Italian art

With the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage marking the 40^th year since its inception and the inauguration of its then first minister Giovanni Spadolini, the 13^th Annual Conference of the Aspen Junior Fellows seized the opportunity afforded by the occasion to take stock of the current state of the cultural sector in Italy, focusing particularly on the balance to be struck between the preservation of artistic heritage and its exploitation to best advantage from an economic and social standpoint, as well as to articulate a vision for the sector’s future.