Sgarbi against the closure of museums, the measure under consideration by the Council of Ministers, announced last night by the Minister of Cultural Heritage Dario Franceschini and reiterated this morning by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in his speech to the Chamber of Deputies to illustrate the new measures, and which in all likelihood will be included, valid for the entire national territory, in the new dpcm being prepared.

Sgarbi intervened on the issue with a video posted on his Facebook page: “’That in Italy museums, places of culture, libraries, and archives become essential public services to which even the levels of essential services, such as transportation and hospitals, are applied, is really a positive civilizational achievement.’ these words, which are particularly effective today, are from Minister Franceschini, who must withdraw, lest he be denounced, either by a parliamentary question, or by the judiciary, or by the Constitutional Court, his ridiculous hypothesis of closing museums. It contradicts a law he wanted and voted for by Parliament. It is time to end it! You cannot go on like fascists against the Constitution and against the laws.”

“You heard Franceschini’s comment,” Sgarbi added. “How is it possible that these peaceniks who brag about a law that they make do not remember it when they have to close museums, theaters, in cinemas, but particularly museums? Museums are essential assets, because what museums give is food for the spirit. So don’t close transportation, don’t close hospitals, you can’t close museums. Franceschini you are outlawed! Count you are outlawed! Shame on you! It is essential that we act in the name of the law because these fascists stop taking away rights with laws made by them, that is why it is important to mobilize, because this achievement was hailed by him first as an innovation. Of course, it makes sense: museums provide essential goods. How then to close them? We just opened the Ligabue exhibition in your Ferrara, you didn’t come to open it because of that, dear Franceschini, and already you were meditating on closing museums. How dare you? Shame on you!”

Sgarbi on museum closures: ridiculous assumption, museums are essential public services

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