From acknowledgement to valorisation: the experience of Piazza Navona 62 between study, project and
building site
Between 2006 and 2010, the École
Française de Rome
launched a campaign of archeological excavations
at its headquarters in Piazza Navona during the renovation of the building. This investigation brought
to light Roman structures already known and mentioned in “Stadium Domitiani” by A. M. Colini, but
also unknown structures and information of considerable interest for urban history. The peculiarity
and uniqueness of these remains prompted the management of the École to assign these spaces to the
musealization.
The restoration and enhancement project incorporates the studies carried out in those years
at the School of Specialization in Restoration of Monuments directed by Giovanni Carbonara.
The preliminary studies already carried out in terms of a direct reading of the monument, comparisons
with other similar sites in the
Piazza, as well as lighting and museographic aspects, provide the tools for
knowledge and recognition of the heritage’s value, the basis for subsequent conservation and valorisation
choices.
