Venice in Peril Fund
| Formation | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Sir Ashley Clarke |
| Type | NGO |
| Legal status | Charity |
| Purpose | Art and architecture conservation |
Region | Venice |
Chairman | Guy Elliott |
| Website | Official website  |
Formerly called | Art & Archives Rescue Fund (AARF) |
Venice in Peril Fund CIO is a British
History
Art & Archives Rescue Fund (1967–1971)
The predecessor to the Venice in Peril Fund was the Art & Archives Rescue Fund (AARF), which was created as the British response to the 1966 Venice flood. Sir Ashley Clarke, former British Ambassador to Rome and at that time chairman of the British Italian Society, was asked to chair a committee to raise funds to help rescue artworks and buildings in Venice and Florence, which had also flooded. Besides Clarke, the trustees were Sir Kenneth Clarke, the Earl of Drogheda, Sir Frank Francis, Lionel Robbins and A. W. Tuke. The AARF continued its conservation work until it was reconstituted as the Venice in Peril Fund in 1971.
Venice in Peril Fund
In 1971, UNESCO appealed to its member states to collaborate in helping to save the entirety of Venice. In response, Clarke re-founded the AARF as the Venice in Peril Fund. He set up a board of trustees whose stated objective was to help save and maintain the world-famous artistic and architectural treasures of Venice. John Julius, Viscount Norwich, joined as Chairman the same year,[4] with Clarke serving as the Vice Chair.[5]
Under the chairmanship of John Julius Norwich, who was supported by the efforts of trustees such as Clarke,
To boost the funding efforts in 1977,
The Twenty-First Century
In 2003 Venice in Peril Fund organised a ‘state of knowledge’ conference on the lagoon of Venice, with the collaboration of Churchill College, Cambridge and Corila. The aim of the project was to gather together the work of scholars and experts in a cross-disciplinary effort to exchange knowledge and assess the challenges facing Venice and its lagoon. This resulted in two books, both commissioned by Venice in Peril. A scholarly and technical volume, Flooding and Environmental Challenges for Venice and its Lagoons: State of Knowledge, was published in 2005 by Cambridge University Press,[11] and a more accessible book, The Science of Saving Venice, was published in 2004.[12] In 2009, another book commissioned by Venice in Peril was published: The Venice Report, Demography, Tourism, Financing and Change of Use of Buildings.[13]
In 2011, during the Venice Biennale, Venice in Peril mounted an exhibition of photographs of Venice by prominent photographers, including Candida Höfer, to raise awareness and funds. It was entitled Real Venice and received critical acclaim.[14]
2019 Flood
In November 2019, Venice suffered its
By Venice in Peril's 50th anniversary in 2021, the Fund had completed over 75 conservation and restoration projects in Venice. The work continues, with recent major projects including the conservation of Canova's memorial in the Frari church and the Iconostasis in Torcello Cathedral in memory of John Julius Norwich. Venice in Peril's representatives continue to draw attention to the evolving challenges facing the city.[15]
Guy Elliott took up the post of Chair in April 2022 and Anthony Roberts became Vice Chair.
Major Projects
- 2022: Monument to Canova in the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari
- 2021: Trinity Wellhead in Archivio di Stato di Venezia, formerly part of the Frari, with sculpture by Cabianca (50th Anniversary Appeal)
- 2020: Flood Appeals for San Nicolò dei Mendicoli, St George's Church, and the Gallerie dell'Accademia (the Tablino and the Palladio Staircase)
- 2019: Iconostasis in Torcello Cathedral (in memory of John Julius Norwich, and in collaboration with Save Venice Inc.)
- 2013: Plaster casts of two lions by Canova, in the Gallerie dell'Accademia
- 2013: Capella Zen and three stone reliefs within Basilica San Marco
- 1999-2005: Cappella Emiliani
- 1996: Conversion of a vernacular house for public housing in San Giobbe
- 1995-6: Sculpture of a merchant, 'The Fourth Moro,' on the facade of the house of Tintoretto (in memory of Sir Ashley Clarke)
- 1977-85: Mosaics in Torcello Cathedral (with 10 other Committees)
- 1976-9: Porta della Carta, the entrance to the Palazzo Ducale
- 1972-80: Restoration of structure and art works in the Church of San Niccolò dei Mendicoli
- 1972-4: Loggetta of San Marco's Campanile
- 1969-70: Structural restoration of the Church of Madonna dell'Orto
List of Chairs
- 1967-1971: Sir Ashley Clarke
- 1971-1999: John Julius Norwich (Viscount Norwich)
- 1999-2012: the Hon. Anna Somers Cocks OBE
- 2013-2022: Jonathan Keates FRSL
- 2022–present: Guy Elliott
See also
References
- ^ "Venice in Peril Fund, registered charity no. 1186770". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
- ^ "Internship Bursary". Venice in Peril. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Venice in Peril Fund, The International Private Committees". Comprive.org. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- JSTOR 41372390. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ Norwich, John Julius (25 Jan 1994). "Obituary: Sir Ashley Clarke". The Independent. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ Jebb, Louis. "Obituary: Nathalie Brooke". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ISBN 9780470901113. Retrieved 4 August 2022.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ "Pizza Express". Venice in Peril Fund. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019.
- ^ "The Veneziana Fund". PWW Solicitors. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ISBN 0-521-84046-5. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ISBN 88-422-1310-1. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ISBN 9780956343901. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "That Sinking Feeling". Financial Times.
- ^ Somers Cocks, Anna. "Venice is Still Doomed". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 4 August 2022.