Machines for thinkimg and bodies to preserve. Exhibition proposal for the Venice National Archaelogical Museum

Abstract

The essay describes the first results of a biennial research project that focuses on the survey, digitization and restitution of the statues preserved at the Venice National Archaeological Museum. The focus is particularly on Roman copies of Greek originals that have undergone extensive restorations since the second half of the sixteenth century, in order to document their transformations in multimedia installations that guide the visitor in understanding and reading the works, with the aim of integrating them in a temporary exhibition and in the new museum set-up scheduled for 2022.