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Aragón Seeks Enforcement of Supreme Court Order with Seven-Month Sijena Murals Return Plan

A Huesca judge is set to decide compliance deadlines as Aragón seeks to secure the murals’ safe return under a seven-month plan.

Aspecto de la sala donde el MNAC expone las pinturas murales de la sala capitular de Sijena en una imagen de archivo
La sala capitular del cenobio aragonés, en su estado actual, recibe visitas
Estado actual de la sala capitular del Real Monasterio de Santa María de Sijena, en Villanueva de Sijena, provincia de Huesca
Las pinturas murales de Sijena tal y como están expuestas en las salas 16 y 17 del MNAC

Overview

  • Aragón filed for forced execution on June 27 to compel MNAC to hand over 43 fresco fragments, proposing €5,000 daily fines and warning of disobedience charges against its leadership.
  • On June 28 the regional government submitted a detailed four-phase plan covering documentation, dismantling, packaging, transport and installation over seven months backed by €2 million in monastery upgrades.
  • The MNAC patronato lodged an execution incident on June 26 arguing that moving the frescoes under current conditions would endanger their preservation.
  • Barcelona City Council unanimously approved a motion urging the Ministry of Culture to apply heritage laws and safeguard the murals from any potential deterioration.
  • A Huesca judge must now determine technical protocols, grant access for Aragón’s conservators and set a timetable for the murals’ transfer.