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The American Friends of Italian Monumental Sculpture (AFIMS) is dedicated to assisting the City of Genoa in its efforts to preserve the art and artistic legacy of the Camposanto di Staglieno for the education and appreciation of current and future generations. Overflowing with breathtaking artwork, Camposanto di Staglieno in Genoa is one of Italy’s greatest hidden sculptural treasures. Bookmark this page to follow our restoration progress. Learn how your donation helps our mission.

Il Grifo della Città di Genova a Walter Arnold

AFIMS president Walter S Arnold gave this speech in Italian upon the presentation of the Grifo award honoring our work to preserve and promote the magnificent sculptures of Staglieno Cemetery in Genoa.
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August 2011

IRS Tax Exempt status granted to American Friends of Italian Monumental Sculpture (AFIMS) and we were able to begin initial fund raising, along with planning for our initial restorations. Return to the News Page [themify_icon icon=”mail-reply”]

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Genova-Stemma

November 2010

Approval from the City of Genoa, Italy, Assessorato Servizi Demografici e Cimiteriali With this approval they stated their appreciation for our interest in and support of the Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno, the largest outdoor museum in Europe, and they promised the full support of their offices to collaborate with our efforts. Return to the News […]

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November 2010

American Friends of Italian Monumental Sculpture (AFIMS) recieved Illinois not-for-profit status. Return to the News Page [themify_icon icon=”mail-reply”]

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August 2009

Walter S. Arnold’s book “Staglieno – The Art of the Marble Carver” (ISBN: 978-0-9819271-4-5) was published. Response to this book inspired Mr. Arnold to seek a way to help save the deteriorating masterpieces of Staglieno, and to found AFIMS for that purpose. Return to the News Page [themify_icon icon=”mail-reply”]

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“... On either side, as one walks down the middle of the passage, are monuments, tombs, and sculptured figures that are exquisitely wrought and are full of grace and beauty. They are new and snowy; every outline is perfect, every feature guiltless of mutilation, flaw, or blemish; and therefore, to us these far-reaching ranks of bewitching forms are a hundred fold more lovely than the damaged and dingy statuary they have saved from the wreck of ancient art and set up in the galleries of Paris for the worship of the world.”

— Mark Twain, Innocents Abroad , 1869

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American Friends of Italian Monumental Sculpture
Working with Camposanto di Staglieno, Genoa, Italy

American Friends of Italian Monumental Sculpture is a United States based not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization, and all donations to AFIMS are fully deductible to the full extent of the law. AFIMS is dedicated to assisting the City of Genoa in its efforts to preserve the art and artistic legacy of the Camposanto di Staglieno for the education and appreciation of current and future generations.