SPECIAL EXHIBIT: THE FOSSE ARDEATINE MASSACRE: CHRONICLE, HISTORY AND MEMORY
Monday, February 18th through Saturday, February 23rd
Symphony Center
First Floor Rotunda
220 S Michigan Ave
Presented by the CSO, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Chicago and the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago. Curated by the University of Rome, "Tor Vergata" Department of History, Cultural Heritage, Education and Society, in collaboration with Museum of the Liberation of Rome, and Office of the History of the Italian State Police.
This exhibition details the events that took place in the 48 most tragic hours in the history of the Nazi occupation of Rome on March 23 and 24, 1944. The exhibit highlights the preparation and execution of the massacre at Fosse Ardeatine, while at the same time, underlining how this tragedy, which is part of Italy's collective memory, is still so strongly felt.
Exhibition curators: Professors Marielisa Rossi and Alessia A. Glielmi, with the collaboration of Doriana Serafini and Sara Vannozzi (University of Rome, "Tor Vergata" Department of History, Cultural Heritage, Education and Society)
Scientific partners: Antonio Parisella, Alessia A. Glielmi (Museum of the Liberation of Rome) and Raffaele Camposano, Ornella Di Tondo (Office of the History of the Italian State Police)
Graphic design: Manuel Onorati
Entrance to this exhibit is free and open to the public.
For additional information on the commemoration of the Fosse Ardeatine massacre, read the below article authored by renowned Italian journalist Federico Rampini, chief correspondent in New York City for Italy’s major national newspaper, La Repubblica.
"Recalling the Fosse Ardeatine massacre as the CSO prepares for Schuman’s Symphony No. 9"
