US EditionConservatives and Restaurateurs Ask that the Debate on Sijena's Paintings Be Technical and Not Political
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More than a hundred conservation and restoration professionals have been involved in the issue of Sijena's mural paintings. Through a manifesto, entitled 'The heritage is not a flag', they show their concern about the treatment that this case is receiving and demand a serene debate based on technical and scientific criteria, away from political, media or partisan pressures.The manifesto points out that, while they fully respect judicial decision…
They demand that technicians be able to work with "independence" and denounce a "demagogic overreaction" by governments in the transfer of works from the MNAC
Around 150 conservators from all over Spain have signed the manifesto “Heritage is not a flag”, in which they express their concern about the treatment of the case of the paintings of the Monastery of Sixena. Beyond the court ruling, which they say they respect, they point out that this situation raises ethical and professional questions that directly affect their profession. “We are aware that cultural heritage is an essential tool in the const…
Three weeks after the Supreme Court handed down a ruling obliging the MNAC to restore the ancient murals of the thirteenth century to the monastery of Sijena, more than 150 specialists in the field of heritage conservation and restoration have decided to enter into the debate in order, through a manifesto, to demand that political leaders refrain from meddling in an issue that, they consider, “must be addressed only from the technical and scient…
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