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Open Call: Architecture Dissonanti Award (Ibrida Festival 2025)

May 2025

The Architecture Dissonanti Award is a new section of Ibrida Festival, created in collaboration with the Vertov Project, focusing on the interpretation of the architectural heritage of 20th-century European dictatorships and the memories still connected to those sites.

The open call invites artists and creatives to reflect on these architectural legacies through contemporary approaches, including the use of new technologies and artificial intelligence.

The selected project will be awarded an artistic residency for the creation of a video work dedicated to the Rationalist architecture of Forlì (Italy).

Deadline: 25 May  2025 (subject to extension)

Visit the festival's website for full details and application form.

Episode of Maremma in Diretta

May 2025

Massa Marittima joined the ATRIUM Cultural Route. "NICCIOLETA, PATRIMONIO DISSONANTE DA VALORIZZARE - La rotta culturale tracciata da Atrium" is the title of an episode by Maremma in Diretta with:

• IRENE MARCONI - sindaca di Massa Marittima
• CLAUDIA CASTELLUCCI - direttrice rotta culturale ATRIUM
• ROBERTA PIERACCIOLI - direttrice Biblioteca Massa Marittima

ATRIUM Cultural Route is growing ...

April 2025

During the ATRIUM General Assembly on 8 April in Cervia (Italy) three new members were admitted to the ATRIUM Cultural Route: Benetusser (Spain), Permet (Albania) and Massa Marittima (Italy).

Focus on Massa Marittima: It stands out for its little mining town Niccoletta, built in the 1930s to house mine workers. The history of this città di fondazione has been marked by a massacre by the Nazi-Fascists in June 1944. Today, the town featues a guided tour as well as a dcoumentation centre, both part of the museum complex of Massa Marittima.

Heritage Forum in Sofia, Bulgaria

April 2025

On 8-9 April 2025, the Heritage Forum Partnerships and Communities takes place in Sofia (Bulgaria) – the most significant international event on the preservation of built cultural heritage in Bulgaria. The Forum presents challenges to the preservation of immovable cultural heritage in Bulgaria, while looking for good practices and possible practical applications.

Visit the Forum’s Website.

Integrated approaches to Dissonant Heritage in Europe

April 2025

Atrium, part of a large-scale research project within the Partnership on Culture and Cultural Heritage in the Urban Agenda for the EU (UAEU).

All over Europe, dissonant heritage of the 20th century is under discussion. The Partnership on Culture and Cultural Heritage in the Urban Agenda for the EU (UAEU) currently addresses this topic in the framework of a specific 'Action'. Since 2020, a working group of European experts has explored the value and potential of dissonant heritage in the context of integrated urban and regional development. The Action 'Integrated Approaches to Dissonant Heritage' is led by the Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building (BMWSB) and is supported by this ExWoSt project.

For more information visit this website.

On Routes Wings

February 2025

Have you ever wondered what makes Europe's cultural heritage so interconnected and vibrant? The Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe programme aim to reveal Europe's shared history, values and diversity, promoting dialogue, cooperation and sustainable tourism through thematic itineraries that cross national borders. In this video we take you on a journey to discover the purpose and significance of the unique routes. From celebrating our rich cultural heritage to promoting cooperation between nations, the Cultural Routes are a bridge between the past and the future. The video was commissioned by the Phoenicians Route, lead partner of the Next Routes project, produced in the month of November and filmed and edited by video maker Gabriele Perni. Take a look at the video and find out more about the ATRIUM Cultural Route as well as about other European routes.