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Ursula von der Leyen at Maxxi, at the start of the New European Bauhaus International Festival

2022-06-08T17:17:50.872Z


The president of the European Commission kicks off the first edition of the Festival from Rome (ANSA)


Ursula von der Leyen

, president of the European Commission, has chosen the MAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Arts for the official opening of the first edition

of the New European Bauhaus International Festival (NEB),

Thursday 9 June 2022 

 Direct from 10 to 12.20  

At 13

live with Brussels from MAXXI,

Ursula von der Leyen

will officially kick off the Festival.

Introduced by

Giovanna Melandri

, with the participation of Minister

Dario Franceschini

, the President will talk with the architect

Diébédo Francis Kéré,

winner of the 2022 Pritzker Prize, moderated by

Monica Maggioni

, Director of TG1.

During the live broadcast with Brussels, there will be several connections with some of the countries participating in the Festival (Denmark, Austria, Estonia, Germany, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Latvia, Romania, Spain and the Czech Republic) and with the President of the European Parliament

Roberta Metsola

.

In the museum lobby, the president will talk to

Diébédo Francis Kéré

, pioneer of sustainable architecture and winner of the 2022

 Pritzker Prize

. The opening of the Festival will be streamed on the platform https://new-european-bauhaus-festival.eu

The NEB Festival, launched by von der Leyen who brought together creatives from all over the Union - architects, artists, designers, scientists, entrepreneurs and citizens - aims to build together a sustainable, inclusive and beautiful future.

NEB draws inspiration from the multidisciplinarity of the Bauhaus, the famous school of art and design born in Germany in 1919, in a moment of great complexity such as the current one and today a reference model for the European Green Deal.

The main venue of the Festival, which will take place

from 9 to 12 June 2022

, is Brussels, and there will be over 300 events in presence and online in all EU countries (https://new-european-bauhaus-festival.eu ).

An opportunity therefore to network the worlds of research, science and technology, education and civil commitment, art and architecture to reflect and understand how to create a 

sustainable future together.

At 13.00,

live with Brussels from MAXXI,

Ursula von der Leyen

will officially kick off the Festival.

Introduced by

Giovanna Melandri

, with the participation of Minister

Dario Franceschini

, the President will talk with the architect

Diébédo Francis Kéré,

winner of the 2022 Pritzker Prize, moderated by

Monica Maggioni

, Director of TG1.

During the live broadcast with Brussels, there will be several connections with some of the countries participating in the Festival (Denmark, Austria, Estonia, Germany, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Latvia, Romania, Spain and the Czech Republic) and with the President of the European Parliament

Roberta Metsola

.

Source: ansa

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