(11 February – 5 April
2020)
A continuation of the previous exhibition “Looking back at our past”, because
one thing is for sure - everything can survive as long as there is someone
remembering it.
This initiative
follows up on the National Memorial Day of the Exiles and Foibe, which has
been observed for 15 years on 10 February.
(20 December 2019 – 10
February 2020)
A photographic exhibition that displays anonymous portraits dating back to a
period between the 1860s and the first years of the 20th century. Each face
tells a different story that contributes to keeping the collective memory
alive.
Each and every
portrait was taken in an Istrian, Dalmatian or Fiuman photo studio.
(2 – 15 December 2019)
The exhibition aims at developing the topics “sea harbours” and “navigation”,
a maritime realness close to the Istrian people. Visitors get the chance to
discover this world through maps, posters and prints.
This initiative is
part of the already successful collaboration with the Julian Library System,
the Istrian organization for Archeology and History (Società Istriana di
Archeologia e Storia Patria) and “Deputazione di Storia Patria” of the Julian
March.
(24
October – 23 November 2019)
The exhibition explored this scarcely documented activity, which was actually
widespread in the area as well as in all of Central Europe.
An insight into the
multi-faceted world of hunting with a focus on a transition period marked by
significant geopolitical changes, which could not yet affect the core
principles of the “Ars venandi” (art of hunting).
(2 August – 29
September 2019)
A journey to discover the entrepreneurial activity of the Istrian, Dalmatian
and Fiuman area. A thriving and stunningly diverse industrial landscape that
developed well beyond the main production site of Trieste.
The exhibition also
features unique works of art commissioned by companies and entrepreneurs,
showcasing a flourishing collaboration between art and industry.
(24
May – 14 July 2019)
The
exhibition is a retrospective focusing on the painter Carlo Wostry. Carlo Wostry
witnessed first-hand the historical events that took place between the 19th and
the 20th century. Wostry studied in
Vienna and Munich, travelled across Europe and Asia and lived in Paris during
the Belle Epoque. Not only a painter, Wostry was also a sculptor and engraver,
known for his eclectic style. He never stopped doing what he loved most and
even accepted to decorate the new Church of Pasadena (US) at the ripe old age
of seventy. Alongside his artistic work,
Wostry was also an active member of the irredentism in the Julian March (Julian
Venetia). His political activism is also reflected in some of his works.
(21 December 2018 – 3 March 2019) / (7 February – 10 March 2019)
Two
complementary exhibitions. “Different perspectives” offers three points of view
on the Italian war front. The first one is presented through graphic material
of the time, the second one focuses on the deportation experienced by the
Istrian, Dalmatian and Fiuman people, as well as by the inhabitants of Trieste
and Trento. The third perspective is conveyed through Wostry’s sarcastic works
that ridicule the quick change of allegiance of former pro-Austria activists
ready to cooperate with the Kingdom of Italy. Acts of folly illustrates the
experience of Julian young and adult men who volunteered to fight in the trench
warfare, thus sacrificing their life. Those who survived had to cope all their
life with profound wounds inflicted to their bodies and souls.
(28
November – 16 December 2018)
The
exhibition offers an insight into the female intellectual landscape of Istria
This initiative was the result of the successful collaboration with the Julian
Library System, the Istrian organization for Archeology and History (Società
Istriana di Archeologia e Storia Patria) and “Deputazione di Storia Patria” of
the Julian March. The protagonists of the exhibition are fierce women like
Linda Murri, Nella Doria Cambon, Haydée (Ida Finzi), Luisa Macina Gervasio,
Carmela Rossi Timeus, Willy Dias (Fortuna Morpurgo), Bruna Forlati Tamaro and
many others.
(22 December 2017 – 21
January 2018)
A glimpse into the traditional Julian Christmas described by folklore writers
Vatova, Cossar, Babudri among others. The celebration is presented as a
melting pot of Christian Christmas elements and pagan rites and beliefs.
The exhibition also
features selected children books, Christmas and New Year’s greeting cards
sent from foreign countries.
curated by Piero
Delbello
(Trieste 2016 – 2017 – 2018)
The
exhibition was organized in August 2016, 2017 and 2018 at the Museum of the
Civilization of Istria, Fiume and Dalmatia. The leitmotiv – i.e. the sea – is
developed through the exploration of various topics, ranging from tourism to
free navigation, from port and maritime activity to sport in the regions of the
Julian March, Rijeka and Dalmatia. The retrospective spans over 200 years of
history until the Second World War.
(17 December 2016 – 29 January 2017)
The
exhibition is dedicated to the Istrian irredentist martyr Nazario Sauro and
commemorates the 100th anniversary of his death by hanging in 1916. One part of
the exhibit consists of personal belongings and original documents related to
Nazario Sauro. Another part is dedicated to the imposing statue erected in his
honor in 1935 in Koper. The statue was destroyed by the nazi regime and his
name forgotten during Tito’s dictatorship. Leaflets, brochures, postcards, books
and even school copy books that celebrate the figure of this national hero have
been gathered and exhibited for the occasion.
(11-
29 February 2016)
The
exhibition was held in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Vergarola
massacre (Pula). The exhibition was intended as an initiative for the National
Memorial Day of the Exiles and Foibe. The commemoration revolves around Geppino
Micheletti, a surgeon who lost his children, his brother Alberto and his
sister-in-law on 18 August 1946 in the Vergarola explosion. However, the man did not interrupt his work
and operated on the wounded for 24 hours in a row. In tribute to the heroic
gesture, he received the Silver Medal for Civil Valor by the Italian government
and the Golden Medal for Merit by the municipality of Pula.
(12 December 2015 – 31
January 2016)
This retrospective is part of our activity of Istrian art promotion and
spreading.
Zamarin main subjects
are scenic and fantasy landscapes concieved in a highly structered and decorative
dimension.
Monochrome art plays
an important role in the painter’s work.
Zamarin was mainly
active in Koper, Izola, Trieste and Pula. His most innovative and interesting
artistic phase spans from the 1920s to the 1930s.
(14 June – 4 August 2013)
The
exhibition celebrates Argio Orell, an artist known for his refined manners and
art. Orell was convinced that his art responded to a higher mission and that a
piece of art was not supposed to be “done” or created, because it was already
in the artist’s mind. The painter’s duty is to translate that abstract
inspiration into a harmony of colours, that is a painting. In order to do so,
it is essential to refine one’s talent and have a solid artistic education.
This exhibit is the first one dedicated to the painter. It gives Orell the
right recognition for his art, a recognition he never received in the past.
(8 February – 10 March
2013)
The exhibition is a commemoration of all those Istrian, Fiuman and Dalmatian
people who had to leave their homeland and were forced into exile.
The exhibited objects
and contents were sent by the exiles, their children or grandchildren as well
as by third parties somehow involved in that crisis.
Photos, letters,
documents to remember that day on which thousands of people had to abandon
their home and travel to Trieste and its refugee camps. But the exhibit also
shows the silver lining of a new day, when those very refugees started their
careers and new families.
In other words, a day
that can’t be forgotten. What perhaps would never have lived if ...
(7 July - 5 August / 7 - 30 September 2012)
The exhibited material came all from the I.R.C.I. archive that counts more
than 5000 satirical comic pages by Josè Talarico and Renzo Kollmann.
One of the most
prominent weekly satirical magazines, “La Cittadella” of Trieste was started
in 1947 as the WW2 victorious parties discussed the future of the city at UN
meetings and was published until 2001.
Satirists Carpintieri
and Faraguna produced the most brilliant and debunking comic strips and
spared no political party of the time.
(13 April – 13 May
2012)
The exhibit was held to celebrate the 120th anniversary since the beginning
of the partnership with Lega Nazionale.
Calendars and
postcards created by great illustrators, art works by famous local painters,
photographs, posters and written documents - everything contributes to
improving our understanding of the past 120 years.
A particularly
relevant piece is the Pavanello Folder, a dossier with private letters on
which the book “Per un grande amore” (1913) is based.
(December 2011 – March 2012)
The
exhibition was created to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Italian unity. The
exhibition aims at discovering the satire and propaganda of the irredentist
regions of Istria, Julian March and Dalmatia between 1900 and 1920. On one side
artists supporting the Italian irredentist cause, on the other, a sharp satire
from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, at war with Italy after it switched
allegiance to the Triple Entente.
(5 December 2009 – 21 February 2010)
The
exhibit explores futurism in the Julian March region and celebrates one hundred
years from the birth of this artistic movement that started in Italy and spread
worldwide. The visitors can admire
avant-garde artwork of the Julian region, for the first time made available to
the public, dating back to the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. This event was the first important initiative
organized by I.R.C.I. As part of the broader goal to promote the precious
heritage of the Istran, Fiuman and Dalmatian culture.