Tractor knocks down column of the 18th-century entrance to the Villa Pisani in Stra.

Accident yesterday at the Villa Pisani in Stra (Venice): a tractor hit, knocking down a column, the 18th-century entrance to the villa, home of the Villa Pisani National Museum (one of the most visited in the Veneto region) and famous above all for the fresco of the Glory of the Pisani family, a masterpiece by Giambattista Tiepolo. The villa was built beginning in 1721, and the entrance is contemporary with the early construction work.

The cause of the accident is currently unknown. The Cisl Funzione Pubblica union in Venice published a post on Facebook asking for clarity on what happened and stigmatizing the management of the museum “after that in the past months,” pointed out the secretary general of the Venetian union Massimo Grella, “several articles had highlighted the degradation of the wonderful park and closed rooms.”

“On the management of the security of the museum and the park, the Polo Museale del Veneto, which is in charge of the Villa,” Grella charged, “continues to appoint in important commissions people who are no longer in the roles of the Ministry, in total disregard of those present, certainly not in the public interest. We know that work is planned on the facilities in that museum, and we also know that there are officials, on duty, capable of handling any activity. How is it that we continue to rely on volunteers, assuming they are volunteers, on such a sensitive issue? Is it naiveté? Should we not explain that only the employee is bound by a bond of integrity, fairness and impartiality. Others do not have these bonds. If so, there begin to be many incomprehensible choices. To us this is unacceptable.”

Pictured is a photo of the incident circulated by Cisl Fp Venice.

Tractor knocks down column of the 18th-century entrance to the Villa Pisani in Stra.

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