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Beyond the Surface - new project approved

June 2025 (Forlì, Italy)

The project “BEYOND THE SURFACE”, funded by the Emilia-Romagna Region, was recently approved. The project, part of the EUrban Deco project, is dedicated to the knowledge and critical valorisation of the heritage linked to the colonial past. In recent days, the team met with the committees of the 8th and 9th districts of Forlì, where some streets - such as Via Somalia, Via Eritrea, Via Tripoli and Via Bengasi - bear names connected to colonial history.

ATRIUM supports Urban Agena for EU research

June 2025

Within the framework of the Urban Agenda for the EU, the ATRIUM Association has been involved in supporting the initiative to develop a toolbox, as part of the research project "Integrated Approaches to Dissonant Heritage in Europe". Moreover, Forli is one of three case studies in the BMWSB publication. The case studies serve to illustrate the instruments, procedures, and methods presented in the publication. Download the orientation paper.

Atrium participates at the Remembrance Cluster Meeting 2025 in Bruxelles

June 2025 (Bruxelles, Belgium)

On 12 June 2025, ATRIUM, as lead partner of the EUrban DECO project, participates at the Remembrance Cluster Meeting 2025 in Bruxelles, with a contribution on inclusive and critical approaches to memory within the session “Migration, decolonization and multicultural Europeen society “.

ATRIUM participates in international confernce

May 2025 (online)

On 28 May 2025, the Dissonant Heritage Online Agora organised by the Buzludzha Project Foundation takes place, offering insight, exchange, and international collaboration. The event brings together cultural professionals, researchers, urban planners, and community leaders from across Europe, exploring how to interpret, reuse, and deal with dissonant heritage through art, education, and public dialogue. ATRIUM participates with two important speeches. Download the conference program and find out more on the event’s website.

Contested Histories - The Fascist Boulevard

May 2025

Exploring the ATRIUM Cultural Route: Learning local history through architecture ...

This documentary film was produced by EuroClio – European Association of History Educators and captures an educational experience carried out in Forlì along the ATRIUM Cultural Route, encouraging a critical reflection on the architectural legacy of the 20th century.

The video follows a group of students and teachers engaged in a walking tour along the Viale della Stazione, exploring the concept of dissonant heritage and examining how to interpret the meaning of architectural sites associated with authoritarian regimes. Through interviews and moments of discussion, it shows how these spaces can become tools for critical remembrance, dialogue, and historical awareness. Watch the documentary

Podcast on tragic massacre of 1944

May 2025 (Niccioleta, Italy)

81 years ago, the Niccioleta massacre saw the slaughter of 83 miners. Listen to the podcast episodes of this tragic event, which saw 83 miners who fell victim to Nazi-Fascism a few days before the liberation.