Archivissima Festival Opens 150 Archives in Turin
From June 6 to 8, 2018, Turin hosts the first edition of Archivissima, the Italian Archives Festival, opening over 150 national archives to the public. The festival, organized by Promemoria, culminates with the third edition of La Notte degli Archivi on June 8. Highlights include a virtual game at the Accademia delle Scienze, a presentation of Arrigo Lora Totino's archive at the Accademia Albertina, new sections of the exhibition 'Torino e i suoi fiumi' at the Archivio Storico di Torino, a show of advertising sketches at the Centro Storico Fiat, a meeting with writer Luca Beatrice at the Centro Studi del Teatro Stabile, a radio listening event at the Mediateca Rai, and a talk with mathematician Piergiorgio Odifreddi at the Archivio e Museo Storico Italgas.
Key facts
- Archivissima is the first Italian Archives Festival, held in Turin from June 6 to 8, 2018.
- Over 150 national archives participate in the festival.
- The festival is organized by Promemoria, an agency specializing in historical heritage.
- Archivissima culminates with the third edition of La Notte degli Archivi on June 8, 2018, from 19:00 to 23:00.
- La Notte degli Archivi celebrates the International Archives Day (June 9), promoted by the ICA.
- The Accademia delle Scienze launches a virtual game called play.archivi.st.
- The Accademia Albertina presents materials from the archive of poet Arrigo Lora Totino.
- The Archivio Storico di Torino inaugurates two new sections of the exhibition 'Torino e i suoi fiumi'.
- The Centro Storico Fiat hosts the exhibition 'Dietro la pubblicità' featuring advertising sketches by Sironi, Romano, Codognato, Riccobaldi, Dudovich, and Puppo.
- The Centro Studi del Teatro Stabile hosts a meeting with writer and art critic Luca Beatrice.
- Rai Teche presents 'Motorpatia', a radio listening by Giuliana Berlinguer at the Mediateca Rai.
- Mathematician Piergiorgio Odifreddi gives a talk at the Archivio e Museo Storico Italgas.
- Writers Giuseppe Culicchia and Andrea Scanzi introduce the archives during La Notte degli Archivi.
Entities
Artists
- Arrigo Lora Totino
- Sironi
- Romano
- Codognato
- Riccobaldi
- Dudovich
- Puppo
- Giuliana Berlinguer
- Luca Beatrice
- Piergiorgio Odifreddi
- Giuseppe Culicchia
- Andrea Scanzi
- Dario Lanzardo
Institutions
- Promemoria
- Accademia delle Scienze di Torino
- Accademia Albertina
- Pinacoteca Albertina
- Archivio Storico della Città di Torino
- Centro Storico Fiat
- Centro Studi del Teatro Stabile di Torino
- Mediateca Rai
- Rai Teche
- Archivio e Museo Storico Italgas
- Italgas
- Polo del '900
- Compagnia di San Paolo
- Mèmora
- UNESCO
- ICA – International Council on Archive
- Artribune
Locations
- Turin
- Italy
- Via del Carmine, 14
- Via Accademia delle Scienze, 6
- Via Accademia Albertina 8
- Via Giuseppe Barbaroux, 32
- Via Chiabrera, 20
- Via Rossini, 12
- Via Verdi, 31
- Corso Palermo, 3