Wednesday, April 21 2010 16:53
INGO-ARMENIA insures pictures of Italian painter Anselmo Francesconi
ArmInfo. INGO ARMENIA Insurance Company has insured pictures of the Italian painter Anselmo Francesconi on a topic of the Armenian Genocide, to be exhibited in the National Gallery on April 25, 2010. According to the company, insurance to the total sum of over 600,000 Euro is provided by the insurer free-of-charge.
According to international requirements, as well as in line with Armenian legislation, cultural values must be insured for the period of carriage. However, in view of the growing interest by private collectors and their not always authorized actions on acquisition of exhibits, the "nail to nail" insurance becomes popular in the world, i.e. insurance coverage is provided to the museum pieces for the whole period of exhibition, including transportation and exhibition.
According to Nora Davtyan, Deputy Head of Cultural Heritage and Cultural Values Department of Armenia, necessity of insuring museum pieces for the period of exhibition has ripened long since. "Regular cases of stealing from national museums indicate the necessity of strengthening the security system and resorting to services of insurers, especially taking into account a priceless collection of historical cultural values", the expert said.
INGO ARMENIA Director Levon Altunyan also emphasized the importance of cooperation of insurance companies and Ministry of Culture which contribute to enhancement of the level of trust by foreign exhibition centers and stimulate interest to Armenia. He added that the Company has been insuring museum pieces and other cultural values on nail to nail insurance programme since 2009. Ministry of Culture and National Gallery have a great experience of work with local insurers. Cooperation with INGO ARMENIA started in 2004. In 2009, on the proposal of Ministry of Culture, INGO ARMENIA appeared a sponsor having allocated 3.6 mln drams for reconstruction of Tatev monastery's door.
To note, 18 pictures of Italian artist Anselmo Francesconi will be presented at the exhibition dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. According to the preliminary data, the pictures will remain in Armenia in the Armenian Genocide Museum.
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