The Belice Valley before and after the earthquake of 15 January 1968, to tell, through images, the impact that this tragedy has had on those places up until today. The traveling exhibition Seismic Landscapes - The Belice 50 years after the earthquake, set up by INGV, arrives in Palermo on 5 October. At 10.00, the opening conference
The traveling exhibition arrives at the Central Library of the Sicilian Region Alberto Bombace in Palermo on Friday 5 October Seismic landscapes - Belice 50 years after the earthquake, promoted by the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), in collaboration with the Central Library of the Sicilian Region Alberto Bombace, the Universities of Palermo and Catania, the Belicina Natural and Museum Network and the Palermo Academy of Fine Arts.
The opening conference will be held at 10.00. After the greetings of the authorities, we will talk about the seismic sequence of 1968 in the Valle del Belice, the geological risk scenarios in Western Sicily, the role of geochemistry in the study of earthquakes but also the response of the Regional Civil Protection system to a seismic event. The presentation of the exhibition will follow with a guided tour curated by the authors.
The book will also be presented on Thursday 18 October, at 17.00 Belice - The 1968 earthquake, the civil strife, the scandals over the reconstruction of the last periphery of Italy by the writer Anna Ditta. The INGV researcher Paolo Madonia will speak at the presentation.
"Among the graphic material on display", explains Paolo Madonia, "it is possible to observe some photos taken from the large archive of the Palermo newspaper "L'Ora", the historic Sicilian newspaper which between 1900 and 1992 was an observer and critic of everything happened in Sicily. “Those photos”, continues the researcher, “selected on the basis of the themes that the various panels of the exhibition deal with, are the heart of the exhibition itself”.
There are many organizations that have participated in this initiative, the result of a multidisciplinary synergy. "The Central Library of the Sicilian Region Alberto Bombace", continues the researcher, "has allowed the use of the large photographic archive of the newspaper "L'Ora", the Universities of Palermo and Catania have provided a scientific contribution of primary importance on aspects that ranging from geology to urban planning, passing through the studies of agronomy and sociology, while the contribution of the Natural Network and the Belicina Museum has made it possible to highlight the potential of that territory.
Fundamental then", concludes Madonia, "the contribution of the Academy of Fine Arts of Palermo, which developed, together with a motivated group of students, the graphic and visual communication project that made this exhibition pleasant to follow and to look at" .
The exhibition will open to the public on 5 October at 16.00 and will be open until 25 October, from Monday to Friday, from 9.00 to 18.30. Admission is free.
Rome, October 4 2018
Photo 1 – Calatafimi, The faces of Belice, from the archive of the newspaper "L'Ora" of Palermo
Photo 2 – The faces of Belice, from the archive of the newspaper "L'Ora" of Palermo
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