Współczesne tendencje w zakresie ingerencji konserwatorskiej we Włoszech

The article is devoted to present tendencies in the field of conservation interference in Italy. In the post-war period and in the 1950s the approach of Italian architects towards conservation intervention went along the following three lines: 1) the preservation of monuments in their present condition, 2) the reconstruction of the structures, 3) the construction of new forms but referring to the old ones. The 1964 Charter of Venice extended the notion of historic monument, which affected conservation procedure. The including of urban settings meant not only the protection of individual valuable structures but also of the entire environment and of more modest works. In cases where only some small parts of structures have been preserved they are inserted in a way that makes it possible for them to stand out. With such an approach to the conservation of monuments of architecture a choice of proper materials is of big significance. The author gives examples of the use of cement in conservation. In its publication from 1981 and 1984 the Italian Technical and Economic Cement Association has pointed out that cement used in conservation should be specially prepared for that purpose. New materials, other than those used originally, are also employed in conservation. As an example the author mentions the theatre of Eraclea Minca (Aprigento). Of particular importance is the use of new materials for the display of structures (the just mentioned theatre of Eraclea Minca and the Etruscan National Museum of Villa Giulio in Rome). Conservation is the undertaking which should not change the original image of historic structures. If intervention is necessary, new solutions cannot predominate and all necessary additions should be easily discernible.

Z języka angielskiego tłumaczyła Irena Korowacka