When Italy had Factories
13th/14th November – 12th/13th December 2015
This event, promoted by the Municipality of Torviscosa, aimed to raise awareness of the area’s documentary heritage and industrial archaeology and to inform public opinion on the importance of safeguarding and valorising it.
Programme:
Saturday 14th November, 11 am
Institutional meeting: “Prospects for Torviscosa, from industrial upturn to safeguarding historic heritage”
Participants:
- Gian Luca Galletti, Minister for the Environment
- Debora Serracchiani, President of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region
- Roberto Fasan, Mayor of Torviscosa
- Mareno Settimo, Arts Officer for the Municipality of Torviscosa
- Diana Bracco, Managing Director of Bracco S.p.A.
- Marco Cappelletto, Special Commissioner for Caffaro S.p.A. in A.S.
- Cristina Cedrini, Director of the Bracco Foundation
Followed by the opening of the exhibitions:
“When Italy had Factories”, with 350 digital images from the SNIA Historic Photo Archive
“Filippo Tommaso Marinetti in Torre Viscosa”, with documents found at the Beinecke Library at Yale University
Saturday 14th November, 8 pm
As part of the 15th Week of Business Culture, Business on Stage: “Filippo Tommaso Marinetti in Torre Viscosa”
Readings by Giuseppe Bevilacqua, artistic director of Teatro Nuovo Giovanni in Udine, accompanied by the Polivoice female vocal group
Saturday 14th November, 1 pm – 4 pm and Sunday 15th November, 9 am – 4 pm
Special public opening of the industrial plant and guided tour
Saturday 12th December and Sunday 13th December, from 2 pm
Guided tour of the planned community and the CID
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