Through detailed archival research, the curators of the Civic Museums of Udine have reconstructed the provenance of the funeral carriage which has belonged to the Municipality of Udine since 1931 and is preserved in the Museo Etnografico del Friuli's storage. Most likely it is the same carriage that, on 2 July 1914, transported the body of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Habsburg during the historic homage that the city of Trieste paid to the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne in the turmoil that paved the way to the outbreak of the First World War. The management of the Civic Museums of Udine hopes that the carriage can soon be restored with the contribution of some patrons.

On Tuesday, 31 January 2023, we began work on rearranging the room in the Galleria D'arte Antica (Castle Museums) dedicated to Tiepolo.

Until the work is completed, rooms 9 and 10 will be closed to the public.

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