Castellani House asked to advise on preservation of CJIA murals

The Education Ministry’s Department of Culture has stepped in to ensure the preservation of the murals at Cheddi Jagan Inter-national Airport by Guyanese artist Aubrey Williams and has solicited the help of Castellani House.

“I have asked the people at Castellani House, who are in charge of the National Collection, to pay attention to this and give me a feedback… that they go down to the airport and look at the conditions of the paintings and make a report to me on what to do…,” Minister of Education Dr Rupert Roopnaraine told Stabroek News yesterday. “If they are in jeopardy we have to move them but we are working on it,” he added.

The near destruction of the murals, which were painted by world renowned artist Williams in 1970, was