Italian Museums Commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day with Digital Initiatives
On January 27, 2021, Holocaust Remembrance Day was marked by Italian cultural institutions through various online activities. Triennale Milano highlighted architect Alessandro Rimini (Palermo, 1898 – Genova, 1976), who escaped Auschwitz by masquerading as a policeman. President Stefano Boeri announced that Rimini, who was detained by the SS in 1944, would receive a posthumous diploma. The Fondazione Museo della Shoah di Roma introduced a virtual exhibition titled 'Dall'Italia ad Auschwitz', curated by Sara Berger and Marcello Pezzetti. Giovanni Dall'Orto delivered a lecture on the persecution of homosexuals at the Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci. In Parma, 'Pietre d'Inciampo' was projected on the Complesso della Pilotta, while Museo Novecento in Florence showcased an LED installation and Riccardo Iacopino's film 'Manni'.
Key facts
- Italian museums held online events for Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, 2021.
- Triennale Milano honored architect Alessandro Rimini with digital content and a posthumous diploma.
- Alessandro Rimini was arrested by the SS in 1944, survived Auschwitz, and later worked on major Milan projects.
- Fondazione Museo della Shoah di Roma opened virtual exhibition 'Dall'Italia ad Auschwitz' curated by Sara Berger and Marcello Pezzetti.
- Centro Pecci in Prato hosted Giovanni Dall'Orto for a lecture on homosexual persecution in camps.
- Complesso della Pilotta in Parma featured videomapping on 'Pietre d'Inciampo' involving students.
- Museo Novecento in Florence showed Claire Fontaine's 'Pitchipoi' installation and film 'Manni' by Riccardo Iacopino.
- The film 'Manni' narrated by Giorgio van Straten tells the story of child victim Manfred Buchaster.
Entities
Artists
- Alessandro Rimini
- Claire Fontaine
- Riccardo Iacopino
- Giorgio van Straten
- Giovanni Dall'Orto
- Sara Berger
- Marcello Pezzetti
- Stefano Boeri
- Simone Verde
- Roberto Pettenati
- Michele Gennari
- Serena Cecconi
- Lidia Gattini
- Manfred Buchaster
- Carolina Blum
- Ugo Franchini
- Sergio Barbieri
- Ponti
- Fornaroli
- Soncini
- De Min
Institutions
- Triennale Milano
- Fondazione Museo della Shoah di Roma
- Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci
- Complesso della Pilotta di Parma
- Museo Novecento di Firenze
- Liceo Artistico Toschi
- Istituto di Istruzione Superiore Luigi di Savoia di Chieti
- Liceo Superiore Aldini Valeriani di Bologna
- Istituto Storico della Resistenza
- Istituto Luce
- Fondazione Alinari per la fotografia
- ANED
- Artribune
- Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Locations
- Milano
- Italia
- Roma
- Prato
- Parma
- Firenze
- Palermo
- Genova
- Rapallo
- Auschwitz
- Auschwitz-Birkenau
- Fossoli
- San Vittore
- Colosseo
- Polonia
- Germania
- Palestina
- Chieti
- Bologna