According to the September 8, 2011 edition of Women’s Wear Daily, Brunello Cucinelli has pledged 1 million euros to help pay for the restoration of the Etruscan Arch (also known as the Arch of Augustus) in Perugia, Italy. It is not uncommon for European fashion and jewelry manufacturers to donate large sums of money for cultural heritage restoration projects. Besides Ralph Lauren which donated $10 million toward the conservation of the Star Spangled Banner and $3 for “Save America’s Treasures”, have any American design houses seen the value of supporting cultural heritage preservation?
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AIC Blog Archives: Conservators Converse
Former Blog of the American Institute for Conservation