Italy's Culture Ministry Launches Gender Equality Observatory Ahead of Anti-Violence Day
On November 2, Minister Dario Franceschini established the Observatory for Gender Equality, which was officially launched by Italy's Ministry of Culture on November 25, 2021. This 15-member group is led by coordinator Celeste Costantino and features prominent figures such as Eleonora Abbagnato and Stefano Accorsi. Franceschini remarked that the observatory aims to impact other institutions. Additionally, cultural happenings include Mario Laporta's photo exhibition 'Racconti d’Afghanistan' in Saluzzo (running from Nov 25 to Jan 23), 'Donne ad Arte' at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples, and 'Domestica. Assistere alla violenza' at Centro Pecci in Prato (open until Dec 12), along with various performances and exhibitions throughout Italy, showcasing works by Afghan women artists at Fondazione Imago Mundi in Treviso (until Jan 9, 2022).
Key facts
- Ministry of Culture established Observatory for Gender Equality on November 2, 2021
- Observatory has 15 members including Celeste Costantino, Stefano Accorsi, Cristiana Capotondi
- Mario Laporta's 'Racconti d’Afghanistan' opens November 25 at ex-caserma Musso in Saluzzo
- Academy of Fine Arts of Naples presents eighth edition of 'Donne ad Arte' with over 400 documents
- Centro Pecci in Prato hosts 'Domestica. Assistere alla violenza' until December 12, 2021
- UNESCO Chair in Gender Equality holds online conference on November 25
- Ihaveavoice APS in Padua organizes 'EMERGEnzaRE DONNA' from November 26 to December 5
- Fondazione Imago Mundi opens 'Qatra Qatra' in Treviso featuring Afghan women artists until January 9, 2022
Entities
Artists
- Mario Laporta
- Filippo Bardazzi
- Claudia Gori
- Margherita Nuti
- Livia Gionfrida
- Silvia Levenson
- Natalia Saurin
- Kubra Khademi
- Jenny Saville
- Anna Akhmatova
- Sylvia Plath
- Antonia Pozzi
- Anne Sexton
- Elina Chauvet
- Elena Cerasetti
- Alice Biondin
- Olivier Malcor
- Marco Del Comune
Institutions
- Ministero della Cultura
- Osservatorio per la Parità di genere
- Istituto Garuzzo per le Arti Visive
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli
- Biblioteca Anna Caputi
- Centro per l’arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci
- Centro Antiviolenza La Nara
- Sedici
- Teatro Metropopolare
- UNESCO Chair in Gender Equality and Women's Rights in the Multicultural Society
- Università degli studi dell’Insubria
- AIGU Lombardia
- ESN Italia
- HR Women
- E-Learning Lab dell’Università della Svizzera italiana
- Focal Point di Como UNESCO Creative city
- Ihaveavoice APS
- Fondazione del Monte di Bologna e Ravenna
- NoiNo.org
- PartecipArte
- Liceo scientifico Fermi di Bologna
- Istituto Vespucci di Milano
- Museo Novecento
- INuovi
- Palazzo Reale Milano
- Urban Vision
- Fondazione Imago Mundi
- Gallerie delle Prigioni di Treviso
- Artribune
- Save the Children
- UNWomen
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Saluzzo
- Piazza Montebello 1
- Naples
- Prato
- Viale della Repubblica
- Milan
- Piazza Duomo
- Ortica
- via Ortica
- via Tucidide
- Cimiano
- Florence
- Piazza di Santa Maria Novella 10
- Padua
- Porta San Giovanni
- Bologna
- Ravenna
- Treviso
- Piazza del Duomo 20
- Como
- Kabul
- Afghanistan