Italian Ministry Launches Project to Move 100 Masterpieces from Museum Storage to Small Museums
A new initiative has been launched by Rai Documentari in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Culture (MiC) to temporarily move 100 artworks from 14 prominent museums to smaller venues. This collection features pieces from institutions such as the Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Uffizi, Museo di Capodimonte, Museo di Brera, Galleria Borghese, Museo Archeologico di Ferrara, Museo Archeologico di Napoli, and Museo di Matera, which will be shared among 28 museums in 13 regions. The project, which aims to promote cultural heritage, adheres to the concept of "restituzione" and includes a documentary alongside "instant docs." Significant transfers involve works by Salvator Rosa and items from Caligula's ships, with the first 36 pieces anticipated by February. Minister Dario Franceschini highlighted its importance for alleviating congestion in major art cities.
Key facts
- 100 artworks from storage of 14 major Italian museums will be temporarily moved to small local museums.
- Project led by Italian Ministry of Culture (MiC) in collaboration with Rai Documentari.
- 28 museums, 13 regions, and 21 municipalities are involved.
- First transfer: two Salvator Rosa paintings from Museo Nazionale di Arte Antica to Matera starting December 12.
- Five Napoleonic-era looted works return to Galleria Nazionale delle Marche from Brera.
- Bronze beam from Caligula's ships (37-41 AD) returns to Galleria Nazionale delle Marche.
- Works from Museo Nazionale Romano go to Nemi's Museo delle Navi Romane.
- Marble torso 'Il Gladiatore che uccide un leone' from Ostia Antica goes to Villa Giustiniani.
- Cista Prenestina from Naples reaches Museo Archeologico di Palestrina.
- First 36 works to be delivered by February.
- Database of 3,652 works from over 90 state museums compiled since 2015.
- MiC and RAI to produce a 50-minute documentary and 13 instant docs.
- Minister Dario Franceschini cites Euphronios Krater precedent and Ferrara's return of two Garofalo works.
Entities
Artists
- Salvator Rosa
- Federico Barocci
- Baglione
- Simone Cantarini
- Garofalo
Institutions
- Ministero della Cultura
- Rai Documentari
- Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini
- Uffizi
- Museo di Capodimonte
- Museo di Brera
- Galleria Borghese
- Museo Archeologico di Ferrara
- Museo Archeologico di Napoli
- Museo di Matera
- Museo Nazionale di Arte Antica
- Galleria Nazionale delle Marche
- Museo Nazionale Romano
- Museo delle Navi Romane
- Parco Archeologico di Ostia Antica
- Museo Archeologico di Palestrina
- Direzione Generale Musei
- Villa Giulia
- Villa Giustiniani
Locations
- Italy
- Florence
- Ferrara
- Matera
- Nemi
- Civita Castellana
- Palestrina
- Oriolo Romano
- Cerveteri
- Rome