The Venice Blog

On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the November 04, 1966 flood, which did not only destroy numerous works of art in Florence, but also led to a severe damages in Venice, the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti organized a encounter entitled 1966-2006 - Memorie dell’alluvione, which took place at Palazzo Franchetti on October 24. Mayor Massimo Cacciari was not seen. The Venetian section of Italia Nostra issued the text “La lenta agonia di Venezia” by Indro Montanelli.
Despite the concise and informative lectures of Lady Frances Clarke (Venice in Peril) on the work of the private committees for the safeguarding of Venice, and professor Francesco Valcanover, former head of the Soprintendenza and contemporary witness, the event could not fully satisfy. While three old documentaries where shown, virtually no relationship to current problems was established.