The J. Paul Getty Museum will be expanding its partnerships with various
regions in Italy through a
long-term cultural collaboration with Sicily.
The accord will involve object conservation, earthquake protection of
collections and exhibitions. Currently, the Getty has partnerships with the
Museo Archeologico Nazionale in Florence and the
Museo Archeologico Nazionale in Naples.
The new collaborations are the result of a 2007 agreement between the Getty and
the Italian ministry of culture. As part of that accord, the Getty agreed to
transfer 40 disputed works of art back to Italy. Italy and the Getty also agreed to
a ‘broad cultural collaboration’ that would include loans of significant art
works, joint exhibitions and other endeavours. Among the initiatives in the United States is a new Getty exhibition, to be
held in Malibu in 2013, that will explore Sicily during the
Classical and Hellenistic periods.
