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Mnajdra grant sees light of day…at
last
By
Kurt Sansone
A report, carried by MaltaToday two weeks ago that a $50,000 grant
for the restoration of Mnajdra temples had not been spent because
the National Museum of Archaeology did not produce an acceptable
plan, seems to have kickstarted the authorities into action.
The New York-based
World Monuments Fund, which had set aside the grant in 1998, informed
MaltaToday, that very recently they received a satisfactory report
from the Museums Department.
Martha Flach,
Manager of New Media and Public Affairs of the World Monuments
Fund said the report includes measures designed to address the
damage caused by recent vandalism.
She expressed
her hope that the grant will soon be funding much-needed conservation
work, while explaining that grants given by the WMF have strict
reporting requirements.
The Mnajdra
temples are listed as one of the WMF’s top 100 endangered
sites. The Fund identifies rain, salt, vibrations from nearby
quarries and visitors as the major culprits for the damage being
done to the temple.
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