The Italian satellites become ‘guardian angels’ of the national cultural heritage: the Ministry of Culture (MIC) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) have in fact signed an agreement for the joint and coordinated implementation of activities and programs concerning the detection and sharing of data on cultural heritage, as part of the Real Estate Monitoring […]
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Regions: Molise, Council of Ministers challenges two laws
(ANSA) – CAMPOBASSO, JUL 23 – The Council of Ministers, on the proposal of the Minister for Regional Affairs and Autonomies, Mariastella Gelmini, challenged the law 7/2022 of the Molise Region ‘Provisions related to the budget maneuver 2022-2024 in matters of income and expenditure. Amendments and additions to regional laws’. The appeal, “since certain provisions […]
Restored ancient wooden crucifix of the Ragusa cathedral
(ANSA) – RAGUSA, 02 JUL – It had been placed decades ago in the chapter house. But no one thought that he was hiding such a relevant artistic secret. It is the ancient wooden crucifix of the Cathedral of San Giovanni Battista in Ragusa which will be presented on Monday at 8 pm in the […]
Caput Mundi, 335 interventions for Rome and territory
(ANSA) – ROME, June 28 – The conservative restoration, consolidation and enhancement of the Aurelian and Servian Walls, the Ara Coeli insula and the Claudius aqueduct, among others; the redevelopment of the public spaces of the former Testaccio slaughterhouse; ; the protection and restoration of the archaeological areas of Gabii and Crustumerium; the enhancement of […]
Ukraine: Unesco, over 150 cultural sites destroyed
(ANSA) – PARIS, June 23 – Over 150 cultural sites have been partially or completely destroyed in 4 months of war in Ukraine, according to what UNESCO, the United Nations Organization for Science, Education and the culture. “According to the checks carried out by the experts – reads a Unesco statement – 152 cultural sites […]
Ligabue painting stolen in ’91, two suspects for receiving stolen goods
(ANSA) – AOSTA, MAY 27 – There are two suspects for receiving stolen goods by the Aosta prosecutor after the seizure of a painting by Antonio Ligabue, which was stolen in 1991 in a villa in Boretto (Reggio Emilia) and with an estimated value of 250-300 thousand euros. ‘Self-portrait with scarecrow’ was noted in an […]
France: former director of the Louvre Jean-Luc Martinez investigated
(ANSA) – PARIS, MAY 26 – Judicial troubles for the former president of the Louvre Museum, Jean-Luc Martinez. The former head of the Parisian museum was entered in the register of suspects for “money laundering and complicity of organized gang fraud”. The investigation opened by the French justice concerns a suspected trafficking in antiquities from […]
Gros-Pietro, from Intesa investments and art for Southern growth
(ANSA) – NAPLES, MAY 20 – “Intesa Sanpaolo starts from the investments that make it the largest bank in the South, both for account holders’ deposits and for loans on the market”. This was stated by Gian Maria Gros-Pietro, president of Intesa Sanpaolo, in Naples for the inauguration of the Gallerie d’Italia at the headquarters […]
Ukraine: Kiev, 166 cultural sites destroyed or damaged
(ANSA) – ROME, APRIL 11 – To date, the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture and Information Policies has documented 166 destroyed or damaged cultural sites. This was stated by the Minister of Culture Oleksandr Tkachenko, according to reports from Ukrinform. “We currently keep official records on the ministry’s website. These are 166 cultural heritage sites that […]
‘The right thing’, ANSA podcast in collaboration with the Arma
The stories and voices of those who guarantee our safety every day. Whoever hunts fugitives has the right intuition to solve a crime and who, in the most isolated territories, is the outpost and garrison of the state. It is called ‘The right thing’ and it is the new podcast series of ANSA in collaboration […]