Rome, a capital of art and history, was today the scene of an unusual incident blending politics, art, and a touch of bad luck. One of the stained-glass windows created by Italian artist Mario Sironi along the main stairway of the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy in Rome has been damaged. The accident was apparently caused by the fall of Sardinia Region Industry Councilor Emanuele Cani, who was visiting the ministry for an institutional event. The event, arranged by Minister Adolfo Urso, took place in the building's most prominent space, the Salone degli Arazzi, and focused on Italy's participation in the Osaka Expo. Around 4:00 p.m., when leaving the ministry, the councilor apparently lost his balance on a step of the grand majestic staircase, falling and hitting his head against the stained glass, which shattered in its lower section. Fortunately, Cani sustained only minor injuries and was treated on-site; after a few minutes of sitting on the stairs, he stood up again. The Carabinieri present wrote a report that included his statement. The compromised stained-glass window, which portrays a laborer, is one component of a series of artworks embellishing the edifice. Each artwork in the series is dedicated to a distinct Italian association or artistic discipline.  The damage is of inestimable value—not only economic, but also historical and cultural. The work's artist, Mario Sironi, was a prominent figure in twentieth-century Italian art. Born in Sassari, like the councillor involved in the accident, Sironi was a painter, sculptor, architect, illustrator, set designer and graphic artist. During the 1920s, he developed an interest in Futurism, and in the 1930s, he advocated for a revival of mural painting. His works, often monumental and public, reflect a complex period in Italian history. Among his personal experiences, it is worth remembering his membership in the Republic of Salò (the fascist state collaborating with Nazi Germany from September 1943 to April 1945) during World War II. The Ministry of Made in Italy, located in a historic building in Rome's center, exhibits various works by Sironi and other 20th-century painters, serving as both an administrative center and an open-air museum of Italian art.