Franceschini, there is a boom in initiatives for Dantedì

(ANSA) - ROME, MARCH 24 - "We are just in the second year of Tuesday and we are already witnessing an enormous growth in initiatives, despite the difficult time we are going through".

This was underlined by the Minister of Culture, Dario Franceschini, on the eve of March 25, the day dedicated to the Supreme Poet.

    "There are hundreds of events throughout Italy in museums, theaters, libraries and archives. Most of them are instreaming, but they give exact proof of what happened in a short time around Monday, with the mobilization and involvement of all levels. institutional, many cultural associations. This makes us understand what will happen in the next few years, when we come out of this terrible epidemic: Dantedì will become a stable and important piece of Italian history "says Franceschini.

    "After decades in which it will be celebrated, we will remember these first editions, held during the pandemic, but which made it start with so much determination", the minister emphasizes.

    On the MiC website there are already over 200 remote mode initiatives present on the page dedicated to Dantedì, with digital events throughout Italy to honor Dante Alighieri and his work: webinars, digital exhibitions, videos, live streaming, lives on YouTube with readings, seminars, performances , exhibitions of archival documents, Dante manuscripts and manuscripts, virtual tours.

The lion's share belongs to the superintendents of research and the State Archives, currently mobilized with 54 events, often centered on the rich and precious documentation preserved.

But also state and municipal libraries, museums, archaeological parks and even embassies and foreign cultural institutions present in Italy will participate in the second edition of this day, which this year falls on the seven hundredth anniversary of Dante's death.

An event felt in Italy and all over the world, which will culminate in the live evening Rai dal Quirinale, where Roberto Benigni will recite the 25th canto of Paradise.

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