Palazzo Nardini Marks 50 Years Since Feminist Occupation with Graphic Novel and Site-Specific Works
On 2 October 1976, feminists took over Palazzo Nardini in Rome to create Italy's inaugural Casa Internazionale della Donna, a movement that continued until 1984 when they relocated to the Buon Pastore complex. Now, the building is being revitalized through artistic initiatives and community programs. The 50th anniversary was celebrated on 2 October with discussions, film screenings, and the release of Margherita. Il sogno tra le stanze di Palazzo Nardini, a graphic novel by Maria Giovanna Esposito, set to be available from 9 October. New artistic contributions by Marinella Senatore and Davide Dormino pay tribute to women's roles. Andrea Mei from WoW Foundation described the site as a hub for cultural engagement and political creativity.
Fatti principali
- The feminist occupation of Palazzo Nardini in Rome began on 2 October 1976, establishing Italy's first Casa Internazionale della Donna
- Feminist collectives stayed in the palazzo until 1984, then moved to the Buon Pastore complex across the Tiber
- Palazzo Nardini, a late-Quattrocento building, is undergoing conservative restoration that has revealed Renaissance-era evidence
- The graphic novel Margherita. Il sogno tra le stanze di Palazzo Nardini is written by Maria Giovanna Esposito, illustrated by Chiara Meneghetti and published by Round Robin
- The book, in bookshops from 9 October, follows twenty-year-old Susy in September 1984 and draws on real testimonies
- The 2 October anniversary programme was organised by WoW Foundation, founded by Andrea Mei
- Marinella Senatore, born in Salerno in 1977, installed La differenza della donna sono millenni di assenza dalla storia, quoting Carla Lonzi, and Bodies in Alliance, citing Judith Butler
- Davide Dormino, born in 1973, created Coro, corten-steel eyes of fourteen Italian women hand-drawn and plasma-cut individually
Entità
Artisti
- Maria Giovanna Esposito
- Chiara Meneghetti
- Marinella Senatore
- Davide Dormino
- Carla Lonzi
- Judith Butler
- Maria Montessori
- Grazia Deledda
- Lina Merlin
- Anna Magnani
- Rita Levi Montalcini
- Nilde Iotti
- Margherita Hack
- Goliarda Sapienza
- Tina Anselmi
- Oriana Fallaci
- Franca Rame
- Alda Merini
- Michela Murgia
- Andrea Mei
- Livia Montagnoli
- Mazen Jannoun
- Carla Accardi
- Elvira Banotti
- Giulio Sarchiola
- Dacia Maraini
- Alessandra Bocchetti
- Francesca Molfino
- Manuela Fraire
- Antonio Forcellino
Istituzioni
- Palazzo Nardini
- Casa Internazionale della Donna
- Round Robin
- WoW Foundation
- World of Women
- Buon Pastore
- Artribune
- Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali
- Direzione Regionale per i Beni Culturali e Paesaggistici del Lazio
- Soprintendenza di Roma
- Movimento di liberazione della donna
- Casa delle donne
- Casa Internazionale delle Donne
- Archivia
- Rivolta femminile
- Collettivo Virginia Woolf
- Teatro della Maddalena
- Quotidiano donna
- Radio Lilith
Luoghi
- Rome
- Italy
- Salerno
- Tevere
- via del Governo Vecchio
- Palazzo Nardini
- Via del Governo Vecchio
- Buon Pastore
- Trastevere
- Lungara