The filming in Italy of “The art of war”, a bridge with Ukraine for peace, is underway

Why, in the event of war, is destroying and plundering works of art one of the first objectives of the invading armies?

What does it mean to eliminate the culture of a nation, with the second aim of canceling its memory and annihilating its essence?

These are some of the questions at the heart of the documentary “The art of war”, an

in collaboration with

which will be broadcast one year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

 The documentary by

and

will be shot between Ukraine and Italy, to follow the work of those who, in the aftermath of the Russian invasion in Ukraine, are working to secure the works of art and have already left the filming at Palazzo Venezia and at the Vittoriano, in Rome, and at the Abbey of Montecassino and at the Egyptian Museum in Turin. 

who, with his words, will be the spokesperson for the glimmer of hope that has always been accompanied by art,

guiding the viewer on this journey .

And then art critics, museum directors and volunteer restorers convinced, even at the risk of their own lives, that art is a form of catharsis and salvation for mankind.

Sharing her thoughts on the duty to

there are:

restorer who, together with some Ukrainian restorers who are guests at the Egyptian Museum, is working to save history and memory of the country through Chief Onlus;

director of the Egyptian Museum of Turin; 

, director of the Vittoriano in Rome and Palazzo Venezia;

, art historian;

director of the Contemporary Art Collection of the Vatican Museums. 

In Ukraine, the testimonies of, among others,

, director of the Ivankiv museum, were collected;

director of the Maidan Museum and 

Director General of the Ukrainian Institute.

By creating a bridge between Ukraine and Italy,

launches a precise message:

The works of art are not only objects full of beauty as an end in themselves but symbolize

, pursuing the desire to safeguard the priceless heritage. of which we are custodians.