March 2, 2002, Florence, Italy – Medal “En reconnaissance du precieux apport à la diffusion de la culture polonaise est conféré L’ORDRE DU “MERITE CULTUREL” n° 565/2002 Varsovie 14.02.2002” conferred to Paolo Del Bianco by Michal Radlicki (Ambassador of Poland) for the Minister of Culture in the name of the Government of the Republic of Poland. Laudatio by Prof. Andrzej Tomaszewski (also a medal from Eugenio Giani, Municipality of Florence)