zaterdag 13 december 2014

After 30 years, Italian museum opens – and shuts

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Site was acquired in 1984 but funding struggles have delayed Altino National Archaeological Museum, which remains empty.The mayor was there, as was the regional governor. Once the speeches were over, drinks were served.There was nothing unusual about the opening on Friday of the new Altino National Archaeological Museum, in northern Italy. Except that the museum has taken 30 years to inaugurate, is empty, and it closed again immediately after the ceremony.“It’s been a story of disinterest, and vested interests,” said Maurizio Donadelli, who for several years as a local councillor has watched and chivvied as the museum edged its way towards completion.

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