Science, Death and Beauty at the Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno


Events in Staglieno cemetery in November.


From October 23rd to November 3rd Genoa will host the 11th edition of "Festival della Scienza" with many events taking place along streets and  squares as well as in museums and "palazzi" in Genoa and neighborhoods.

The main theme chosen for this year's edition is the Beauty. The Festival presents a program which is so rich and wide as far as culture and science are concerned; exhibitions, workshops, interactive education programs, conferences, open discussions, theatre & music shows and film showings.

The Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno is present in this edition with three poetical tours in which Science and Art mix.



Appointment: main entrance piazzale Resasco October 23rd from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
October 25th from 10,30 to 12,30

A. The restore of the sculpture Benjamin Whitehead and his wife Julia Morison Bentley

B. The monument to Giuseppe Mojon, a chemist at the University of Genoa and Francesco Saglietti, a doctor at Pammatone hospital in Genoa

October 24th from 10,30 to 12,30
October 25th from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Personalities who have distinguished themselves by their specific activities in the fields of the sciences buried at the Pantheon e around

October 24th from from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
October 25th from 10,30 to 12,30
Personalities who have distinguished themselves by their specific activities in the fields of the sciences buried in the Galleries at Boschetto Irregolare The full program in italian can be downloaded from here