Minister of culture of Italy Dario Franceschini (Dario Franceschini) weighs the pros and cons of transporting the famous ancient bronzes of Riace in Calabria, in southern Italy, a thousand miles North, in Milan, which will host the world exhibition EXPO 2015. Two sculptures of Greek warriors 460-420 BC, caught in the 1970's diver-lover off the coast of Calabria, is considered one of the greatest archaeological finds of the twentieth century. According to many experts, the slightest movement can lead to the destruction of the statues — what can we say about such a long puteshestvie@

currently the statues of Riace are stored in the National Museum of Magna Grecia in Reggio di Calabria. In the 2010-2011 year, they have undergone a complex restoration in the public eye. Now a bronze sculpture placed in a room with climate control on special pedestals that minimizes any vibration from seismic shocks and TP@

Among those who would like to see a bronze Riace warriors at the EXPO in Milan — the President of the Lombardy region Roberto Maroni (Roberto Maroni) and art critic Vittorio Sgarbi (Vittorio Sgarbi). In a letter addressed to the Minister of culture they noted that the rumors of increased brittleness bronze warriors are greatly exaggerated. The authorities of Calabria doing this, according to Maroni and Sgarbi, in order to maintain its exclusive right to exhibit the Riace bronzes — tourists come to the region largely because of them. If Maroni Sgarbi and still be allowed to bring the sculptures in Milan, they promise to arrange them in the Italian pavilion of the exhibition in the best way or even build for the Riace bronzes, a separate pavilion. In return, the asylum promise to send to Calabria one third of the revenue from ticket sales, amounting to approximately 5 million euros. Given the chronic budget deficit of Calabria, this may be very kstati@

Minister of culture seems to have ordered the creation of a Commission of independent experts, which should decide whether it is appropriate to transport the sculptures or they should be left alone, despite the economic benefits of this PREDPRIYATIE@

the Representatives of the National Museum in Reggio di Calabria are sounding the alarm, they believe that the mere existence of such expert Commission means, what the state has already decided everything for yourself and it remained for the public odobrenje@

Material was prepared by Maria Onuchin, AI

Sources: artnet.com, artinvestment.ru