Agreement of Collaboration Hermitage-Lecce
Cooperation Protocol between the State Hermitage Museum, Ermitage Italy, the Museum “Sigismondo Castromediano” of Lecce and the Provincial Administration of Lecce
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Ermitage Italyand the Museum “Sigismondo Castromediano” of Lecce and the Provincial Administration of Lecce have concluded an Agreement of Collaboration regarding the conditions for the preparation and realization of a cooperation programme of scientific and cultural initiatives and researches. The programme presents, among its aims, following projects and enterprises:
a. internships and exchange of experiences among scientific collaborators and specialists in the fields of the history of art, cultural heritage, conservation and restoration, museology, history and culture, museography and with the possible participation of collaborators from other museums and scientific organizations of the Region Apulia;
b. scientific conferences, seminars, round tables (and publishing of the respective Acts) on problems of history of art and culture, museology, conservation and restoration, organization and realization of programmes of study;
c. special collaboration initiatives in the field of the Baroque which can lead the Hermitage Museum and Hermitage Italia toa collaboration with the International Centre of Studies on the Baroque located in Lecce;
d. setting up of exhibitions which will be the result of joint research and that can be destined both to the Hermitage and the Museum Sigismondo Castromediano;
e. availability in Lecce of guest-rooms that can accomodate on prior agreement with Hermitage Italia and the State Hermitage Museum the researchers and internship trainees;
f. special programmes to widen the teaching methodology and museology particularly connected with the study for children and young people.