Italian Studies at Western University

Join us on Tuesday, June 11, at 11:30 AM (Italian time) for a colloquium devoted to the visionary figure of philanthropist Alice Hallgarten Franchetti, and her legacy. The event is organized in the context of the exhibit: "Alice in Brussels. The Schools of Montesca and Rovigliano at the 1910 World Fair. From the Origin to Maria Montessori" ("Alice a Bruxelles. Le scuole della Montesca e di Rovigliano all'Esposizione universale del 1910. Dalle origini a Maria Montessori").
Click here to join the colloquium:
https://meet.google.com/vrg-engm-pvm
Click here to read the catalogue of the exhibit: https://books.fupress.com/catalogue/alice-a-bruxelles/14131

Lisa and Kaia at the exhibit "Alice a Bruxelles. Le scuole della Montesca e di Rovigliano all'esposizione unversale del 1910. Dalle origini a Maria Montessori!" Finally open! Thank you both for your hard work and dedication!

Produzione Centro Studi Villa Montesca
Curatela Cristina Caracchini Western University (con il supporto di SSHRC)
Allestimento Giacomo Piraz Pirazzoli con Gaia Bartoli, DIDA - Dipartimento di Architettura, Università degli Studi di Firenze

🎈Studentesse della Western University in visita alla mostra di Alice a Bruxelles Le scuole rurali della Montesca e Rovigliano all’Esposizione Universale del 1910
Lisa e Kaia hanno collaborato allo studio della Prof.ssa Cristina Caracchini grazie al quale è stato possibile realizzare la mostra!

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