With the project “Joining the shards. High museum staff training for the enhancement and narrative of European ceramic heritages affected by war and conflict ” the Faenza MIC was awarded the Erasmus Plus call for proposals funded by the European Union.
The Faenza museum-the creator and promoter, as well as the project leader-will involve five other international institutions in a two-year effort (December 2025-November 2027): the IFAC-CNR in Florence, the Porzellansammlung im Zwinger Museum – Staatliche Kunstsammlungen in Dresden, the Boleslawiec Museum of Ceramics, the War Childhood Museum Foundation in The Hague, and the Khanenko Museum in Kyiv.
“Joining the shards” in Italian “Unire i frammenti” was born with the original as well as necessary goal of focusing on new strategies for the conservation and restoration of ceramic collections affected by war events. At the same time, it sets out, in a forward-looking and ambitious way, to tell the story of this heritage, along with the history of museums and cultural institutions affected by the wars, highlighting their identity.
Each of them is part of a common history and the protagonist of a fundamental narrative, testifying to what the events of the war caused to individual countries, to people even before cultural heritages.
A founding part of the project will be training the skills of museum and cultural institution staff in restoration, the enhancement of damaged heritages and the preservation of memory. In parallel, new paths will be developed to tell the story of ceramic heritages affected by the war and in some cases recovered and promoted through special didactics dedicated to them.
The many activities including workshops, study days, technical and research experiments, and the production of manuals and documents on conservation, restoration and education of ceramic heritages involved in war events will underlie deep collaboration among the European partners.
“This project enhances one of the missions of our museum, which has always been engaged in the recovery of pieces damaged in the Second War, in the valorization and implementation of educational activities in the field of restoration. – comments Claudia Casali, director of MIC Faenza – This is a great opportunity to confront with European partners on sadly topical issues related to war damage to artistic heritages.”
Upskilling of museum operators for the valorization and narration of EU ceramic heritage impacted by war and conflict – code: 2025-1-IT01-KA220-VET-000362518
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