Banksy work The Migrant Child removed from Venetian palazzo for restoration
The Migrant Child partially submerged on the side of a building in Venice. Picture: Luca Bruno/AP
Art restorers have removed a deteriorating piece of graffiti by the street artist Banksy titled The Migrant Child from the side of a building overlooking a Venetian canal to preserve the work for future public display, officials said.
The removal from the wall of Palazzo San Pantalon was carried out in consultation with people close to the secretive British street artist, according to officials at the Venice-based bank Banca Ifis’s art programme that promotes art and culture.
