Dal restauro alla conservazione. Terza mostra internazionale del restauro monumentale (Reggio Calabria 26 settembre 2008). Vol. 2

Two volumes document over than 400 panels displayed in the exhibition. More than forty years after the previous exhibition (1964) organised in Palazzo Grassi in Venice, in the occasion of which the worldwide known Chart of Restoration was written, this exhibition aims at being a fruitful observatory on restoration practices, thus contributing to the challenging task to document the progress (institutional, professional and formative/educational) made worldwide in the restoration discipline. It provides direct comparisons of initiatives and experiences born from the same need (preserving and valorising a common heritage) and however solved through different methods and strategies. Reflecting an itinerant exhibition in progress, the catalogue is articulated in two volumes.
The fi rst volume presents in f rst place a tribute to the protagonists of the 1964's Venice Charter (Roberto Pane, Piero Gazzola, Piero Sanpaolesi, Guglielmo de Angelis d'Ossat). It then provides an overview on main international experiences in European and extra-European countries. The second volume is entirely dedicated, through case studies, to the restoration methodologies and technics adopted in Italy, illustrating the Superintendencies, the Universities, the districts and the local authorities' initiatives and strategies.