La scuola sulla pelle. I gessi dell’Accademia Carrara e alcune riflessioni sulla loro conservazione, tra estetica e storia

The paper opens with an examination of the collection of plaster casts held at the Accademia Carrara, originating from the art school that once formed an integral part of the institution, now functioning as a museum. Within the framework of the research project dedicated to the reassessment and conservation of this segment of the collection, a series of questions emerges concerning the most appropriate restoration methodologies. These revolve around the attempt to negotiate a balance between preserving the material traces resulting from the casts’ historical use as pedagogical tools and fulfilling the demands associated with their contemporary museological display.