Costs   REFLECTIONS PROTAGONISTS PREVIOUS RESTORATION DISCOVERIES DOCUMENTATION WHY AND WHEREFORE

The restoration of the Giotto frescoes in the Scrovegni Chapel, Padua, was financed by the Ministry for the Cultural and Art Heritage by means of funds raised through the "Gioco del Lotto" (three-year period 1998-2000) for an amount of 3.5 billion lire (3.0 net of taxes).
Of this sum, two billion were budgeted for the restoration project. The rest of the amount went towards communications and spreading information. This phase will come to an end with the major International Congress on "Giotto and the Scrovegni Chapel", to be held in Padua, November 21-23, 2002.
The funding includes the gathering, publication and distribution of the information and data relating to the restoration.

Funding was allocated as follows:

1. Restoration of wall paintings in the nave (Giotto)
2. Restoration of wall paintings and architectural decorations in the presbytery and apse (Giotto and other artists)
3. Restoration of painted panel depicting the Almighty (Giotto and his pupils)
4. Digital documentation gathered from various types of surveys (graphic, photographic, photogrammetric and filmed).
5. Website on the Chapel and its restoration
6. Databank on the Chapel and its restoration
7. Live presentation of restoration project and of work in progress (see Appointments)
8. Non-specialist publications (printed and in digital form): four booklets, and a brief Guide to the restored work
9. Specialist publications (printed and in digital form) relating to scientific surveys carried out, to the restoration project (already available on the website since June 20, 2001), to the restoration of the Chapel building and frescoes by Giotto and other artists
10. International Study Conference on Giotto (including publication of Proceedings)

By keeping to a tight budget, it was also possible to carry out the following work:

- renewed restoration of the three statues by Giovanni Pisano, restored by ICR in 1993
- restoration of Enrico Scrovegni's funeral monument
- restoration of the statue of Enrico Scrovegni at prayer
- restoration of the decorations, furnishings and fixtures in the Chapel

Administration

In addition to the overall project (see "why and wherefore"), the restoration was made possible by a protocol of understanding between the Ministry for the Cultural heritage and the Padua City Council, signed on May 31, 2000. Following this, the administrative documents were drawn up, and the main one, the technical specifications for the tender, is shown here.

· Protocol of understanding (RTF document)