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MNAC Prepares Second Opposition to Sijena Murals Transfer Order

The museum is commissioning in-house experts alongside ICOMOS specialists to bolster technical evidence that moving the millimetre-thin fresco fragments would pose unacceptable risks.

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Obras murales de la Sala Capitular del Monasterio de Sijena en el MNAC
Exposición de las obras cumbre del románico europeo en el MNAC de Barcelona

Overview

  • MNAC will file a second opposition writ restating its technical incapacity to execute the unappealable Supreme Court order.
  • The museum ruled out seeking additional time to comply, arguing that delays would not lessen the risk of irreversible damage.
  • MNAC’s assessments warn that even minor temperature or humidity changes could trigger chemical reactions in the fragments’ fire-altered layers.
  • The Government of Aragón has demanded forced execution of the May ruling and withdrawn its experts from joint technical meetings following MNAC’s latest legal challenge.
  • MNAC notes that no formal plan has been presented for reinstalling the frescoes at the Sijena monastery as the case continues before the Juzgado de Huesca.