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     Resistance, deportation and the Shoah in WW2 in Venice and Maria Eichhorn’s Relocating a Structure – Biennale 2022
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian history
    Posted April 30, 2022

    Resistance, deportation and the Shoah in WW2 in Venice and Maria Eichhorn’s Relocating a Structure – Biennale 2022

    In Venice you will find plaques and monuments regarding Second World War, enhancing the role of the partisans and the movements of Resistance against Nazi-fascism, remembering the tragedy of the [...]

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     The first airport in Venice on sand, grass and lagoon water: the Giovanni Nicelli
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian history
    Posted December 22, 2021

    The first airport in Venice on sand, grass and lagoon water: the Giovanni Nicelli

    The story of the first airport of Venice started before the Marco Polo International airport was founded in 1961. Much before, in fact: the first time an airplane took off in Venice was on [...]

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     Venice Lido or Lido di Venezia: how an island was transformed into a city
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian history
    Posted September 24, 2021

    Venice Lido or Lido di Venezia: how an island was transformed into a city

    Venice Lido or simply Lido or Lido di Venezia is one of the natural barriers of the Venetian lagoon, protecting it from the Adriatic Sea. Its history shows how a city was born in the early 20th [...]

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     Military fortifications in the lagoon of Venice
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian architecture, Venetian history
    Posted August 29, 2021

    Military fortifications in the lagoon of Venice

    Military fortifications in Venice are quite fascinating constructions which you can spot while navigating in the Venetian lagoon. In fact, mapping all of them helps see an incredibly impressive [...]

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     Who founded Venice? The controversial origins of a city built in a lagoon
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian history
    Posted May 30, 2021

    Who founded Venice? The controversial origins of a city built in a lagoon

    Who founded Venice is a challenging question. You will need patience, some scepticism and, believe it or not, some sense of humour, too. The foundation of Venice in the year 421 The legendary [...]

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     The New Venice Haggadah, the new publishing project by Beit Venezia
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian history
    Posted March 20, 2021

    The New Venice Haggadah, the new publishing project by Beit Venezia

    The new Venice Haggadah is ready. It is a book that took years to prepare and now it is finally here, beautifully printed and I hold it in my hands. I feel the paper, slightly rough, strong and [...]

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     The Ateneo Veneto, its history and the revolution in Venice in 1848
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian history
    Posted February 27, 2021

    The Ateneo Veneto, its history and the revolution in Venice in 1848

    The Ateneo Veneto in a cultural emergency The Ateneo Veneto is one of those historical institutions in Venice which I have always taken for granted and yet the pandemic has strongly struck its [...]

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     Journalism and photography in Venice: CameraPhoto Epoche
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian history
    Posted January 23, 2020

    Journalism and photography in Venice: CameraPhoto Epoche

    Photo Journalism Venice after Second World War: Interfoto Right after WW2, in 1946 a photographer involved in journalism and ex-partisan founded a photography agency in Venice. His name was Dino [...]

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     Domus Grimani in Venice: not just a collection of antiquities
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian architecture, Venetian art, Venetian history
    Posted October 28, 2019

    Domus Grimani in Venice: not just a collection of antiquities

    Domus Grimani 1594-2019: this is the title of the exhibition that has turned the Grimani Palace museum into a “not to miss”.  “Have you been to the Domus Grimani?” That’s the new leit motiv for [...]

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     Libraries in Venice: the project Psalm by Edmund de Waal
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian art, Venetian history
    Posted September 29, 2019

    Libraries in Venice: the project Psalm by Edmund de Waal

    Libraries in Venice are silent places reflecting hundreds and hundreds of years of the history of this city and its over one million human voices. Visiting libraries while visiting Venice is [...]

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