[identity profile] miss-emelia.livejournal.com 2010-11-09 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Well crap. That sucks. We were just there.

I've always been amazed at Italian museums. No climate control, open windows, dusty, under-labeled items. Even the Vatican, which clearly has the money to do better, leaves the Vatican Museum as a hot and humid mess throughout the summer. The damage to the artwork is just piling up. But it's just not a priority there.

[identity profile] anam-moon.livejournal.com 2010-11-10 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
Italy isn't the only one at fault when it comes to letting art/historical sites deteriorate. I've heard the Lascaux Paleolithic cave paintings have suffered a lot of damage, too.