The Diocesan Office for Ecclesiastical Cultural Heritage of Pisa, in collaboration with the Opera della Primaziale Pisana, presents the restoration of the processional cross of the church of San Giovanni Battista di Asciano, carried out by the Opificio delle Pietre Dure of Florence.

The presentation will be held on Tuesday 21 June 2022, at 5 p.m., at the Auditorium of the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo. The event will be held in the presence of the Archbishop of Pisa, Monsignor Giovanni Paolo Benotto, and Marco Collareta of the University of Pisa, Riccardo Gennaioli and Paolo Belluzzo for the Opificio delle Pietre Dure will speak. On the same occasion, it will be possible to admire the restored cross in the renovated setting of the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo. To participate in the presentation on 21 June, please confirm by writing to the email address: bce@diocesidipisa.it.

The cross will remain on display at the Museo dell'Opera from 21st June to 26th September 2022, courtesy of the Opera della Primaziale Pisana, which has taken care of the installation.