Istituto per l'Arte e il Restauro

DM 53: Some explanations about the Milleproroghe Decree
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
We following publish some explanations by the CNA about the Milleproroghe Decree and the connected targeted goals. ...continues»

DM 53/09: Acknowledgement of the restoration works made until the date of 30th July 2009
Thursday, February 25, 2010
In the Milleproroghe Decree which is currently in discussion at the Italian Camera dei Deputati, the Minister Bondi accepted the proposal launched by the various Italian committees in the recent past months. In particular all the restoration works made until the date of 30th July 2009 will be accepted as part of the requested preliminary documentation. ...continues»

Our students are currently working at the restoration of three sculptures in Palazzo Vecchio
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
On 16th February started the school-site of restoration of the marble sculpture allocated in Palazzo Vecchio “La Civiltà Toscana” by Pio Fedi (1861), one of the best Florentine sculptures of the 19th century. This restoration project is part of a series of events which the city of Florence is going to organize in order to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Italian Republic birth (1861-2011) and the role of Florence as Capital of Italy (1865-1871). ...continues»

The restart of the restoration works of Incisa
Sunday, February 07, 2010
On the 2nd March 2010 the laboratory of restoration of paintings of Incisa Valdarno, located in the cloister of the church of Vivaio, will be reopened. Our students will carry on their restoration works on the three large scale paintings of the church. ...continues»

The publication of “The Florentine Architecture ” edited by Palazzo Spinelli
Saturday, February 06, 2010
The book “The Florentine Architecture, houses and buildings in the Santa Croce area” by Claudio Paolini, was just published by the Association Palazzo Spinelli No Profit, with the contribution of the Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze and the sponsoring of the publishing house Paideia Firenze. ...continues»

Palazzo Spinelli in a project financed by Regione Basilicata
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
The Regione Basilicata approved the formative project “New digital technologies applied to Cultural, Archaeological and Monumental Heritage”, filed by Pragma Group in partnership with Artedata, University of Florence, CNR Ibam. ...continues»

A new publication by Ezio Martuscelli on Restoration of Plastic Artworks
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
A new publication by Ezio Martuscelli, expert in Chemistry of Restoration and researcher of the CNR, on Restoration of Plastic Artworks will be published in the coming month of March. ...continues»

A technical table in Florence for the changes at the DM 53
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
On the 26th January 2010, in the Sala degli Otto in Palazzo Vecchio, was established a technical table with the main aim to discuss about the changes of the Ministerial Decree 182 and 53 regarding the qualification exams and the work of restorer. The table was strongly supported by Florence deputy Major Dario Nardella, whose sensitivity about cultural heritage and conservation problems is very well known and it can be surely considered a good help for the safe and the evaluation of the work of restorer which in Florence involves more than 1000 citizens, the higher concentration of restorer of the entire world. ...continues»

The annual evaluation audit for the Quality System Certification ISO9001
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
The annual evaluation audit regarding the Quality System ISO9001, was concluded on the January 25th by the delegate of CSQ. The Institute Director, Ester Calabrò attended to the audit. The Institute passed the audit and no shortfalls were recorded. ...continues»

New mission in Croatia
Monday, January 11, 2010
From the 11 to 23 January 2010 some of our lecturers will be hosted in Dubrovnik to follow the students enrolled at the local university restoration courses. ...continues»

DM53: The Province motion against the Decree
Thursday, December 31, 2009
We following publish the press release of the 18 December and the motion filed on the 31 December 2009 by the Province of Florence for the changes of the new regulations and the acknowledgement of the restorer qualification. This motion follows that one filed by the Regione Toscana on the 10 November 2009. ...continues»

Taverna: the Management of the School of Restoration entrusted to Palazzo Spinelli
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Last 30th November 2009, with the act no. 54, the City Counsel of Taverna, with a unanimous vote, approved the agreement which entrusted to our partner Associazione Palazzo Spinelli No Profit the management of the School of Restoration of paintings and wooden and gilt polychrome artefacts. (Area A2). ...continues»

Merry Festive Season
Monday, December 21, 2009
The President and the Direction wish to all our lecturers, our students and to the many Institute friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The coming year 2010 is the 34th anniversary of the Institute creation. ...continues»

Opening of the “sala della biga di Castro
Monday, December 21, 2009
Last Saturday 19th Ischia di Castro saw the final episode of the first edition of the “Festival dell’antica città di Castro” designed by Palazzo Spinelli No Profit and promoted with the local municipality thanks to the Fondazione Carivit funds. ...continues»

DM 53: DEADLINE OFFICIALLY POSTPONED TO THE 30 APRIL 2010
Monday, December 21, 2009
The Ministry officially informs that the terms for the presentation of the Admission forms for the Restorer Qualification Exams was postponed to the 30th April 2010 and the deadline for the presentation of the professional certifications was postponed to the 31st July 2010. See the CNA letter. ...continues»

DM 53:THE RESULT OF THE CLAIM FILED TO THE TAR
Thursday, December 17, 2009
We following publish the CNA communication regarding the claim filed to TAR of the Lazio which was discussed yesterday 17th December 2009. ...continues»

DM 53: THE DEADLINE POSTPONED
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Today, the 15th December 2009, on the homepage of the website of the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage you can find the following information: ...continues»

DM 53: THE CHANGING OF THE DEADLINE FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE ADMISSION FORMS
Friday, December 11, 2009
We following publish the text of the Minister communication which postpones the deadline of the presentation of the qualification exams admission forms. We are very glad of this decision because all the people involved in this issue are working very hard in this Christmas time! ...continues»

DM 53: WAITING FOR THE CLAIM FILED TO THE TAR OF THE LAZIO
Thursday, December 10, 2009
We following publish the note of the CNA, addressed to Tuscany restorers, which confirms that the discussion of the CAN claim by the TAR of the Lazio is scheduled for Wednesday 16th December. ...continues»

DM 53: MOTION TO THE PARLIAMENT AND INTERVIEW WITH CNA
Thursday, December 03, 2009
We willingly publish the motion filed to the Italian Parliament and the interview with Sergio Silvestrini, General Secretary of CNA.
On this occasion, we inform our students that starting from the next week, in spite of the great work to do, we will start the issue of the certifications requested as in the Ministerial Decree 53/89. The secretariat will directly contact each of the applicant before the delivery of the certifications. ...continues»

THE ISSUE, FREE OF CHARGE, OF THE SPECIAL CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY THE DM 53
Friday, November 27, 2009
The Institute, due to the current difficult situation, in order to help its ex students, established not to ask any contribution for the issue of the certification requested by MD 53, covering itself the expenses connected with the administration and the employment of administrative staff in the work of reconstruction of students past educational history. ...continues»

THE NEW DOCUMENTS no. 41, 98, 118, ON Ministerial Decree no. 53
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Today were published another two official documents, registered with the numbers 98 and 118. These new communications have the main goal to clarify the position of conservators who work with public institutions. ...continues»

DM 53: Requests Of Suspensions are Growing Up
Friday, November 20, 2009
Our Institute entrusted from the beginning all the actions made by the various sector organizations in order to suspend the ministerial decree created in order to solve in few months thirty years of problems. We hope there will be a suspension which could help many institutions in better preparing the historical certifications for our graduated students. We following publish the last CNA communication, which includes a complain filed to the Italian Parliament. ...continues»

The beginning of the ancient city of Castro Festival
Thursday, November 19, 2009
From 21st November to 19th December 2009, the City of Ischia di Castro, in collaboration with the Istituto per l’Arte e il Restauro Palazzo Spinelli of Florence, and with the patronage of Fondazione CARIVIT and of Regione Lazio, organize a series of meetings in order to celebrate the 360th anniversary of the distruption of the farnesiana capital. ...continues»

DM 53 – IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR STUDENTS GRADUATED ON 1990
Thursday, November 19, 2009
We noticed that some Certificates of Attendance referring to the Biennial courses, issued on the year 1990 has an uncorrect number of hours. ...continues»

DM 53 – IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR STUDENTS GRADUATED ON 1991
Thursday, November 19, 2009
We noticed that some Certificates of Attendance referring to the Biennial courses, issued on the year 1991 has an uncorrect number of hours. ...continues»

The new simplified regulations for the aknoledgement of courses 2010-2012
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
With the Decree no DD 3679 of 6th November 2009, the Province of Florence fixed new regulations in the field of the request of aknoledgement of courses. The Institute will soon publish its formative offer for the years 2010-2012. ...continues»

The issue of the requested certifications as in the DM 53/09
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
The Direction informs the students who obtained at our Institute their restoration Diploma which, due to the complexity of the historical researches of the documents, the issue of the requested certifications will be done from the 1st to the 10th of the coming month of December 2009. ...continues»

A great thanks to our collaborators who has given their help in the Florence Fair 2009
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
The Direction thanks all the teachers, their assistants and all the students who has given their help for the success of the Institute participation to the Florence Art and Restoration Fair.
First of all to the students who has performed the restoration practical demonstrations in the stands labs: Patricia Maria Arrue Elorza, Paolo Cicchetti, Felicitas Pagano, Joyce Terreni for restoration of ceramic; Kougea Odetti, Roberta Paci, Emmanouil Tzigkounakis e Chen Yu-Chun for restoration of paintings. ...continues»

A very good balance for the first edition of the Florence Art and Restoration Fair
Sunday, November 01, 2009
A true “Florentine success” for the Florence Art and Restoration Fair, which was closed yesterday evening the 31st October, at 6,30 a.m.; the fair had more than 15.000 visitors during the three opening days. All the cultural events registered the maximum participation in terms of public and experts. Great appreciation came from the various authorities who crowded the Fair venues and from the 130 exhibitors and the 350 speakers and experts. Great satisfaction for this extraordinary success, was expressed by the organizers and by the members of the Technical and Scientific Committee. ...continues»

Fifty restorers from Slovenia visited our Institute
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Yesterday, 30th October 2009, on occasion of the Florence Art and Restoration Fair, 50 restorers and technicians coming from various city of Slovenia, visited our laboratories of Palazzo Ridolfi. ...continues»

The second opening day of the Florence Art and Restoration Fair
Saturday, October 31, 2009
A great success in terms of critic and public for all the conference and the technical meetings programmed during the second day of the Florence Art and Restoration Fair. The organizers and the exhibitors expressed a great satisfation for this important result. ...continues»

Brief history of the course of restoration of paintings
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Introduction
Since1978 technicians and teachers of our Institute, with the collaboration of students made a great number of practical internships of restoration. All the interventions of restoration were made in strictly connection with the competent Superintendence Head Offices as for example the Superintendence of: Ancona, Arezzo, Bari and Foggia, Bologna, Chieti, Cosenza, Ferrara, Forlì-Cesena Ravenna, Rimini, Florence, Pistoia and Prato, Genova, L’Aquila, Lucca, Napoli, Padova, Palermo, Pescara, Pisa and Livorno, Reggio Calabria, Roma, Siena and Grosseto, Trento, Trieste, Venezia, Viterbo. ...continues»

Brief history of the course of restoration of books and paper
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Introduction
Since1978 technicians and teachers of our Institute, with the collaboration of students made a great number of practical internships of restoration. All the interventions of restoration were made in strictly connection with the competent Superintendence Head Offices as for example the Superintendence of: Ancona, Arezzo, Bari and Foggia, Bologna, Chieti, Cosenza, Ferrara, Forlì-Cesena Ravenna, Rimini, Florence, Pistoia and Prato, Genova, L’Aquila, Lucca, Napoli, Padova, Palermo, Pescara, Pisa and Livorno, Reggio Calabria, Roma, Siena and Grosseto, Trento, Trieste, Venezia, Viterbo. ...continues»

Brief history of the course of restoration and study of archaeological finds
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Introduction
Since1978 technicians and teachers of our Institute, with the collaboration of students made a great number of practical internships of restoration. All the interventions of restoration were made in strictly connection with the competent Superintendence Head Offices as for example the Superintendence of: Ancona, Arezzo, Bari and Foggia, Bologna, Chieti, Cosenza, Ferrara, Forlì-Cesena Ravenna, Rimini, Florence, Pistoia and Prato, Genova, L’Aquila, Lucca, Napoli, Padova, Palermo, Pescara, Pisa and Livorno, Reggio Calabria, Roma, Siena and Grosseto, Trento, Trieste, Venezia, Viterbo. ...continues»

Brief history of the course of restoration of frescoes and mural paintings
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Introduction
Since1978 technicians and teachers of our Institute, with the collaboration of students made a great number of practical internships of restoration. All the interventions of restoration were made in strictly connection with the competent Superintendence Head Offices as for example the Superintendence of: Ancona, Arezzo, Bari and Foggia, Bologna, Chieti, Cosenza, Ferrara, Forlì-Cesena Ravenna, Rimini, Florence, Pistoia and Prato, Genova, L’Aquila, Lucca, Napoli, Padova, Palermo, Pescara, Pisa and Livorno, Reggio Calabria, Roma, Siena and Grosseto, Trento, Trieste, Venezia, Viterbo. ...continues»

The opening of the International Florence Art and Restoration Fair
Friday, October 30, 2009
Yesterday the 29th October 2009, with the attendance of many Florentine authorities, took place the opening ceremony of the International Florence Art and Restoration Fair. All the members of the technical and scientific committee took part to the ceremony. The speakers focused on the great importance of the event and the cultural value of the technical meetings and of the Fair conferences for the city of Florence. ...continues»

The programme IESA at our Institute
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Thanks to the agreement between Palazzo Spinelli, IESA of Paris, Museum Horta of Brussel and Museum Wallace Collection of London, fifteen students were admitted yesterday to the firs technical session of the programme. ...continues»

International Florence Art and Restoration Fair, free entrance for our students
Monday, October 26, 2009
Thanks to an agreement between the Institute and the Direction of the fair, all the students enrolled to one of our academic courses can be admitted, free of charge, to the cultural events programmed on 29th 30th and 31st October 2009. ...continues»

Information on the Institute Degree Courses at our Stand at Florence Fair
Monday, October 26, 2009
From 29th to 31st October at the stand no. 64-65-66 all the interested people can receive more information on the Institute application for the Ministerial acknowledgement as High Vocational Institute authorised for the issue of the Five Year Restoration Degree. ...continues»