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FRIEND MUSEUM 2018

LUCCA: CITY MUSEUMS/E - June 2, 2018 Museo del Risorgimento and Museo Paolo Cresci per la Storia dell'Emigrazione Italiana from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from...
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MUSEUMS IN THE PROVINCE OF LUCCA: LET'S TAKE STOCK

Lucca, Ducal Palace, Hall of the Civil Protection of the Province of Lucca Greetings of the authorities The topics covered: "Towards a Museum of Quality 2017-2018" project of the system...
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Night of Museums 2018

NIGHT OF MUSEUMS 2018 May 19 8:30 p.m. - 11 p.m. The Museums of Lucca Palazzo Ducale with the Paolo Cresci Museum for...
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BEST WISHES!!!

The President, the Board of Directors, the Management Board, the Director and all staff wish HAPPY EASTER
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FROM LUCCA TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

FROM LUCCA TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Stories and vicissitudes of Italian and Lucchese emigration to South Africa by DONATELLA BENEDETTI Quaderni della Fondazione Paolo Cresci...
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Caterina Soffici presents her book" No one can stop me"

After Castelnuovo Garfagnana, Caterina Soffici will present her book "Nobody Can Stop Me" in Barga (Lu), at the ISI Aula Magna, Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 11:15 a.m.....
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Caterina Soffici presents her book" No one can stop me"

Monday, February 19, 2018 11:00 a.m. Aula Magna Istituto Superiore di Istruzione - Garfagnana Via XX aprile - Castelnuovo di Garfagnana (Lucca) CATERINA SOFFICI presents her book NESSUNO PUO' FERMARMI (Feltrinelli Editore) Historical introduction PIETRO LUIGI BIAGIONI Fondazione Paolo Cresci The novel takes its starting point from the chance discovery of a letter that sheds new light on the disappearance...
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PEOPLES IN MOVEMENT. when immigrants were us...

PEOPLES IN MOVEMENT.When the immigrants were us...Photography by Francesco Malavolta and the Paolo Cresci Foundation Testimonies and letters about yesterday's migration experiences......
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OTHERWISE

On the online journal ALROVE the research work, carried out as a thesis for the degree in Political Science, specialization in International Studies, discussed at the University of...
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BEST WISHES!!!

All the best for a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2018
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"100 years of Tuscan flavors in the world" exhibition at the F.lli Pieroni Hotelier Institute

The Paolo Cresci Foundation, at the invitation of the President's Office of Tuscans in the World of the Region of Tuscany, created the exhibition 100 Years of Tuscan Flavors...
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TO SILVANA AND THE OTHERS. Dedicated to women who emigrated to Scotland.

SILVANA AND THE OTHERS. Reading and texts by Gaia Biagioni and Sonia Ercolini The Incartati di Fornaci, together with the Equal Opportunity Commission...
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Barga recalls the Arandora Star affair.

Barga, Sept. 9, 2017, Municipal Gallery, Via di Borgo, 5:30 p.m. As part of the Scottish Week, the story of the Arandora Star will be recalled in Barga. The ship,...
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GARFAGNANA'S TRIBUTE TO ASTOR PIAZZOLLA

As part of the "Lucca Notte Bianca" event on Saturday, Aug. 26, a Dance Performance by the Association of the...
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LUCCA WHITE NIGHT

The Paolo Cresci Foundation will also participate in the White Night on Saturday, August 26, with the evening opening of the Paolo Cresci Museum for the History of Italian Emigration...
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WENT TO THE FIGURES WITH CANOVA AND DONATELLO

THEY WENT TO THE FIGURES WITH CANOVA AND DONATELLO The plaster casts of the classical and Renaissance traditions of Lucca's figurinai in central Europe between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries by...
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PEOPLES IN MOVEMENT. when immigrants were us.

The Paolo Cresci Foundation will participate in the PesaroDocFest, directed by Luca Zingaretti, with the exhibition POPOLI IN MOVIMENTO. When immigrants were us A parallelism between...
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Young Italians in the World

The 30 interviews conducted as part of the "Young Italians in the World" project are online at www.museoemigrazioneitaliana.org under I GIOVANI SI RACCONTANO at http://www.museoemigrazioneitaliana.org/i-giovani-si-raccontano-2/ We have...
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FRIEND MUSEUM 2017

A Museum for All. Diverse abilities discovering the museums of the Ducal Palace Saturday, May 27 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Palace...
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Night of Museums 2017

Extraordinary and free opening of the Ducal Palace Museums with the Paolo Cresci Museum for the History of Italian Emigration and the Museum of the Risorgimento, from...
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THE THREAD OF MEMORIES

THE THREAD OF MEMORIES Porcari and its emigrants Photographic and documentary exhibition Palazzo di Vetro, Porcari (Lucca)  
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Best wishes

With an image from the Paolo Cresci Foundation Archives, best wishes for a Happy Easter The President Dr. Alessandro Bianchini
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Presentation of the volume by Ave Marchi

THEY WENT TO THE FIGURES WITH CANOVA AND DONATELLO The plaster casts of the classical and Renaissance traditions of Lucca's figurinai in central Europe between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries by...
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S. Christmas 2016 - New Year 2017

Best wishes to all of you for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year May the Holy Christmas bring peace to hearts and the world, and may the New Year be fruitful and prosperous for you and your families...