Ivrea is the Italian Book Capital 2022. The president of the Jury, Marino Sinibaldi, communicated this to the Minister of Culture, Dario Franceschini, live live on the ministry's website.
"Among the other proposals, all of considerable quality and deserving of attention, Ivrea's candidacy stands out for its ability to network the multiple energies of the territory, to open up to the international dimension, to propose itself as a place where the future of the book and reading ".
This is the motivation of the jury that proclaimed Ivrea the Italian Capital of Book 2022. "The extraordinary cultural and technological heritage of the city is claimed without any parochial pride but as the driving force of the project for the Capital City and as the inspiration for a vision that can become a model at the height of our times. Attention to the new digital dimensions of
cultural experience represents a further element of strength that will be made available not only to the local community.
Finally, the attention to communication activities will make the title of Capital City of the book ever more significant, helping to indicate in the culture, and in particular in the culture of books and reading, an element of cohesion and sharing for our communities. struggling with the wounds of the pandemic "explains the motivation.
The other finalist cities were Aliano, Barletta, Costa di Rovigo, Nola, Pescara, Pistoia and Pordenone.
Sixteen cities that had submitted the candidacy.