EVENT DESCRIPTION
This November will mark the 50th Anniversary of the flood in Florence in 1966. Santa Reparata International School of Art (SRISA) is proud to host a series of events over the next few weeks and leading up to the November 4th anniversary. Please join us tomorrow, October 26, for an entire day of dedication as we explore how the city rebuilt itself from this terrible tragedy.
EVENT DETAILS
Florence and the Arno: Past, Present, and Future
Official Conference Opening Day
October 26 10:00AM – 6:00PM
in the EduItalia Conference Hall
Piazza San Lorenzo, 2nd Floor
Conference Day is free of charge and open to
faculty and their students. RSVP necessary.
SCHEDULE
10:00 Session I. FLORENCE AND ITS RIVER: HISTORY AND PERSPECTIVES
Chair: Matilde Zampi, Professor of Italian Studies, SRISA
- Opening Greeting
Rebecca Olsen, Director, SRISA - Greeting
Sandro Fallani, Mayor of Scandicci and Council Member for the Economic Development of the
Metropolitan City of Florence - Introduction
Lorenzo Pubblici, Professor of History and Anthropology, SRISA - The River in the History of Florence
Francesco Salvestrini, Professor of Medieval History, University of Florence, SAGAS - Italy and Florence, a Floods-and-Landslides Prone Land
Aldo Piombino, Geologist and Author - Debate on the morning session
12:30 Lunch Break
14:30 Session II. THE FLOOD AND THE CULTURAL PATRIMONY OF FLORENCE
Chair: Andrew Smaldone, Professor of Fine Arts and Academic Dean, SRISA
- The Flood and the Restoration of Damaged Paintings
Tiziana Landra, Professor of Art History, SRISA - Il restauro che non c’era: 50 Years of Work in the National Library of Florence
Alessandro Sidoti, Book Conservator, National Library of Florence - The Flood, the Mud Angels and the Birth of the American Programs in Florence
Edoardo Tacchi, Professor of Italian Linguistics, Middlebury College in Florence - Debate on the afternoon session
- Conclusions
Andrew Smaldone
RSVP and Info: info@srisa.org