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The Festival d'Europa "Opens" the Zanchini-Ridolfi chapel
On the occasion of the Festival d'Europa,on Friday 6th May and Monday 9th May, from 4.30 p.m. it will be possible to admire the renowned frescos of the private chapel of Palazzo Ridolfi. Organized by the Istituto per l’Arte e il Restauro of Florence in cooperation with the Associazione Via Maggio, the event will exceptionally open to the public the chapel dedicated to St. John the Baptist. As a matter of fact, like any proper Florence noble palace, Palazzo Ridolfi, which Giovan Battista Zanchini had had built at the end of the sixteenth century in Via Maggio and ascribed to Santi di Tito, one of the greatest painters working in Florence during the Counter-Reformation period, had a chapel dedicated not only to the celebration of the services, but also to the preservation of the precious relics that were one of the prides of the renowned city lineages.
From Berlin to Palermo, a journey to be related
Within the ambit of the Festival d’Europa, the Deutsches Institut Florenz features the projection of the documentary “Berlin-Palermo und zurück” (Berlin-Palermo), produced by the Goethe Institut. It is planned for 7th May at 8 p.m. at the Institute in Borgo Ognissanti 9, with free entrance. The documentary relates the journey that Beppe Severgnini of the Corriere della Sera, and Mark Spörrle of Zeit, made together from Berlin to Palermo by train, to discover the peculiarities and the different approaches of their respective countries. The same journey is the focus of a blog where two journalists who have always been excellent keen observers discuss about faults and habits of the respective “peoples” they belong to.
Italy-Germany Face to Face: Beyond the Stereotypes
An occasion to better know one other, an initiative to overcome the classical prejudices and stereotypes that oppose the countries forming Europe. It is organized by the Deutsches Institut Florenz that, on 6th May at 7 p.m. in its premises in Borgo Ognissanti 9, presents “Italia - Germania 4 (pregiudizi) a 3. Come si vedono i nostri Paesi?” (Italy-Germany 4 (prejudices) - 3. How do our countries perceive themselves?)
The debate, included in the schedule of the Festival d’Europa, will be attended by the Director of the Institute Heiner Roland, the journalist Damiano Fedeli and some German and Italian reporters. The speakers will talk about how media in Italy describes Germany and vice-versa, and will try to identify the latest tendencies of the relation between the two countries, to understand if Italy is actually losing appeal in German media and public opinion and if the traditional passion of Germans for Italy is finished and the reason why young Italians love Berlin so much.
Premio Galileo. Joseph Borrell’s Speech, President of the European University Institute
Josep Borrell spoke yesterday during a press conference on Premio Galileo: “The Festival d’Europa - said the president of the European University Institute - represents an initiative that will turn Florence into one of the European capitals for five days, thanks to an extraordinary variety of events.
The Premio Galileo is among the most relevant events scheduled, and this year, on the occasion of the first edition of the Festival d’Europa, is dedicated to the European values. As a matter of fact, the prestigious award will be given to those who have participated or are participating, with their efforts, in the daily making of the united Europe and in the development of European values, without disregarding the values of Peace and Culture that have always been behind the objectives of the Premio Galileo.
On behalf of the Institute, I would like to thank Alfonso De Virgiliis and the whole Scientific Committee of the award for allowing an initiative that enhances the rich programme of the Festival and that has been possible thanks to the deep sharing of values and purposes between the Institute and the Committee”.
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