Does anyone know when David (in Florence)is scheduled to be done with his cleaning? I am heading there in May and was wondering if he will be done by then. I know he is still visible during the cleaning but I was wondering if I would be able to see the freshly scrubbed David. Thanks!!

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Anybody??

Ivy, the original plan was to complete the cleaning by March 31. Have you tried contacting the Accademia?

I'll be there next week, I can report back if we don't have an answer by then.

thanks amyb! Have a great time!!

They've just reported that he has weak ankles They're scanning and will take it from there.

The website for the Accademia has a March 8 press release that says the cleaning is currently scheduled to be completed at the end of May, and they believe they will meet that date. I will try to find and post the link, my PC crashed when I was in the middle of reading the museum's web page. . .

I didn't really think David was dirty. Did anyone else?

Here is a link regarding David's ankles mentioned by sfowler:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...o_040309122528

Everybody, go see David NOW before he becomes a heap of crumbled marble!

My daughter is in Florence and saw the David (with scaffolding!) this week. A sign was posted that said the cleaning would be completed May 31st.