Italian Museums and Cities Celebrate Liberation Day and May Day with Special Events
Italy's cultural institutions are commemorating Liberation Day on April 25 and May Day on May 1 through a variety of activities. In Turin, Vinicio Capossela performs "Voi che passate il testimone" at the Lingotto Auditorium, paying tribute to female partisans. The Polo del '900 presents "Torino 1938 – 1948" and "Vita partigiana." Milan's Castello Sforzesco features "Nonostante il lungo tempo trascorso…" focusing on Nazi-fascist atrocities. Bologna showcases posters of women partisans through CHEAP. The MIDA Fair in Florence highlights works from Le Arti Orafe and Accademia Italiana Firenze. Genoa exhibits Valerio Castello's "Sant'Orsola" at Palazzo Ducale. The Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto offers complimentary admission on April 25, while Rome's MAXXI museum extends its hours with various exhibitions. Siena presents an exhibition by Aldo Mondino, and Venice honors the Feast of Saint Mark.
Key facts
- Vinicio Capossela performs at Lingotto Auditorium in Turin on April 25.
- Castello Sforzesco in Milan hosts exhibition on Nazi-fascist massacres.
- CHEAP installs posters of five female partisans in Bologna.
- MIDA craft fair in Florence features Le Arti Orafe and Accademia Italiana.
- Museo del Duomo in Florence offers free luggage storage from May 1.
- Genoa's Doge's Chapel displays Valerio Castello's Sant'Orsola until May 1.
- MArTA in Taranto offers free entry on April 25 and guided tours on May 1.
- MAXXI in Rome has extended hours and multiple exhibitions including Bob Dylan closing April 30.
Entities
Artists
- Vinicio Capossela
- Mara Redeghieri
- Valerio Castello
- Aldo Mondino
- Claudio Abate
- Tsibi Geva
- Maria Saleh Mahameed
- Noa Yekutieli
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Bob Dylan
- Giovanni Battista Carlone
- Nico Vascellari
- Pascal Marthine Tayou
- Daniel Buren
- Giuseppe Capogrossi
- Pietro Consagra
- Giulio Paolini
- Gino Severini
- Sergio Musmeci
- Nedko Solakov
- Vittoria Coen
- Lorenzo Luchetti
- Marco Toso Borella
Institutions
- Polo del '900
- Lingotto
- Museo della Resistenza
- Castello Sforzesco
- CHEAP
- Comune di Marzabotto
- Poggiolo Resistente
- Istituto Storico Parri
- MIDA
- Le Arti Orafe
- Accademia Italiana Firenze
- Museo del Duomo
- Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore
- Palazzo Ducale Genova
- Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto (MArTA)
- MAXXI
- Ambasciata di Israele a Roma
- Santa Maria della Scala
- Comune di Venezia
- Vela spa
- Big Vocal Orchestra
- Vocal Skyline
- Palazzo Ducale Venezia
- Artribune
Locations
- Turin
- Italy
- Milan
- Bologna
- Appennino
- Marzabotto
- Montesole
- Grizzana Morandi
- Monzuno
- Florence
- Genoa
- Taranto
- Rome
- Siena
- Venice
- Piazza San Marco
- Castro (LE)