Sunday 6 July 2008

'Working with Stonehenge is like rolling a rock uphill'

Interesting interview with Stephen Quinlan on his firm’s part in the long-running saga of English Heritage visitor centres at Stonehenge.

http://www.bdonline.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=3117308

Italy declares Pompeii a state of emergency

Italy declared a state of emergency at Pompeii:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/05/italy

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2008/07/05/pompeii-emergency.html

Privatising the management of the Valley of the Temples, Sicily

More discussion of privatising heritage management in Italy:

http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2008-07-03_103231149.html