The bust was dealt with by the Parliamentary Committee. Machala was said to have been transported by accident, they mentioned
5. June 2025 at 4:01 pm I Updated at 16:44
The work should be explored in Italy.
BRATISLAVALevoča. On Thursday, State Secretary of the Ministry of Culture Tibor Bernaták, State Secretary of the Ministry of Interior Michal Kaliňák and President of the Police Force Jan Maškarová answered the questions of deputies on the Parliamentary Committee on Culture and Media on Thursday. They concerned the transfer of a bust from Levoča, which took place in the accompaniment of the hoods last Thursday. The rare work is attributed to Italian artist Donatell.
Opposition MPs initiated an extraordinary negotiation to transport the bust Cecilia Gonzag. They had several questions about him. They criticized the procedure for transporting. They thought there could be a violation of the law.
Only a narrow circle of people knew about it
Maškarová confirmed that the bust was transferred from Levoča to the center of safety and technical activities of the Interior Ministry in Topoľčianky.
State Secretary Bernatak said that he himself did not know about the transport of the bust and at the Ministry of Culture he had only a narrow circle of people.
He noted that civil servant Lukáš Machala found himself there by chance. At that time, Machala was supposed to be at the Spiš Castle. He did not enter the depository or other rooms, where he was not authorized.
However, in the reportage of TV Levoča, which was the only medium, they said that Machala supervised the whole transport of the bust. He is on shots of TV in a sweatshirt, he has a hood on his head and holds his hands mobile phone.
Machala in the hood, bust in the crate and hood. Television has posted embargoed video Read
To explore it in Italy
State Secretary of the Ministry of the Interior Michal Kaliňák said that the Ministry of the Interior together with the Police Presidium had already asked the Ministry of Culture to participate in the Busty.
Martin Šugár from the Cultural Heritage Section and State Language was also on the committee. He said that he was the one who took the bust from the Spiš Museum in Levoča to authorize the Ministry of Culture.
MEPs also asked whether the bust was insured. State Secretary Bernatak replied that he was not insured, but he was insured by her transport.
When one of the deputies asked what would be with the bust, if the car crashed into it, he answered him, « What are we talking about here? »
The transport company that transported the bust of Cecilia Gonzaga was insured by the Austrian insurance company. According to Bernatak, no one was able to insure it in Slovakia.
MEPs were also interested in what will happen to the bust now. Bernatak reiterated several times that we do not have laboratories in Slovakia, where it could be explored and evaluated whether the bust is right. They want to put it in foreign expert institutions, for example in Italy.
Bernatak said that art historian Marta Herucova contacted Italian experts and the Ministry of Culture wants to continue her steps.
The fact that the bust is to be explored by Italian art experts was also told by a source close to the museum shortly after its transport.
Three months
State Secretary Bernatak said he would like to be the best if the bust stayed in Levoča, but it is not up to him. According to him, the expert team must sit and say that the exhibition in Levoča is fine.
He also said that there was a security incident in the museum on February 25th and therefore preparations for the transfer of bust was underway.
MEPs blamed the State Secretary for taking up to three months to take the bust after this « threat » from the museum away.
Minister of Culture Martina Šimkovičová (SNS nominee) to National Council On Thursday for an hour of questions and answers, the Minister of Finance has already read the media information for it Ladislav Kamenický (Direction).
Bust is ours and not someone else, dear Maťa, it’s theft, refers to Levoča Šimkovičová Read
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