Historic Agreement between Italy and the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum

The Italian Ministry of Culture and the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum are now entering into a far-reaching, cultural cooperation agreement which will safeguard and reinforce the academic exchange of archaeological objects between the Italian cultural world and the museum in Copenhagen. The agreement will expand the existing parameters for the acquisition and presentation of knowledge of the ancient world. The agreement includes the restitution to Italy of a number of archaeological objects which have been part of the Glyptotek’s Collection of Antiquities since the 1970s. This restitution is only one element in an extensive cultural programme through which the Italian Ministry of Culture, by means of long-term loans of archaeological objects, offers the Glyptotek the opportunity to improve its already significant presentation of the ancient Italian cultural heritage. Furthermore, the agreement will strengthen the collaboration between archaeologists in the realisation of new forms of exhibition and scientific research projects.

Press release: http://www.glyptoteket.com/press-release/historic-agreement-between-italy-and-the-ny-carlsberg-glyptotek