(17 March 2016) Italian art conservation experts are in Argentina to take part in the 4th International Meeting on Preventive and Intervention Conservation in Museums, Archives and Libraries, scheduled at the Museo Histórico Nacional of Buenos Aires Cabildo. Organized in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of the city, the meeting is set up as two conferences held at the Salón Dorado de la Legislature Porteña. The first is scheduled for Monday, April 4, the second on Thursday April 7. The protagonists of the meetings are two Italian experts: Oriana Sartiani and Letizia Montalbano. The two will engage in a debate with the participating students, professionals and specialists engaged daily inn the preservation of cultural heritage in museums, libraries and archives. Oriana Sartiani, who graduated at the OPD of Florence, has a degree in Restoration and Preservation Technologies; she is currently Head of the Artworks Restoration Department at the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence, and has participated in the restoration of works by Vasari, Donatello, Mantegna, Caravaggio, also collaborating with international institutions. To her credit, there are numerous publications and articles on restoration. Letizia Montalbano is Head of the Conservation Department at the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence. (PO / red)
