Passeggiate Fotografiche Romane: three-day free photography festival in Rome

The Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism, in collaboration with the City of Rome, is launching the Passeggiate Fotografiche Romane, a three-day free festival dedicated to photography in Rome from December 15 to 17, 2017. The initiative aims to network and support the local photography scene through workshops, meetings, presentations, and exhibitions. It is part of a broader national project to enhance photographic heritage, focusing on archive preservation, contemporary creation, internationalization, and education. The festival features five geographic routes covering the entire city: from Villa Albani to San Lorenzo (including Macro, Contrasto, and Villa Massimo); from the Vittoriano to the Jewish Ghetto (with Leica exhibitions and Gagosian Gallery's tenth anniversary show of Andreas Gursky); from Pigneto to Torpignattara (with events at Casa Gennari, CO-CO, and the Islamic Cultural Centre); from Valle Giulia to Palazzaccio (including MAXXI's Luigi Ghirri atlas and the Japanese Cultural Institute); and from Trastevere to San Paolo (covering EUR, the Museum of Rome, and activities with filmmaker Ivano de Matteo). The project was announced by Lorenza Bravetta, advisor to Minister Dario Franceschini for the enhancement of national photographic heritage.