insulation and fire-rated the walls. “We did all kinds of things,” Kristin says. “The house is now fully wired.” The Caetani Centre museum officially opened in the summer of 2021. According to Kristin, the response has been extremely positive. When they first opened the museum for tours, she says every single one was sold out. “People were fascinated to see this place. They wanted to get inside.” “Since COVID regulations have been lifted, we’ve seen even more success. We’ve welcomed visitors from all over BC and other parts of the country. We have also conducted several tours to people who knew Sveva, such as her former students, as well to school groups, book clubs, members of the Kelowna-Canadian Italian Cultural Society, and so forth. We’re generating a lot of interest.” Another successful development in 2021 was the reclaiming of the aforementioned ‘Recapitulation’ series. Kristin describes that as a “massive coup.” “Two members of our board wanted to see what shape the Recapitulation series was in, so they flew to Edmonton during the pandemic – fully masked up, of course,” says Kristin. “The paintings were in incredible shape. When talking with the curator, they discussed repatriation and how it would be a benefit to the community and the house to bring the paintings back to where they were created.” “That conversation happened THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA
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