Protecting Historic Sites from High Water: The Immediate Response Fund at Work in Venice

Save Venice and the Italian Embassy co-present the panel discussion Protecting Historic Sites From High Water: The Immediate Response Fund at Work in Venice, on the impact of Save Venice's Immediate Response Fund in Venice since the floods of November 2019–the second worst in Venice’s history. Panelists include Christopher Apostle, Melissa Conn, Frederick Ilchman, and Xavier F. Salomon; with remarks from His Excellency Armando Varricchio, Ambassador of Italy to the United States. Recorded on September 17, 2020.

Acqua alta, or high water, presents an ongoing challenge to maintaining and protecting Venice’s historic sites and patrimony. Although acqua alta is an occasional phenomenon that the city expects, last November a series of extreme hide tides caused heartbreaking damage that necessitated quick action. Within days of the floods, Save Venice created the Immediate Response Fund to ensure a budget for artistic heritage relief and preventative conservation to safeguard the city's most vulnerable sites. Through the launch of the #AmericaLovesVenice campaign with the Italian Embassy, crucial dollars were raised for the fund, more than $700,000 from over 570 donors worldwide.

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