Overview

The International Private Committees for the Safeguarding of Venice, which are federated into an Association, comprise 26 non-profit organisations from 11 countries (7 of which members of the European Union and 4 being non-EU countries), whose primary objective is to promote and finance the restoration of Venice's artistic heritage. In addition, they exercise constant vigilance over this heritage and over Venice's urban and natural heritage, intervening both directly and through the international media against potentially damaging initiatives. Finally, they grant scholarships and subsidise scientific activities in the field of restoration and carry out promotional activities to raise funds. Since 1966, the restorations they have promoted and financed have enabled them to carry out more than 1,000 interventions on the city’s historical and artistic heritage for a sum of approximately 300 million euros as of 2021.