| We thank for
their co-operation the Archivio di Stato of Florence, the Twinship Councillor’s
Office of Florence, the cultural association "Il Punto" of Florence, the
Italian-Polish cultural association of Tuscany, the U.N.E.S.C.O. centre of Florence, the
college of Engineers of Tuscany, the Music State Conservatory "L. Cherubini",
the National Research Council of Florence, the University of Florence with the Faculties
of Architecture (and particularly the Department of Process and Methods of Buildings
Construction, the Department of History of Architecture and Restoration of Architectural
Structures, the Department of Planning), the Faculty of Chemistry, the Faculty of
Economics, the bank "Monte dei Paschi di Siena" the cultural association
"Progetti Associati Toscana", the Rectorate of the University of Florence, the
International School for Graphic Arts "Il Bisonte" of Florence, the Italian
Society for Pharmacology, the Monuments and Fine Arts Office for the provinces of
Florence, Pistoia e Prato.
1. International Integration Meetings Forte dei Marmi Summer 1999
During these meetings,
together with people involved in our initiatives, we define details of winner time
activities of international integration.
- 1st Week (3rd-10th
July 1999)
Participating Professors: 3
Other participants: 3
Provenance: Czech Republic,
Hungary
- 2nd Week (10th-17th
July 1999)
Participating Professors: 4
Other participants: 4
Provenance: Czech Republic,
Poland, Russia
- 3rd Week (31st July-7th
August 1999)
Participating Professors: 4
Other participants: 2
Provenance: Poland
- 4th Week (7th-14th
August 1999)
Participants: 6
Provenance: Poland
- 5th Week (14th-21st
August 1999)
Participating Professors: 2
Other participants: 7
Provenance: Albania, Czech
Republic, Poland
- 6th Week (21st-28th
August 1999)
Participating Professors: 3
Other participants: 5
Provenance: Czech Republic,
Hungary, Poland
- 7th Week (28th August-4th
September 1999)
Participating Professors: 3
Other participants: 4
Provenance: Poland
- 8th Week (4th-11th
September 1999)
Participating Professors: 3
Other participants: 5
Provenance: Czech Republic
- 9th Week (11th-18th
September 1999)
Participants: 7
Provenance: Czech Republic
- 10th Week (18th-25th
September 1999)
Participating Professors: 3
Other participants: 5
Provenance: Poland
2. Carried out activities to develop International
Integration in Florence
2. International Integration Meeting in Florence Winter
1999-2000
- 1° Week of Faculties of Architecture (8TH
15TH November 1999)
International Integration Meetings
involving professors and students from the faculties of Architecture of Bratislava,
Budapest, Cracow, Prague and Warsaw. Theme of the week: "Carrying on Eurenaissance
Project: Influences of Renaissance Florentine Art of the second half of 15th
century, in many European cities. Students' works exhibition and prize - giving".
Participating Professors: 10
Participating Students: 41
This project wanted to be an answer
to some of nowadays European challenges: such as the discovery of common roots, which
overcome any political border and/or generation gap; the development of communication
among people of different cultures, thanks to a better mutual knowledge; or the active
contribution of people coming from different cultural areas, in order to reach common
goals.
While staying in Florence, students and professors visited the Uffizi Gallery, The
Palatina Gallery (Pitti Palace) and the Accademia Gallery. This was possible thanks to the
co-operation of the Monuments and Fine Arts Office of the provinces of Florence, Prato and
Pistoia.Students and
Professors also visited the garden of Villa Corsi Salviati, thanks to the co-operation of
the garden management.
Works realised by guest
students, together with works carried out by students of the Faculty of Architecture of
Florence (who were coordinated by Prof. Carlo Canepari), were showed and introduced in the
premises of VivaHotel Alexander, on Friday 12th November 1999. On that
occasion, there was the prize - giving of the work group, where people of different
countries best worked together.
Third Event: International Round Table about
International integration Meetings, with the presence of diplomatic and academic
authorities coming from Central and Eastern Europe and authorities from U.N.E.S.C.O.
national and international centres. (see above)
- 3° Week of Fine Arts Academies (22nd
29th November 1999)
International Integration Meetings among professors and students coming from Fine Arts
Academies of Cracow, Prague, Riga and Torun. Theme of the week: "The bridge of
friendship and peace. Students' works exhibition and prize - giving"
Participating Professors: 9 Participating Students: 32
Other participating guests: 9
This project wanted to rouse students' artistic expressiveness, about important topics
for the Foundation's mission, such as friendship, brotherhood and peace.While staying in Florence, students
and professors visited the Uffizi Gallery, The Palatina Gallery (Pitti Palace) and the
Accademia Gallery. This was possible thanks to the co-operation of the Monuments and Fine
Arts Office of the provinces of Florence, Prato and Pistoia.
Students and Professors also
visited the International School of Specialisation in Graphic Arts "Il Bisonte"
and its Art Gallery, thanks to the co-operation of its management.
Works realised by guest
students, were showed and introduced in the premises of VivaHotel Alexander, on Friday 26th
November 1999. As usual, on that occasion there was the prize - giving of the work group,
where people of different countries best worked together.
After all that, Arch. Takahiko
Saitou (Japan Institute of Architect) introduced the work done about the main
architectural features of Japanese ancient buildings compared with western ones.
- 4° Week of Faculties of Architecture (31ST January
- 7th February 2000)
International Integration Meetings involving professors and students from the
faculties of Architecture of Cracow, Minsk, Riga and Torun. Theme of the week: "Protection
of cultural values as an element of a sustainable urban development. Students' works
exhibition and prize - giving".Participating Professors: 8
Participating Students: 22 Other participating guests: 4
During this week students
dealt with problems connected with restoring buildings located in the cities historical
centres, without damaging the respective urban, cultural, historical and human context.
Students dealt with these topics through a case - study about the modernisation of Hotel
Laurus.
While staying in Florence,
students and professors visited the Uffizi Gallery, The Palatina Gallery (Pitti Palace)
and the Accademia Gallery. This was possible thanks to the co-operation of the Monuments
and Fine Arts Office of the provinces of Florence, Prato and Pistoia.
Students and Professors also
visited the International School of Specialisation in Graphic Arts "Il Bisonte"
and its Art Gallery. Mrs Guaita, Director of "Il Bisonte" School, gave to the
students catalogues and lithograph copies as a present.
Works realised by guest
students, were showed and introduced in the premises of VivaHotel Alexander, on Friday 4th
February 2000. As usual, on that occasion there was the prize - giving of the work group,
where people of different countries best worked together.
At the end of that evening there
was a Bielorussian dresses and dances exhibition and typical dishes sampling, followed by
a presentation about some examples of classic Bielorussian architecture, carried out by
Prof. Wladimir Trazewskij (Faculty of Architecture of Minsk).
During this week, we had as a
guest Dr. Martien Lathouwers (Duch National Youth Council Association "Vereninging
31"), who was introduced by Prof. Galina Polyanskaya, Dean of the Faculty of
Architecture of Minsk.
- 5° Week of Architecture (7th 14th
February 2000)
- First event: opening ceremony of the
exhibition: "Cracow - Florence: a common architectural heritage" - Cultural
Association S.Jacopo Soprarno "Il Punto" - in the presence of many people and
particularly Mr Eugenio Giani (Twinship Councillor of Florence), Prof. Francesco Gurrieri
(Dean of the Faculty of Architecture of Florence), Ms Elzibieta Jogalla (Polish Ambassy
Minister of Cultural Heritage) and Prof. Kazimierz Flaga (Rector of Cracow Polytechnic).
(see above)
- Second event: 2° International Round Table about
International integration Meetings, with the presence of academic authorities coming from
Central and Eastern Europe. (see above)
Academic Authorities: 42 Other guests: 15
Third event: International congress on the
theme "Rehabilitation", with the co-operation of the Department of Planning
(Faculty of Architecture, University of Florence) and the co-operation of the cultural
association S. Jacopo Soprarno "Il Punto". (see above)
- 6° Week of Faculties of Architecture (14th 21st
February 2000)
International Integration Meetings involving professors and students from the
faculties of Architecture of Budapest, Cracow, Minsk, and Torun. Theme of the week: "The
bridge of friendship, the bridge of Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation: virtual bridges for
international integration among European Faculties, in order to develop mutual knowledge
and friendship. Students' works exhibition and prize - giving".
Participating Professors: 7 Participating Students: 28
Other participating guests: 7
This project wanted to rouse students' technical expressiveness, about important
topics for the Foundation's mission, such as friendship, brotherhood and peace.While staying in Florence, students
and professors visited the Uffizi Gallery, The Palatina Gallery (Pitti Palace) and the
Accademia Gallery. This was possible thanks to the co-operation of the Monuments and Fine
Arts Office of the provinces of Florence, Prato and Pistoia.
Students and Professors also
visited the International School of Specialisation in Graphic Arts "Il Bisonte"
and its Art Gallery, thanks to the co-operation of its management.
Thanks to the co-operation of
Prof. Gennaro Tampone (Faculty of Architecture of Florence) students could attend a lesson
about architectural restoration and could also visit a restoration yard at Mozzi palace in
Florence.
Works realised by guest
students, were showed and introduced in the premises of VivaHotel Alexander, on Friday 18th
February 2000. As usual, on that occasion there was the prize - giving of the work group,
where people of different countries best worked together.
In the same evening, Dr. Shuji
Ishikawa and Dr. Juinichiro Higaya introduced the work done about a restoration project of
a building located in Osaka.
- 7° Week of Faculties of History of Art (6th
13th March 2000)
International Integration Meetings involving professors and students from the
faculties of History of Art of Bratislava, Budapest, Cracow, Danzica and Torun. Theme of
the week: "Imitation and assimilation: two ways of using the Florentine patterns
in the art of central Europe. Students' works exhibition and prize - giving".
Participating Professors: 8 Participating Students: 42
Other participating guests: 4
This project wanted to rouse students' technical expressiveness, about important
topics for the Foundation's mission, such as friendship, brotherhood and peace.While staying in Florence, students
and professors visited the Uffizi Gallery, The Palatina Gallery (Pitti Palace) and the
Accademia Gallery. This was possible thanks to the co-operation of the Monuments and Fine
Arts Office of the provinces of Florence, Prato and Pistoia.
Students and Professors also
visited the International School of Specialisation in Graphic Arts "Il Bisonte"
and its Art Gallery, thanks to the co-operation of its management.
Works realised by guest
students, were showed and introduced in the premises of VivaHotel Alexander, on Friday 17th
March 2000. As usual, on that occasion there was the prize - giving of the work group,
where people of different countries best worked together.
3. Sponsoring of restorations
During this period, thanks
to the co-operation of Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation, following restorations have been carried
out:
- "St. Luke Painting the Virgin" –
Domenico Cresti called Il Passignano (Passignano 1559 – Florence 1636) - Uffizi
Gallery
- "Pietà" - Alessandro Allori (Florence
1535 – 1607) - Uffizi Gallery
- "Portrait of man" attributed to
Bernardino Campi (Reggio Emilia 1521-1591) - Uffizi Gallery
- "Portrait of learned man" - Giovan
Battista Moroni (Albino 1520/4-1578) - Uffizi Gallery
- "San Miniato and scenes of his life" -
Jacopo del Casentino (Firenze 1297 - Pratovecchio 1358) - Basilica of S. Miniato al Monte
- "Portrait of poet Giovanni Antonio
Pantera" - Giovan Battista Moroni (Albino 1520/4-1578) - Uffizi Gallery
- "Portrait of musician" attributed to
Giulio Campi - Uffizi Gallery
4. Announcements of competition
5. Concerts
31st March 1999, 13th April
1999, 27th April 1999, 11th May 1999
Series of concerts of young
musicians from Conservatory "L. Cherubini" of Florence, in the premises of
Galleria dell’Accademia
Concert of saxophones quartet
"Paul Gauguin" - in the premises of Museo degli Argenti Palazzo Pitti
Recital to celebrate the 150th
anniversary of Fryderyk Chopin’s death - pianist Ewa Poblocka
Concert of Cracow Quartet to
celebrate the 150th anniversary of Fryderyk Chopin’s death - in the
premises of Galleria dell’Accademia (with the support of European Parliament, the
U.N.E.S.C.O.’s Centre of Florence, the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence)
Concert of young musicians of
Academy of Music of Bydgoszcz in Sesto Fiorentino to celebrate the Polish independence day
International concert of young
musicians of Academy of Music of Bydgoszcz and Czech pianist Jiri Kollert at Conservatory
"L. Cherubini", to celebrate the opening of the exhibition "The Academy of
Fine Arts Jan Matejko of Cracow: 180 years of tradition", the 150th
anniversary of Fryderyk Chopin’s death, the anniversary of Czech "Student’s
Day"
Support to "Il
Conservatorio fa musica nei musei di Firenze"; a series of concerts by young students
of Conservatory of Music of Florence "L. Cherubini", played inside the most
important Florentine museums
6.Exhibitions
17th-27th November 1999
"The Academy of Fine Arts Jan Matejko of Cracow: 180 years of
tradition"
in the premises of Archivio di Stato of Florence
"Cracow - Florence: a common architectural heritage"
in the premises of the Cultural Association S. Jacopo Soprarno "Il Punto"
7. Catalogues and other
publications where the activity of Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation is mentioned
8. Conferences and meetings
20th-23rd June 1999
"24th
Pharmacology International Congress"
Supporting this initiative, we
could strengthen our relationships with Prof. Giancarlo Pepeu, Vice Rector for
international relationships and scientific research at the University of Florence.
Support of a series of
initiatives named "Fabbrica Europa 1999", developed in the fields of figurative
and visual arts. This initiatives were proposed by Progetti Associati Toscana.
Support to the Conference
"The Air that we breathe", proposed by Luigi Sacconi Foundation, University of
Florence and C.N.R. of Florence.
Organisation of the 1°
International Round Table with the co-operation of U.N.E.S.C.O. Centre of Florence -
F.M.A.C.U., and the presence of:
- Authorities of Fine Arts Academies of Cracow,
Riga and Torun
- Authorities of Music Academies of Bydgoszcz,
Bratislava and Kyoto
- Diplomatic Authorities coming from Czech
Republic, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland
- Authorities of U.N.E.S.C.O. Centres of Dakar,
Florence, Minsk, Paris, Sarajevo and Tokyo
During this event we collected
proposals and projects concerning Fine Arts topics, to be included in the Foundation's
future programs. This proposals will help to strengthen our mission of international
integration among youths of different countries.
Support to the Congress
"The right to have peace: U.N.E.S.C.O.'s engagement for a peace culture in the 21st
century". This congress was suggested by U.N.E.S.C.O. Centre of Florence, with the
presence of Tuscany Local Government, province of Florence Local Government, Florence Town
Council and the Provincial Education Super-Intendency.
Support and contribution to the
Scientific Seminar "Cracow - Florence: a common architectural heritage" run by
Prof. Andrzej Kadluczka (Director of Institute of History of Architecture at Cracow
Polytechnic). During the seminar there were speeches by Dr. Eugenio Giani (Florence
twinship Councillor), Prof. Emma Mandelli (University of Florence, Faculty of
Architecture), Prof. Zbigniew Bialkiewicz, Kazimierz Kuzniers, Ewa Gyurkovich (Krakow
University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture).
Organisation of the 2°
International Round Table with the presence of Academic authorities coming from the
faculties of Architecture of Bratislava, Budapest, Cracow, Istanbul, Moscow, Montpellier,
Minsk, Odessa, Strasbourg, Tirana, Tokyo, Torun, Warsaw.
During this event we collected
proposals and projects concerning Architecture topics, to be included in the Foundation's
future programs. This proposals will help to strengthen our mission of international
integration among youths of different countries.
Support to the meeting with
Rectors of six Taiwanese Universities and the President of the European Cultural Exchange
Foundation, invited by the Vice Rector for international relationships at the University
of Florence, Prof. Giancarlo Pepeu.
During this event, we started to
come into contact with the Taiwanese Universities that attended the meeting. These
contacts are considered to be the starting point to develop the future involvement of
Taiwanese students in our Foundation international activities.
- 11th - 12th February 2000
Support and contribution to the
international congress on the theme "Rehabilitation",
with the co-operation of the Department of Planning (Faculty of Architecture, University
of Florence) and the co-operation of the cultural association S. Jacopo Soprarno "Il
Punto". During the congress there were speeches by Prof. Francesco Gurrieri (Dean of
Faculty of Architecture of the University of Florence) and by some professors coming from
the faculties of Architecture of the Universities of Budapest, Minsk, Montpellier, Odessa,
Strasbourg, Tirana and Warsaw
Support to the Italy - Japan
Conference: "Conservation of the Ancient Timber Load Bearing Structures", with
the co-operation of the College of Engineers of Tuscany, the CNR Institute for Wood
Research and the Japan Foundation. The Conference was suggested by Prof. Francesco
Gurrieri (Dean of Faculty of Architecture of the University of Florence) and all the
co-operating institutions were invited by the Department of History of Architecture and
Architectural Structures Restoration of the Faculty of Architecture of Florence.
Exhibition: "Maquettes and
Documentation of relevant ancient timber structures" in the premises of Fine Arts
Academy of Florence. Next on line publication of the exhibition catalogue, in the
Foundation's web site.
Support to the meeting among a
delegation of Kyiv National of Economics University, Kostanz University and Faculty of
Economics of Florence
During this event, we started to
come into contact with the Rector of Kyiv National of Economics University Prof. Anatoly
Pawlenko, Pro Rector Prof. Sergei Stepanenko, Dean Prof. Volodymyr Khlivny that attended
the meeting. These contacts are considered to be the starting point to develop the future
involvement of Taiwanese students in our Foundation international activities.
9. Other important events
During this report referring
period, some other important events stressed the importance of the international
integration activities carried out by the Foundation. Among these events, we would like to
mention:
On the occasion of the 50th
Anniversary of Cracow University of Technology establishment, the Rector of this
University invited Mr Paolo Del Bianco, President of the Foundation, to Cracow, and gave
him a gold medal in recognition of the activities of international integration carried out
by the Foundation.
Support to the farmers’ co-operative
"La Fonte O.N.L.U.S.", which assists and helps handicapped people.
Sponsorship of the ceremony "Homage to the
hospital care of Santa Maria Nuova"
Receiving the medal given by the Mayor of Prague
8 City Hall
President Paolo Del Bianco and
the Cracow Polytechnic delegation, that was guest of the Foundation on the occasion of the
exhibition "Cracow - Florence: a common architectural heritage", obtained a
private audience with the Pope.
The Pope expressed his thanks to
the Foundation for its social and cultural commitment in developing relationships between
Poland and Italy, especially among youths who live in these countries.
The Kosciusko Polytechnic of
Krakow dedicates to the President of our Foundation a bronze sculpture realised by Stefan
Douza
Sponsorship of the publishing of
50.000 booklets on the theme "Health Services in Florence", distributed for free
to the tourists who visit Florence.
This initiative was carried out
in co-operation with Rotary Club "Firenze Est", the Hotels members of
Vivahotels, Assindustria (hotel section), and A.I.A. (Italian Association of Hotel
Keepers).
10. A brief summing up of the
"1999 - 2000 International Integration Programme" carried out by Romualdo Del
Bianco Foundation
Number of people who took part
in the programmed activities:
446 Foundation Guests
(including 284 Students)
for a total of:
2.975 days of International
Integration
till May 2000 the total number
of people who took part in the programmed activities:
1.446 Foundation Guests
for a total of:
9.975 days of International
Integration
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