Carrara saves Abu Simbel, the courage and the challenge of the quarrymen 50 years after the UNESCO appeal.
In the 50th Anniversary of the appeal made by UNESCO to save the archaelogical site of Abu Simbel, Carrara wishes to remember all the sculptors, technicians and quarrymen who took part in this historical enterprise. From 1963 until 1968 the skilled workmen of Carrara were engaged in Egypt in a unique operation in human history, made possible by the application of the marble quarrying techniques. This art-exhibition outlines the salient stages of the recovery through the images of the international photographer Georg Gerster, through the ones provided by Unesco, by Impregilo and the participants’ families.