WWII posters found behind Rome shop windows to be preserved elsewhere

World War II posters discovered during the renovation of a shoe shop in central Rome have been removed from the building facade and will be preserved elsewhere. The posters were found behind the external display cases of the shop at 292 Via Cola di Rienzo, a major commercial street in the Prati district near the Vatican. They contain public notices issued during the bombing of Rome and political propaganda messages, and despite being hidden for decades, they are in fair condition. In a social media post, Rome's Municipio I (the central district where the street is located) stated that the posters were removed with the collaboration of the Central Institute for the Pathology of Archives and Books, which is under the General Directorate of Archives and thus the Ministry of Culture. The plan is to eventually display them in the Mercato dell'Unità, located a few hundred meters away and also undergoing renovation.