Green Gallery

The results of a long and silent journey

Villa Borghese - Parco dei Daini (1910) by Giacomo BallaLa Galleria Nazionale

A consumption of 800 families

In 2015, the CO2 emission of the National Gallery was equivalent to 2,600 tCO2/year. It means that a forest 3 times the size of Villa Borghese was needed to absorb its carbon dioxide emissions.

Ruderi di un mondo che fu (1890 ca.) by Federico CorteseLa Galleria Nazionale

Resource Optimization and Energy Efficiency Improvement Plan

The path of environmental sustainability and energy efficiency of the museum structure, wanted by the Director Cristiana Collu, began in 2017 on the occasion of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development organized by the World Tourism Organization as part of the United Nations.

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UNWTO Conference in 2017

On 14 June 2017, the Ministry of Culture, Dario Franceschini, together with the Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Taleb Rifai, attended the conference Sustainability, tourism and cultural heritage: the Italian way, held in Sala Via Gramsci at the National Gallery.

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Appointment Energy Manager – June 2018

The first and still only museum in Italy to appoint an Energy Manager in order to plan and coordinate a multi-year process of energy e

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ISO 50001 Certification – August 2019

The National Gallery is the first museum in Italy – and among the few in Europe – to have obtained the ISO 50001 Certification.

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GS Incentive - September 2019

The National Gallery has obtained acceptance of the request to book the incentives provided by the GSE (Energy Services Manager) for the construction of the New Heating and Cooling Plant, at order to increase the energy efficiency and environmental sustainability of the structure, through the abandonment of the fossil energy source methane gas in favor of electricity and renewable aerothermal sources.

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New internal LED lighting system – December 2019

Objective: to improve the lighting of the premises, improve the visual comfort of visitors and workers, reduce electricity consumption for lighting
Energy saving -1%

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New heating and cooling plant – January 2022

Replacement of the current heating and cooling plant, consisting of methane gas boilers and absorption refrigeration units, powered by fossil fuels, with air/water aerothermal and water geothermal heat pumps /water that mainly use renewable energy sources
Energy saving -43%

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New AHU and aeraulic system with roof insulation

Replacement of the aeraulic system and existing Air Handling Units with new units equipped with heat recovery and fans with inverters, new ducts and more efficient management and control systems for internal thermo-hygrometric comfort
Energy saving -15%

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Renovation of the skylights with photovoltaic system

Improvement of the thermal insulation performance of the transparent envelope by replacing the existing skylights with new semi-transparent photovoltaic skylights
Energy saving -15%

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Restructuring of the Cosenza Pavilion

Carrying out energy requalification interventions on the envelope-plant system in accordance with the definition of nearly Zero Energy Building: a museum with almost zero consumption.

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