On the trail of Matteotti, One of the most significant historical figures of Polesano. Thursday, May 30, 2024, at 6:00 PM, with a commemoration of the 100th anniversary. On the anniversary of Giacomo Matteotti's death, the Adria Municipal Library is proposing the initiative 'Following Matteotti'.
On the trail of Matteotti
The event will be at 17.15 pm and a tour of the documents of the Library and the Municipal Historical Archive is also planned (participation on booking (0426-902170). Access to the Reading Room is therefore suspended from 4:45 p.m. There are many documents and cultivating these "intellectual paths", like a common thread, also lead to the places where the intellectual and politician lived. However, various events take place in Polesine, in fact, The The Giacomo Matteotti House and Museum will soon reopen after restoration.
The building It is located in the municipality of Fratta Polesine. The house on Via Ruga where the deputy Matteotti spent most of his life together with his family, recognized as a national monument under Law 20 December 2017 n. 213. This historical-cultural institution belongs to the Accademia dei Concordi, is managed by the Municipality of Fratta, and is part of the Polesine Provincial Museum System network.
Historical figures from Polesine
Among other things, for the reopening, Senator Liliana Segre will provide a testimony, along with other speakers, to accompany visitors. Starting June 10th, many will be able to visit and be welcomed by the House Museum. It reopened following the completion of the building's restoration and the complete redesign of the museum. The interventions were promoted byto the Savings Bank Foundation of Padua and Rovigo, in agreement with the Veneto Region, the Municipality of Fratta Polesine and the Accademia dei Concordi of Rovigo, owner of the building.
Funding was also secured by the special law to support initiatives marking the centenary of Matteotti's assassination. The design of the new face of the "Giacomo Matteotti House Museum" was entrusted to the architectural studio 120grammi. Instead, The narrative path is being updated by Luca Molinari, Professor of Architectural Theory and Design at the Second University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”.
Matteotti House Museum
The House Museum includes a route that begins on the ground floor, from the rooms of everyday life, with the story of Polesine that Matteotti knew as a boy. On the first floor, with the rooms from the bedroom, the family library, The piano and the space dedicated to music. It will feel like reliving the bonds and passions of a cultured family.
Capable of weave important relationships by virtue of illustrious relatives such as that with the baritone Titta Ruffo, Matteotti's brother-in-law. “The space of the Museum – comments Molinari – wants to offer itself as a place of reflection on our country, depicted at one of the most critical moments in its history. The new exhibition will pay special attention to the house's garden. We see it as a place of introduction to the museum visit but also as a space for reflection and study., because the visitor will have the opportunity to stop among the trees to read books and texts found inside”.
