WDEC 2019: Guided tour at Pobrežje Cemetery

On June 11th, 2019, a guided tour took place at Pobrežje Cemetery (Maribor, Slovenia) under the guidance of Mr. Tone Partljič, an expert on Maribor`s culture, slang, people and their nature.

The event took place during the Week of discovering European cemeteries 2019 and was also one of the events organized by Pogrebno podjetje Maribor in 2019 to commemorate two important anniversaries - 150 years of operation of Pogrebno podjetje Maribor and 140 years of Pobrežje Cemetery.

About the event

At the beginning, participants were addressed by the director of Pogrebno podjetje Maribor and president of ASCE, Lidija Pliberšek and by the tour guide, Tone Partljič. The speeches were then followed by a walk through Pobrežje Cemetery, where Mr. Partljič presented some interesting stories about the lives and achievements of some of the famous and lesser-known people from Maribor who were buried there. During the tour, they stopped at the graves of General Rudolf Maister and his family; Russian doctor Sergej Kapralov and his wife Helena; film director Jože Babič; and Herta Haas, wife of former president of Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito.

At the end of the tour, a short concert of classical music took place at Czeike's arcades, performed by the violinist Oksana Pečeny and guitarist Matic Dolenc.

WDEC 2019: Memorial ceremony at Pobrežje Cemetery

On Tuesday, May 28, 2019, the memorial ceremony “Memory of peace” took place at Pobrežje Cemetery in Maribor (Slovenia).

About the event

The memorial ceremony took place during the Week of discovering European cemeteries 2019 and was also the main event organized by Pogrebno podjetje Maribor in 2019 to commemorate two important anniversaries - 150 years of operation of Pogrebno podjetje Maribor and 140 years of Pobrežje Cemetery. It was dedicated to remembering the people of many cultures and countries which lost their lives in the two world wars in Maribor. The representatives of foreign embassies paid tribute to their memory by placing wreaths at the Peace Monument at Pobrežje Cemetery.

In the central part of the event, a few words about the meaning and role of cemeteries were spoken by the director of Pogrebno podjetje Maribor and president of ASCE, Lidija Pliberšek, Deputy Mayor of Maribor, Samo Peter Medved and Vlasta Nussdorfer, advisor to the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Borut Pahor, who was the honorary sponsor of the event.

Award for outstanding entrepreneurial achievements

At the ceremony, Pogrebno podjetje Maribor received a prestigious award from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (CCIS) for exceptional business achievements in the field of municipal services. With its 150 years of operation, it is the oldest Slovene company in this activity. Furthermore, it contributes to the promotion of Slovenia and Slovenian entrepreneurship by being the chairing member of the Association of Significant Cemeteries in Europe (ASCE).

WDEC 2019 at the Cemetery of Reus

The Reus Cemetery shows in an exhibition the hidden secrets of General 's Prim mausoleum.

The Reus Cemetery, managed by Reus and Baix Camp's Funerary Services, participates in the events organized by the Association of Significant Cemeteries of Europe, of which it is part. As of this Friday, May 31st, the Cemetery hosts an exhibition devoted to the Mausoleum of General Prim, which explains with details some of the hidden secrets of the coffin and the adjacent figure from this General born in Reus.

About the exhibition

This is a sample inspired by the research made by M. Carme Bigorra and M. Josep Salvadó “El Mausoleu del General Prim. Una lliço històrica”, with photographs by Ferran Estivill. This work helps to recognize and interpret the historical and artistic wealth of the mausoleum. Through the images that will be available in this space, significant events of their life and their work are broken down, reflected in the historical-symbolic aspect represented in this heritage element, considered Cultural Good of National Interest. It should be noted that this monument located at the Reus General Cemetery has become a unique example of the funerary art of that time.

Prim's sarcophagus

Prim's sarcophagus is a work by Plácido Zuloaga made between 1874 and 1875, with a neoclassical style. Damascened, this original artisan technique from Damascus, consists of drawings, created by inlaying different metals into one another. It weights 1.800 kilos and was started in Eibar and finished in Saint-Jean-de-Luz. Plácido Zuloaga is the great representative of the art of "Damascening" from the 19th century. The figure of Joan Prim, as well as all the sculptured pieces on the sarcophagus, is the work of the French sculptor Émile Hébert.

zYp in Concert - Soul music in Turin's cemeteries

WDEC 2019 the last appointments in Turin (IT)

In the Monumental cemetery of Turin two evenings of soul music concert with the "zYp" young group on 8th and 9th of june at 6 p.m. entrance of Corso Regio Parco, 80.

Be sure to be there on time because there are only one hundred of seats for every evening.

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Events in the Italian's cemeteries during WDEC 2019

Utilitalia-SEFIT counts among its members the public companies that manage the most important Italian monumental crematoriums and cemeteries, which constitute an architectural and artistic heritage of great value.

The Utilitalia-Sefit Technical Table for the historical and artistic enhancement of the Italian monumental cemeteries, on the occasion of the annual "WDEC Week for the discovery of European cemeteries" has foreseen the publication of a brochure that collects all the activities organized by 11 Italian cemeteries (the Certosa di Bologna, the Staglieno of Genoa, the Cemetery of Trento, the Monumental of Turin, the Cemetery of the Villetta of Parma, the Monumental of Milan, the Certosa of Ferrara, the Crematorium Socrem Turin, the Cemeteries of Bolzano, the Monumental of Mantua and the Verano of Rome).

The creation of a photographic exhibition set up or visible in digital format at all the participating cemeteries, which presents some images representative of the cemeteries themselves, is added to the strategy of shared promotion and communication at national level.

Have a look at the video-presentation!

Just let's see what's going on...here is the full Program

For more information just write here

WDEC 2019 in Karlovac, Croatia

The first "Cultural Art Route" was held at Catholic Cemetery Dubovac during the Week of Discovering European Cemeteries 2019.

The "Cultural Art Route" took place on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, at the Catholic Cemetery Dubovac in Karlovac, Croatia, and it was organized by the Association of Tourist Guides "Bastion" in cooperation with the company Zelenilo and Karlovac Tourist Board. 

Students of catering studies at the University of Karlovac, together with their professors, were the first participants of the "Cultural Art Route" which was organized as part of this years Week of Discovering European Cemeteries. Despite bad weather, the one-hour visit was carried out without interruptions, primarily thanks to the interesting and instructive stories told by the tour guide Ivančica Šebalj.

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WDEC 2019 at the New Cemetery in Belgrade, Serbia

WDEC 2019 OPEN HOUSE TURIN (IT)- ARCHITECTURE AND PARTICIPATION

OPEN HOUSE EVENT IN THE  MONUMENTAL CEMETERY OF TURIN

On the occasion of the Week for the discovery of European cemeteries, OPEN HOUSE TORINO organizes a visit between the architecture and the stories of a city in the city: the Monumental Cemetery of Turin.
The Monumental Cemetery of Turin has preserved works of art, precious architecture and moving landscapes from the early 19th century.
Manuela Vetrano of the blog La Civetta di Torino, accredited operator, accompanies the group inside the large, fascinating field - a city in the city.

With a message: a city designed better in buildings, in interiors, in public space is a city capable of making us live better.
Open House Torino is an invitation to discover, in a big party for curiosity and a sense of belonging.

The event is organized by the cultural association Open House Torino, formed in 2017 by a group of architects and city enthusiasts.

FREE VISIT WITH RESERVATION REQUIREMENT - MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS 30

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WHAT IS OHT

Open House Turin is a totally free public event, designed to allow you to visit houses, buildings, places that are not normally accessible and thus discover the richness of architecture and the urban landscape. For a weekend a year gives the opportunity to visit historic, modern or contemporary buildings, private apartments, offices, green or social spaces, excellence in the city, recovered structures.
The event of 8-9 June 2019 will be the third Turin edition of an international format.
The idea of ​​Open House was born in London in 1992 from the work of founder Victoria Thornton and has since spread throughout the world. To date, the cities of the Open House Worldwide network are more than thirty, distributed in every continent.
In Italy, Turin follows Open House Rome (from 2012) and Open House Milan (from 2016).
The first edition in 2017 was a great success, with over 38 thousand visits and around 15 thousand visitors on over 100 buildings. In the second edition the event has grown further, exceeding 55 thousand visits and 18 thousand visitors in more than 140 places.
Open House Turin is aimed at all citizens, not just the core of architects, and asks all of them to support them as volunteers, owners, designers or simply to help spread the project - share with #openhousetorino! The aim of the event is to get to know the public together a great common heritage and reflect on the role of the places in which we live.

WDEC 2019 Spoon River on the banks of the river Po in Turin (IT)

4/6/19 Monumental cemetery of Turin - "Spoon River on the banks of the PO"
An appointment with the final representation of the creative writing workshop on the collective memory kept at the cemetery, created by AFC Torino SpA, edited by the writer Culicchia with music by Li Calzi and the words of the boys of Liceo D'Azeglio. After reading Lee Master's famous anthology and visiting the graves of some characters belonging to the culture of the city and the country, from Silvio Pellico to Macario and Fred Buscaglione, on the wave of suggestions and emotions, the students of the third classical high school of Professor Marco Vacchetti, followed by Culicchia, have released their poetic creativity.
Free entry from Via Varano 39.

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WDEC 2019 in Rijeka

This year's WDEC in Rijeka (Croatia) will take place from May 24 to June 2, 2019, and will be dedicated to military graves and memorials at the Kozala Cemetery.

In accordance with the main event theme, KD Kozala prepared a brochure entitled "Military Graves at the Kozala Cemetery" which can be obtained at the entrance of the cemetery. Furthermore, a separate brochure was prepared for the smaller Rijeka cemeteries: Zamet, Gornja and Donja Drenova, Draga and Sveti Kuzam.

In addition to the brochures, visitors can get special postcards to send “Greetings from European Cemeteries Route".

Programme

Monday, May 27, 2019

18:00

• opening ceremony and presentation of the cemeteries Zamet, Gornja and Donja Drenova, Draga, Sveti Kuzam and military graves at the Kozala Cemetery
• music accompaniment
• photos exhibition of military graves at Kozala Cemetery

18:30

• educational walk and learning about military graves and memorials at Kozala Cemetery 

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

18:00

• presentation of the cemeteries Zamet, Gornja and Donja Drenova, Draga, Sveti Kuzam and military graves at the Kozala Cemetery
• music accompaniment
• photos exhibition of military graves at Kozala Cemetery

18:30

• educational walk and learning about military graves and memorials at Kozala Cemetery

Other days

• individual visits to the cemetery
• photos exhibition of military graves at Kozala Cemetery 

Details about the event can be read HERE.

Cultural Cycle of Porto Cemeteries 2019

Numerous cultural activities and events will take place at Porto Cemeteries from May to October 2019.

The first event

The 14th Cultural Cycle of the Porto Cemeteries will begin at the British Cemetery on May 25, 2019, at 3:30 p.m. Historian Joel Cleto will lead a guided tour to commemorate the "210 year anniversary of the birth of Baron de Forrester".

This will be the first of a series of cultural visits to Porto cemeteries, which will take place until October 12, 2019.

Other activities

The new edition of the initiative will include: night tours guided by Francisco Queiroz; music tours conducted by Hélder Macedo Sampaio; theatrical performances by Manuela Cambotas and visits on the theme of  architecture with Ana Maio. Also to be highlighted is a visit entitled "100 years of the birth of Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen" in the Agramonte Cemetery.

In addition, don`t miss the Raids Photographs Night, which will result in an exhibition with the 10 best works, chosen among the photographs of the participants. Drawing workshops are also planned with Mário Linhares and music concerts about Theaters in Porto.

Along with the discovery and exploration of the two municipal cemeteries (Prado do Repouso Cemetery and Agramonte Cemetery), where most of the activities will be concentrated, the Paranhos Cemetery will also be included this year.

You can find the entire programme HERE.

More information

For more information, visit the website www.cm-porto.pt/ciclos-culturais or call the number +351 225 320 080.

With simultaneous translation in Portuguese Sign Language, the visits will be free, but subject to pre-registration.

WDEC 2019 in Krakow

Join us on a guided walk at the Old Cemetery of Podgorze in Krakow (Poland) on Tuesday, May 28th, 2019.

Association PODGORZE.PL invites you to a guided walk by Jaroslaw Zolciak entitled “Introduction to the Old Cemetery of Podgorze (Stary Cmentarz Podgorski)”.

Our guides will present us the story of this oldest municipal cemetery in Krakow, established at the end of XVIII century, and show us the graves of famous people buried there. Also, we will see unique images of graves lost during the construction of the nearby road in 1976 and graves recently renovated.

The guided walk will start at 6pm. In case of rain the lecture will be held in the Museum of Podgorze - opposite the cemetery (Limanowskiego Street, 51).

For more information, check out our website or Facebook page.

WDEC 2019 in Bologna, Italy

The programme on the occasion of the Week of Discovering European cemeteries (WDEC) 2019 at Certosa Monumental Cemetery of Bologna, Italy.We inform also that the English website for the Certosa of Bologna will be online as from 23 May 2019. The project received funding from BSC - Bologna Servizi Cimiteriali (Bologna Cemetery Services) and was prepared in collaboration with the Liceo Ginnasio Luigi Galvani and the Associazione Amici della Certosa. Our website provides information about this monumental cemetery and its historical buildings, which together form the largest such complex in Bologna, and is designed so that all our visitors from Italy and beyond can fully appreciate their visit.
www.storiaememoriadibologna.it/certosa-monumental-cemetery

“Il Liceo Galvani e la Certosa - caccia ai tesori”
“Liceo Galvani and the Certosa - Treasure Hunt”Thursday 23 May, at 15:30 and 16:30 | guided tour
Certosa Cemetery - Via della Certosa 18

Explore the cemetery on a walk with young students who have been learning about this largest monument in Bologna. This event is the outcome of a school-work learning initiative involving the secondary school Liceo Ginnasio Luigi Galvani and Bologna’s Museum of the Risorgimento.
The meeting point is in the church courtyard by the main entrance to the Certosa.
Our visitors with a Musei Metropolitani Bologna card will receive a gift at the entrance.
Entry is free.

“Le donne e l’atelier dell’artista nell’Ottocento”
“Women and the Artist’s Workshop in the Ottocento”
Friday 24 May, at 17:00 | talk
Fondazione Collegio Artistico Venturoli - Via Centotrecento 4

A meeting with art historians Ornella Chillè and Ilaria Chia on the place and presence of women in the artist’s workshop. The images trace a kind of journey, where women are first seen in the traditional guise of painter’s model or muse, becoming more proactive later in the century. The paintings by Telemaco Signorini, Odoardo Borrani and Giacomo Favretto depict women as the visitors to artists’ studios, galleries and museums and as researchers and experts in art. Women increasingly become artists in their own right, and their path of development is depicted by painters like Gerolamo and Domenico Induno. Bologna’s own artists slide into this cultural landscape, as we can see in the works by Luigi Serra, Raffaele Faccioli, Fabio Fabbi, Giovanni Masotti, Cleto Capri and Enea Monti.
Entry is free.
For information, call +39 051 234866 (Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 13:00) or write to:info@collegioventuroli.191.it

“La Certosa di Bologna | un libro aperto sulla storia”
“The Certosa of Bologna | An Open Book on History”
Sunday 26 May, at 10:30 | guided tour
Certosa Cemetery - Via della Certosa 18

A walk for visitors who have never been here before, and an ABC of our Certosa, from the Etruscan cemetery and monastery to the “modern cemetery” and our best-known masterpieces, plus lots of other highlights.
Curated by Associazione Culturale Didasco.
Booking required, call +39 0348 1431230 (afternoon - evening)
The meeting point is in the church courtyard by the main entrance to the Certosa.
Our visitors with a Musei Metropolitani Bologna card will receive a gift at the entrance.
Tickets: € 10.00 (€ 2.00 from every ticket will go directly towards the Certosa)

“Forme di marmo | percorso tattile tra chiostri, sale e gallerie”
“Forms in Marble | A Tactile Tour Through Cloisters, Halls and Galleries"
Sunday 26 May, at 15:00 and 16:30 | guided tour
Certosa Cemetery - Via della Certosa 18

Roberto Martorelli and Paola Sema will guide visitors on this tour, open to all but designed especially for our visitors who are blind or visually impaired. Explore the flowers, garments, faces and bodies of the marbles and bronzes situated in Bologna’s largest monumental complex.
Curated by the Museum of the Risorgimento of Bologna.
Limited places Booking required, call +39 051 225583 or write to museorisorgimento@comune.bologna.it.
The meeting point is in the church courtyard by the main entrance to the Certosa.
Linked to: IT.A.CÀ - Festival of Responsible Tourism
Entry is free.

“Ritualità del silenzio | Guida per il cerimoniere funebre”
“Rituals of Silence | A Guide for the Funeral Director”
Monday 27 May, at 20:30 | conference
Certosa Cemetery - Via della Certosa 18

Meeting with Maria Angela Gelati, curator of the social project and showcase “Il Rumore del Lutto” (The Noise of Mourning) of Parma. The event starts with a guided tour and visitors then meet Maria Angela Gelati, author of “Ritualità del Silenzio” (Rituals of Silence), published by Nuovadimensione 2018. This event offers a window onto the new demands connected to the growing number of private and non-religious rituals taking place alongside traditional and religious ceremonies.
Curated by the Museum of the Risorgimento of Bologna.
Booking required, call +39 051 225583 or write to museorisorgimento@comune.bologna.it.
The meeting point is in the church courtyard by the main entrance to the Certosa.
Entry is free.

“Bologna Noir | delitti e misteri in Certosa”
“Bologna Noir | Crimes and Mysteries at the Certosa”Wednesday 29 May, at 21:00 | guided tour
Certosa Cemetery - Via della Certosa 18

The Certosa statues have witnessed real crimes, but the cemetery has also been the stage of fantastic tales, amid talks with ghosts and bats flying in the light of the moon. A night time tour in the midst of art, literature and mystery, in the company of Barbara Baraldi, author of “Osservatore Oscuro” (Dark Observer) published by Giunti.
Curated by Associazione Culturale Didasco.
Booking required, call +39 0348 1431230 (afternoon - evening)
The meeting point is in the church courtyard by the main entrance to the Certosa.
Our visitors with a Musei Metropolitani Bologna card will receive a gift at the entrance.
Tickets: € 10.00 (€ 2.00 from every ticket will go directly towards the Certosa)


“Maria Brizzi Giorgi | Diva della Musica, Musa di Rossini”
“Maria Brizzi Giorgi | Music Diva, Rossini’s Muse”
Thursday 30 May, at 17:30 | guided tour
Certosa Cemetery - Via della Certosa 18

A walk among work and music with Roberto Martorelli and Loris Rabiti. An insight into the cultural and social world orbiting around one of the most striking celebrities on the Jacobite stage of Bologna and elsewhere.
Curated by the Museum of the Risorgimento of Bologna.
Booking required, call +39 051 225583 or write to museorisorgimento@comune.bologna.it.
The meeting point is in the church courtyard by the main entrance to the Certosa.
Our visitors with a Musei Metropolitani Bologna card will receive a gift at the entrance.
Tickets: € 4.00


“Questo l'ho fatto io!”’
“I Did This!”
Wednesday 1 June, at 16:00 | guided tour
Certosa Cemetery - Via della Certosa 18

A walk with volunteers from “Amici della Certosa” to admire some of the ninety monuments they take care of as part of their cleaning and tidying scheme. Visitors can understand how this active citizen involvement project can help the public to maintain our heritage and learn about our history.
Curated by Associazione Amici della Certosa.
The meeting point is in the church courtyard by the main entrance to the Certosa.
Entry is free.
For information, call +39 345 2699200 (afternoon and evening) or write to: amicidellacertosa@gmail.com

“L'eleganza e la raffinatezza dell'Art Nouveau | due artisti a confronto”
“Elegance and Sophistication in Art Nouveau | Two Artists Compared”Sunday 2 June, ore 10.30 | guided tour
Certosa Cemetery - Via della Certosa 18

Alfonso Borghesani and Arturo Orsoni were among the most prolific artists at the Certosa in the early 20th century, creating the marbles and bronzes that adorn the cemetery landscape, in a style straddling Verism, Art Nouveau and a hint of Art Deco. This tour concentrates on these two elegant artists, in the company of Vincenzo Favaro and Roberto Martorelli.
Curated by the Museum of the Risorgimento of Bologna.
The meeting point is in the church courtyard by the main entrance to the Certosa.
Entry is free.


Information:
Museum of the Risorgimento.
Piazza Carducci 5 | 40125 Bologna
tel. + 39 051 347592
museorisorgimento@comune.bologna.it - www.museibologna.it/risorgimento
www.storiaememoriadibologna.it/certosa
Facebook: Museo civico del Risorgimento - Certosa di Bologna

WDEC 2019 in Maribor, Slovenia

This year WDEC in Maribor will be marked by two important anniversaries.

In 2019, Pogrebno podjetje Maribor (the presiding member of ASCE) is celebrating two important anniversaries - 150 years of company operation and 140 years of Pobrežje cemetery. Through all year, many events and activities will take place at cemeteries in Maribor,  some of them within the Week of discovering European cemeteries.

Main event: “Memory of peace”

The main event of WDEC is also the main event of the 150/140 year anniversary and it will take place on May 28th, 2019 at Pobrežje cemetery. The purpose is to recall the memory of members of numerous cultures and countries that lost their lives in the two world wars in Maribor. The event keynote speaker will be the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Borut Pahor.

Guided tour and classical music concert

On June 11th, 2019, a guided tour at Pobrežje cemetery will take place under the guidance of Mr. Tone Partljič, an expert on Maribor`s culture, slang, people and their nature. At the end of the tour there will be a short concert of classical music in front of the Czeike's arcades, located at the cemetery.

Photo exhibition: “Memorial Parks of Europe”

Pogrebno podjetje Maribor prepared a special photo exhibition entitled "Memorial Parks of Europe" that is on display from April 25th, 2019 in front of the farewell facility at Dobrava cemetery in Maribor. The photos represent some of the significant cemeteries in Europe that are special for their green areas and their park shape.

WDEC 2019

Discover European heritage.

WDEC in Karlovac (Dubovac cemetery), Croatia

In the framework of WDEC the Dubovac cemetery in Karlovac, Croatia organised a thematic walk called "The History of the Catholic Cemetery Dubovac" under the guidnce of prof. Marinka Mužar. 

Impressions from WDEC 2018 in Maribor

Since Maribor is the European City of Sport 2018, this years Week of discovering European Cemeteries (WDEC) merged together culture and sport.

Visitors Invited to Participate at Series of Events to Mark WDEC 2018 at the New Cemetery in Belgrade, Serbia

#EuropeForCulture A  month of exciting events leading up to the WDEC 2018 in Belgrade (the New Cemetery), Serbia

WDEC in Rome (Verano Monumental Cemetery), Italy

#EuropeForCulture. Within the framework of the European Year of Cultural Heritage, AMA Cimiteri Capitolini, the municipal company that manages the cemeteries of Rome, including the Verano Monumental Cemetery, joins the Week of Discovering European Cemeteries, promoted by the ASCE, with the program of cultural paths about cinema, theater and visual arts.

WDEC in Rijeka: Exhibition opening and guided walk

#EuropeForCulture Within WDEC 2018 programe an exhibition and guided walk took place at Drenova cemetery in Rijeka.