Minister of Culture, Media and Information Society Predrag Markovic and Italian Ambassador to Serbia Armando Varicchio opened yesterday the conservation laboratories at the Central Conservation Institute.

Providing equipment for the conservation laboratories is part of the strategic project of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Serbian Ministry of Culture “Support for the creation of Central Conservation Institute in Belgrade” financed by the Italian Government.

After the official opening Markovic and Varicchio awarded certificates to the experts from Serbia and southeastern Europe who attended eight specialist conservation courses.