1969: Moon landing front page, Beatles' rooftop concert, death of Masi Simonetti
In 2019, the world celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, an event famously captured on the front page of Il Messaggero on July 21, 1969, designed by Piergiorgio Maoloni. This notable front page now resides in the Museum of Modern Art's permanent graphic collection. Meanwhile, The Beatles performed their last live concert atop Apple Corps at 3 Savile Row, London, on January 30, 1969, an event documented by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. Also in 1969, artist Masi Simonetti passed away in Paris, prompting exhibitions in August and September at Palazzo della Magnifica Comunità di Cadore, coinciding with the Dolomites' UNESCO anniversary.
Key facts
- The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing is celebrated in 2019.
- The exhibition 'Piccoli tasti, grandi firme' at Museo Civico Pier Alessandro Garda runs until December 31, 2019.
- The front page of Il Messaggero from July 21, 1969, announces the first moon landing.
- Piergiorgio Maoloni designed the front page; he redesigned La Stampa and other Italian newspapers.
- The front page is in MoMA's permanent graphic collection.
- The Beatles performed their last live concert on January 30, 1969, on the roof of Apple Corps at 3 Savile Row, London.
- The rooftop concert was filmed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg for the 1970 documentary 'Let It Be'.
- Masi Simonetti, painter of the Dolomites, died in Paris in 1969.
- An exhibition from August 3 to September 15 in Pieve di Cadore and Zoppé di Cadore marks Simonetti's death and the Dolomites UNESCO anniversary.
Entities
Artists
- Piergiorgio Maoloni
- Masi Simonetti
- The Beatles
- Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Institutions
- Museo Civico Pier Alessandro Garda
- Il Messaggero
- La Stampa
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
- Apple Corps
- Palazzo della Magnifica Comunità di Cadore
- UNESCO
Locations
- Ivrea
- Italy
- New York
- London
- Savile Row
- Zoppè di Cadore
- Belluno
- Paris
- Pieve di Cadore
- Dolomites