Museo dell'Arte Salvata Opens in Rome to Display Recovered Artworks
In Rome, the Museo dell'Arte Salvata has been inaugurated at the Baths of Diocletian, part of the Museo Nazionale Romano. This museum serves as a temporary refuge for artworks saved from theft and disasters, awaiting their return to original locations. The first exhibition showcases recently retrieved archaeological items from the Carabinieri TPC, featuring artifacts repatriated from the U.S. between December 2021 and June 2022, which date back to the 7th to 4th centuries BCE. This display will be open until October 15, 2022, after which the pieces will be distributed to various museums. Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschini highlighted the necessity of safeguarding cultural heritage, while Carabinieri TPC Commander Roberto Riccardi mentioned that over three million cultural assets have been recovered since 1969.
Key facts
- Museo dell'Arte Salvata opened in Rome within the Museo Nazionale Romano at the Aula Ottagona of the Baths of Diocletian.
- The museum serves as a transit space for artworks recovered from theft, illicit trafficking, neglect, and disasters.
- Inaugural exhibition features archaeological pieces repatriated from the United States between December 2021 and June 2022.
- Artifacts date from 7th to 4th centuries BCE, from southern Etruria and Lazio.
- Exhibition runs until October 15, 2022.
- After the exhibition, works will be distributed to the Museo Nazionale Romano, Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto, and Museo Nazionale Archeologico Cerite.
- Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschini inaugurated the museum.
- Carabinieri TPC has recovered over three million cultural assets since 1969.
Entities
Institutions
- Museo dell'Arte Salvata
- Museo Nazionale Romano
- Aula Ottagona
- Baths of Diocletian
- Comando Carabinieri Tutela Patrimonio Culturale (Carabinieri TPC)
- Istituto Centrale per il Restauro (ICR)
- Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto
- Museo Nazionale Archeologico Cerite
- Parco archeologico di Cerveteri e Tarquinia
- Direzione generale archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio
- Artribune
- Planetario
- Terme di Diocleziano
- Comando Carabinieri per la Tutela del Patrimonio Culturale (TPC)
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Stazione Termini
- United States
- Etruria
- Lazio
- Cerveteri
- Crustumerium
- Taranto
- Tarquinia
- Via Romita 8
- Piazza Giovanni Agnelli
- Europe
- Syria
- Iraq
- Egypt