Rome's city council is looking at
ways to involve more private sponsors in the upkeep of its
cultural heritage sites due to declining public funds, a council
planning document for 2016-2018 showed on Tuesday.
The authority is searching for sponsors at both the
national and international level, with a particular focus on the
U.S. market, the document showed. It would use the funding for
restoration work and project financing.
"Due to the decline in economic resources destined for the
care and conservation of cultural assets, new ways of involving
private capital to support the promotion of Rome's cultural
heritage are being studied," the document said.
The Rome council also wants to collaborate with non-profit
associations on culture promotion projects and to organise shows
and performances in public squares and monuments, the document
showed.
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