WDEC 2023 at the Monumental Cemetery of Turin

Don't miss out on the wide variety of events that will take place in Turin, Italy, during this year's WDEC.

Events program

➤ 22 May - 10 June 2023: “Rainbows” TTL valorisation activity of Utilitalia SEFIT

➤ 30 - 31 May 2023, at 9.00: The "Terza Missione" Project "Whisper: "Around Cemeteries: a space of dialogue across generations and cultures" by the UNITED - Department of Humanistic Studies.

➤ 3 June 2023, at 10.00: Guided tour "Names, steps, history and art at the Monumental Cemetery of Turin" with Luisa Boscolo.

➤ 3 June 2023, at 16.30: Guided tour "Art and History at the Turin cemetery".

➤ 4 June 2023, at 10.00: Guided tour "Symbols, curiosities and oddities at the Monumental Cemetery of Turin".

➤ 4 June 2023, at 16.30: Guided tour "Art and History at the Turin cemetery".

➤ 6 June 2023, at 14.30: Guided tour to the Jewish fields.

➤ 9 - 12 June 2023, at 16.30: Special event "Archivissima Extra 2023 Carnet de voyage" #change.

➤ 10 June 2023, at 14.30: Open house Turin: the Monumental Cemetery.

➤ 10 June 2023, at 14.30: Open house Turin: the Monumental Cemetery.

Additional information about each event can be found at this LINK.

WDEC 2017 - TORINO (Italy) "Discovering the Immortals" with pictures of THE SILENT CITY

"Discovering the Immortals", the Photo Group calling "Photograffiatori", in collaboration with the Turin Civic Libraries, presents THE SILENT CITY Fragments of art and History in a photographic collection.

Inauguration Thursday 18 May at 6.30 pm, free admission.The exhibition will close on 30 May

For more information

WDEC2015 - Discovering Turin's Monumental Cemetery (Italy)

Family Grave: Brondelli di Brondello
Artist: Giacomo Ginotti
picture by: Simona De Pascalis

Special guided tours through the emotion of the discovery of art and history at the Monumental Cemetery of Turin (Italy) in the Week of Discovering European Cemeteries.

Saturday 30th of may:

10.30 am

A walk to the Monumental between curiosity and celebrities Reservations at the telephone number +39.349.570.511.8

  1.45  pm

The Holy Shroud through the works of the Monumental

Reservations at the telephone number +39.339.605.736.9 

  2.00 pm

The route of Resistance in World War II

Reservations at the telephone number +39.347.312.041.9

  3.00 pm

Crumbs of history.

Reservations at the telephone number +39.347.487.627.7

Saturday 31st of may:

11.00 am - 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm

Representation of the sacred rituals of the Jewish tradition inside the cemeteries.                                                                                Reservations at the telephone number +39.347.489.166.2

  1.45  pm

The Holy Shroud through the works of the Monumental

Reservations at the telephone number +39.339.605.736.9 

  2.30 pm

The Monumental revealed: wandering among the friendly graves of the cemetery 

Reservations at the telephone number +39.339.388.598.4

  

The full program is here available and the Press release

Information and details

Write to arte-storia@cimiteritorino.it

Book: Westerveld: a monumental journey of discovery

An interesting book that explores the Westerveld Cemetery & Crematorium in Driehuis, Netherlands.

About the book

The memorial park of Westerveld Cemetery & Crematorium, part of "the Facultatieve Group", features many great monuments - each with its own story.

The book Westerveld: A Monumental Journey of Discovery (original title: Westerveld: Een monumentale ontdekkingstocht) discusses one hundred years of special monuments, including those of Anthony Fokker, Lex Goudsmit, Multatuli and Pim Fortuyn. The book also includes a detailed map, giving readers the opportunity to discover for themselves the special sites and beauty of Westerveld.

The book encompasses a well-thought-out selection. "That was quite a challenge, given that all our monuments are special and each has its own story to tell", said director Carla Bosua, "The monuments in the book are special because of their unique character, cultural-historical value and/or fame of the deceased. Therefore, the book includes not only classical monuments, but also very contemporary ones. And naturally describes also urn monuments”.