Showing posts with label WDEC2017. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WDEC2017. Show all posts

WDEC 2017 - Open Air Classroom and Free Guided Tour at the New Cemetery in Belgrade


  

Students of Belgrade University had a Theme Lecture Organized at the New Cemetery in Belgrade

WDEC 2017 - Museum Night at the New Cemetery in Belgrade

The New Cemetery in Belgrade announced WDEC with traditional participation in Museum Night

TURIN(Italy) WDEC PROGRAM- Guided tour with Culturalway

Discover figures of animals at the monumental cemetery

WDEC 2017: Bricks of history of Torino (Italy)

The history of Turin in the most ancient area of the monumental cemetery in Turin.
A free guided tour on the week of discovering european cemeteries.
                                                   SUNDAY 4th JUNE 2017 h.10 am



WDEC 2017: Torino: From recovery of corpes to recovery of memory

On Saturday, June 3, 2017, at 3 pm, the presentation of Anna Roberti's book at the Monumental Cemetery of Turin in occasion of WDEC.

WDEC 2017 - Monumental Cemetery Certosa of Bologna

The 2017 summer calendar in the Certosa, Bologna Monumental Cemetery, is now here with a new series of night walks and events.


The collaboration of various entities of Bologna allowed putting together a very rich programme featuring 50 events: guided tours, theatre events, itinerant shows,etc.
Thus art, history, anecdotes and reflections will bring the spotlight back onto the Certosa from 28th May to 30 September 2017.

WDEC 2017 - Aleksandri Cemetery in Narva (Estonia)

During the Week for Discovering European cemeteries Estonian Heritage Society organises a guided walk and voluntary maintenanc work at Aleksandri Cemetery in Narva, Estonia.

WDEC 2017 - Cemetery of Kozala in Rijeka, Croatia

The programme of introducing Cemetery Kozala during the Week of discovering European cemeteries is following:    


International Turin Exibition Salone del Libro "Reading" inside the Cemetery

At the Monumental Cemetery in Turin on May 19 a reading by PAOLO NORI from A.S.PUSKIN's book. You can visit this website for more details.


WDEC 2017 - Northern cemetery of Rennes

Le samedi 20 mai et le Dimanche 21 mai 2017 au Cimetière du Nord de Rennes, Anthanagor,  le gardien imaginaire du lieu, ouvrira de nouveau les portes de sa nécropole pour deux visites étonnantes, inédites et incroyables ! 

WDEC 2017 - Monumental cemetery of Milan

L’Amministrazione Comunale, al fine di valorizzare e promuovere il Cimitero Monumentale, ha previsto: “La città della memoria”, è un progetto per promuovere e valorizzare il Cimitero Monumentale di Milano attraverso un percorso di visita teatralizzata rivolto ai ragazzi del secondo ciclo delle Scuole Primarie (8 - 11 anni) e delle Scuole Secondarie di Primo Grado (11 - 13 anni). L'iniziativa prevede anche occasioni rivolte alle famiglie da realizzarsi nei weekend.

WDEC 2017 - Old Cemetery of Podgorze in Krakow

Association PODGORZE.PL invites you to a guided walk of Old Cemetery of Podgorze (Stary Cmentarz Podgorski). The guide will start on Saturday the 3rd of June at 18:00 in front of the Old Cemetery gate.

WDEC 2017 - Sant Antoni Abat City Cemetery (Alcoi)

During the Week of discovering European Cemeteries the Sant Antoni Abat City Cemetery (Cemetery of Alcoi) will organise two free visits for all visitors.

WDEC 2017 - Staglieno Cemetery in Genoa

“Week of Discovering European Cemeteries” - Discover the Immortals 
Have a look at the events in Staglieno Cemetery - Genoa:


Guided tours:
from May 29th to June 4th 2017
Guided Tours  (Excepted June 2nd h10.00 a.m and June 3rd h3.00 p.m.)
10.00 a.m. Let’s save our cultural heritage of Staglieno. Following  an itinerary including the old portico and the nearest areas we will visit some of the most important recently restored sculptures such as “La Venditrice di Noccioline” (The Nuts Seller) Caterina Campodonico, Scanzi’s Nocchiero Angel and the grave of Constance Lloyd - Oscar Wilde’s wife.
11.30 a.m. Looking at Staglieno with poets’ point of view. An evocative itinerary will guide the visitor through  verses and tales of great poets and literary men like Mark Twain or famous characters like the empress Elizabeth of Austria (nicknamed Sissi)
3.00 p.m. Staglieno, Risorgimento , National Liberation: Human history and National ideals.
This Itinerary will focus on the historical importance of some characters who, in different periods and ways, left a mark on Italian history. Starting from the Second World War Memorial (Campo dei Caduti), the tour will guide the visitor back to the past where rest some of Risorgimento’s main characters like Giuseppe Mazzini, whose grave is a fundamental starting point to understand  the National identity.
Pick up near the Statua della Fede.
Photo exhibition
From May 29th to June 4th
Discovering the Immortals
Photo Exhibition by Maurizio Logiacco
Looking for the Olimpus Gods. Twelve pictures, twelve Greek Gods. The photographer looked for the iconographic signs of the Gods during the classical period, capturing foreshortened, single figures and entire memorials in  Staglieno.
Central Hall
From h 8.00 a.m. to h 4.30 p.m.
A year of restoration work.
May 31st
h 10.00 a.m. Official Launch of the restoration works with the participation of Caterina Olcese Spingardi, member of the Archelogical, Arts and Landscapes Autority of Genoa, La Spezia, Imperia and Savona.
Laic Temple
H11.30  a.m. Inauguration of the restored Chiossone Monument, with the participation of  David Chiossone Institute.
Boschetto dei Mille (Starting from the Laic Temple)
H 3.00 p.m. Discovering the recently restored monuments guided by the restorer Stefano Vassallo member of the Archelogical, Arts and Landscapes Autority of Genoa, La Spezia, Imperia and Savona.
Pick up Lateral Hall (near the flowers shops)
Meet up with blind people
June 2nd h10.00 a.m.
Guided tour to Staglieno reserved to blind people.
Reservation required
Max 20 people – 2 hours tour
For information and reservation please contact  Lidia Schichter: tel. 328 4222168 -lidiaschichter@gmail.com
Pick Up Laic Temple
Spoon River amaranto:
June 3th h 10.00 a.m.
Tales and Music
«Ma chi te cride d'essere...nu ddio?
Ccà dinto,'o vvuo capi, ca simmo eguale?...Muorto si'tu e muorto so' pur'io;
ognuno comme a 'na'ato é tale e quale» 
from the poetry  “A Livella” by Totò, a Neapolitan actor 
“Who do you think you are? Maybe a God? Here we are all the same. You are dead, I am dead too. We are all the same”
Voice: Mauro Pirovano
Violin:  Oleksandr Pushkarenko
Images: Luciano Rosselli
With the partnership of Teatro dell’Ortica
Laic Temple

Photo Tour
June 3rd h3.00 p.m.
Eternity in a picture
Photo Tour with a professional photographer who will tell secrets and tecniques to get a perfect photo and with a guide who will tell the history and the style of the statues.  All participants wil practice with the camera.

Gospel Concert
June 4th 11.00 a.m.
Millelire Gospel Choir
Directed by Andrea Porta
Pantheon
May 25th at 5.30 pm in Strada Nuova Museums, in Palazzo Rosso and in Franco Albini’s Showcase inauguration of the exhibition  “Immagini per l’Eternità”- “Pictures for the Eternity” - Staglieno Cemetery observed by 19th century photographers , will be open for visiting till 30th July



Free entrance for all the events

WDEC 2017 - Modernist cemetery Lloret de Mar free tours

Visit the Modernist cemetery in Lloret de Mar on 24, 25 and 26 of May for the free tour of the cemetery and celebrate with them the week of discovering European cemeteries.

WDEC 2017 - Literary-musical Cultural act in Cementiris de Barcelona


Discover the star that shines above an immortal’s grave. Then remind of him properly, honor his memory and respect his whole past life. A book, a song, an idea, a voice, a play, a film, a picture, a sacrifice… by any art of living these people deserve the immortality.