Desideria Pasolini dall'Onda, co-founder of Italia Nostra, dies at 101
Desideria Pasolini dall'Onda, a trailblazing environmental advocate and co-founder of Italia Nostra, has passed away. She was born in 1920 and played a crucial role in founding Italia Nostra in Rome in 1955, which gained official recognition through a presidential decree in 1958. This organization was the first to promote the comprehensive safeguarding of Italy's cultural and natural assets. From 1998 to 2005, Pasolini dall'Onda held the position of president, where she organized conferences and provided insights on Legislative Decree 42/2004. In 2002, she was honored with the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic by President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. Ebe Giacometti, the current president of Italia Nostra, along with Culture Minister Dario Franceschini, praised her invaluable contributions to Italy's heritage.
Key facts
- Desideria Pasolini dall'Onda died in October 2021.
- She was born in 1920 into an aristocratic family.
- She co-founded Italia Nostra in Rome in 1955.
- Italia Nostra was recognized by presidential decree in 1958.
- She served as president of Italia Nostra from 1998 to 2005.
- In 2002, President Ciampi awarded her the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
- She denounced post-war building abuses damaging cultural and landscape heritage.
- Italia Nostra was the first volunteer association to protect cultural heritage holistically.
Entities
Artists
- Desideria Pasolini dall'Onda
- Umberto Zanotti Bianco
- Elena Croce
- Pier Paolo Trompeo
- Giorgio Bassani
- Luigi Magnani Rocca
- Hubert Howard
- Nicola Caracciolo
- Antonio Cederna
- Vezio De Lucia
- Italo Insolera
- Leonardo Benevolo
- Bernardo Rossi Doria
- Ebe Giacometti
- Dario Franceschini
- Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Institutions
- Italia Nostra
Locations
- Rome
- Italy