The Cleveland Museum of Art is trying to ensure that an exhibition on ancient art from Sicily will take place as scheduled in September despite reports that Sicilian cultural authorities want to withdraw two masterpieces critical to the exhibition.

The exhibition, "Sicily: Art and Invention Between Greece and Rome", is the Cleveland museum's major fall show, and is scheduled to be on view from Sept. 29 to Jan. 5, 2014. It is currently on view at the Getty Villa in Malibu, Calif.
The New York Times reported late Friday that Sicilian cultural officials say that the two most important pieces in the show should not travel to Cleveland because their absence is hurting Sicily's tourism economy.

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Fonte: Il giornale Italiano Detroit