RESEARCH ARTICLE

The “narrative sincerity” in museums, architectural and archaeological restoration of Franco Minissi

  • Beatrice A. Vivion
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  • Department of Architectural History, Survey and Conservation, ‘Sapienza’ University of Rome, Rome 00185, Italy

Received date: 02 Jul 2014

Accepted date: 05 Jun 2015

Published date: 30 Sep 2015

Copyright

2014 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Abstract

The Italian historiography of the architecture of the second half of the Twentieth century has not given due weight to the dialectic qualities of work of Franco Minissi on ancient structures. He became known for the debate on the use of innovative materials in archaeological sites and not for the extent of his contributions. The world do not know his museums, Italian and not, his many conservation and restoration projects, his archaeological parks, redevelopments of historic centres, new buildings, interior design projects, shops and exhibitions.

A reading of his museological works alongside of his experiments on archaeological sites, can help highlight the conceptual congruence with which Minissi tried to meet the needs of the present and the preservation of antiquities, as a dialogue with the past, of refined sensibility and intended to a reversibility respectful of preexistence. This places him among the key figures of the origins of the critical restoration, as an inspiration that continues to offer fruitful ideas to the new generations.

Cite this article

Beatrice A. Vivion . The “narrative sincerity” in museums, architectural and archaeological restoration of Franco Minissi[J]. Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2015 , 4(3) : 202 -211 . DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2015.06.002

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