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The events of the Bancarella at the Turin Book Fair 2025 begin

The XXXVII edition of the Turin International Book Fair, a prestigious event which will also include La Bancarella. Eastern Adriatic Book Fair, an event organized by the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia and the Multimedia Documentation Center of Julian, Istrian, Rijeka and Dalmatian culture.

The book productions of the Julian-Dalmatian Exodus association will be exhibited at the ANVGD-CDM stand set up in the Oval Pavilion (T110-U109) and book presentations and round tables will take place.

Thursday May 15th

12 hours: 00 Eastern Adriatic Guides: From Venezia Giulia to Dalmatia in Time

Introduced and coordinated by: Lorenzo Salimbeni

Speaker: Emanuele Bugli

By the Association of Italian Dalmatians in the World – Free Municipality of Zadar in Exile

15 hours: 00 The CLN of Istria

Introduced and coordinated by: Lorenzo Salimbeni

Speaker: Fabio Tognoni

By the Association of Istrian Communities

16 hours: 00 The Dalmatian Society of National History towards the centenary. Studies, publications

Introduced and coordinated by: Lorenzo Salimbeni

Speaker: Carlo Cetteo Cipriani

By the Dalmatian Society of National History

Friday May 16th

12 hours: 00 Dante Adriaticus: the new edition of the Proceedings of the International Conferences of Studies

Introduced and coordinated by: Lorenzo Salimbeni

Speakers: Donatella Schürzel – Maria Grazia Chiappori

By the Rome Committee of the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia

14 hours: 30 The Benches of Remembrance

Introduced and coordinated by: Lorenzo Salimbeni

Speakers: Silvano Olmi – Francesca Carpenetti

By the February 10th Committee

15 hours: 30 “…because the Fire Brigade is always there…”

Introduced and coordinated by: Lorenzo Salimbeni

Speakers: Viviana Facchinetti – Graziella Cazzaniga

By the Association of Italians of Pula and Istria – Free Municipality of Pula in Exile

16 hours: 30 The figure and work of Paolo Santarcangeli

Introduces and coordinates: Johnny Bertolio.

Speakers: Riccardo Morello – Loris Maria Marchetti – Anna Menyfert.

By the Association of Italian Fiume citizens in the World – Free Municipality of Fiume in Exile

Saturday May 17th

10 hours: 30 Istria Fiume Dalmatia Lands of Love. Presentation of the new edition

Introduced and coordinated by: Lorenzo Salimbeni

Speaker: Adriana Ivanov

By the Association of Italian Dalmatians in the World – Free Municipality of Zadar in Exile

11 hours: 30 The Vittoriano: A National Space for the Julian-Dalmatians

Introduced and coordinated by: Lorenzo Salimbeni

Speakers: Davide Rossi

By the Federation of Associations of Istrian, Fiume and Dalmatian Exiles

12 hours: 30 The Childhood Component of the Istrian, Fiuman and Dalmatian Exodus

Introduced and coordinated by: Lorenzo Salimbeni

Speaker: Giovanna Depase

By the Association of Istrian Communities

14 hours: 30 The Mailing List Histria Contest

Introduced and coordinated by: Lorenzo Salimbeni

Speakers: Maria Grazia Belci – Eufemia Giuliana Budicin – Giulia Cnapich – Adriana Ivanov – Patrizia Lucchi – Debora Radolovic

By the Turin Committee of the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia

16 hours: 30 1915-1945-1975 Three anniversaries of the twentieth century to look to the future without forgetting the past, in the year of Nova Gorica-Gorizia European Capital of Culture

Introduced and coordinated by: Antonio Carioti

Speakers: Mario Anzil – Maurizio Marrone – Nicole Matteoni – Gianni Oliva – Davide Rossi – Rodolfo Ziberna

By the Federation of Associations of Istrian, Fiume and Dalmatian Exiles

Sunday May 18th

10 hours: 30 Forgotten Italians

Introduced and coordinated by: Lorenzo Salimbeni

Speakers: Mauro Tonino – Bruna Zuccolin

By the Udine Committee of the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia

11 hours: 30 The steamship Toscana. The ship of the exodus from Pola

Introduced and coordinated by: Lorenzo Salimbeni

Speakers: Alessandro Cuk – Barbara Sturmar

By the Venice Committee of the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia

13 hours: 30 The Julian-Dalmatian Exodus between research and testimony

Introduced and coordinated by: Lorenzo Salimbeni. Greetings: Antonio Vatta

Speakers: Grazia Del Treppo – Vito Fumarola – Giovanni Spinelli

By the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia

14 hours: 30 Dalmatica Magazine: tradition and innovation in communication

Introduced and coordinated by: Lorenzo Salimbeni

Speakers: Carla Isabella Elena Cace – Gabriele Marconi

By the National Dalmatian Association

16 hours: 30 Osvaldo Ramous, a name for Europe. Exodus Literature Project

Introduces and coordinates: Andor Brakus.

Speakers: Maja Đurđulov – Gianna Mazzieri-Sankovic

By the Association of Italian Fiume citizens in the World – Free Municipality of Fiume in Exile

The institutional collaborations that ANVGD maintains will allow for the holding of further events within the Salone.

Stand of the Ministry of Education and Merit (Oval Pavilion – MIM Space)

Friday May 16th

16:30 pm History&APP: the Adriatic Border in the world

Introduced and coordinated by: Caterina Spezzano

Speaker: Andrea Mazzanti

Saturday May 17th

13 hours: 30 Journeys of Memory and Italian Communities

Introduced and coordinated by: Caterina Spezzano

Speakers: Maria Elena Depetroni – Debora Radolovic

15 hours: 30 The Julian and Dalmatian Refugee Collection Centers of the Second World War

Introduced and coordinated by: Caterina Spezzano

Speakers: Renzo Codarin – Enrico Miletto – Aldo Gianluigi Salassa – Giovanni Spinelli

Sunday May 18th

15 hours: 30 Methods and methodologies for teaching the history of the Adriatic Border

Introduced and coordinated by: Caterina Spezzano

Speakers: Andrea Mazzanti – Gianni Oliva – Lorenzo Salimbeni – Greta Sclaunich – Barbara Sturmar

Stand Friuli Venezia Giulia Region (Oval Pavilion / V140-W151)

Thursday May 15th

17 hours: 00 The foibe explained to children

Speaker: Greta Sclaunich

Sunday May 18th

12 hours: 00 From “Santa” and “Maledetta” to European Capital of Culture

Introduced and coordinated by: Alessandro Mezzena Lona

Speaker: Davide Rossi

Stand Regione Toscana (Oval Pavilion / V 139-U140)

Sunday May 18th

12 hours: 30 The Searched Homeland. Memories of Italians from Istria, Fiume and Dalmatia in Tuscany

Introduced and coordinated by: Bruna Zuccolin

Speaker: Bruno Bonetti

Piedmont Region Stand (Visitors Gallery – Orange Space)

Monday May 19

12 hours: 30 The Circle of Stories. From the “Terra d’Istria” to the Lucento-Vallette District of Turin

Introduced and coordinated by: Antonio Vatta

Speakers: Angela Bertero – Giulia Cnapich – Bruno Zaro

The rich program of events is completed by the FuoriSalone event, organized by the ANVGD Committee of Turin.

FuoriSalone

Cultural Circle Istrian Fiumani Dalmati in Via Parenzo, 95/60 – Turin

Thursday 15th May – 18:30pm

The temporary exhibition of the Julian-Dalmatian Exodus at the Vittoriano

Edited by Lorenzo Salimbeni

Friday 16 May – 18:30 pm

Presentation of “After the Exodus. From Refugees to Citizens”

Edited by Giovanni Spinelli and Maria Elena Depetroni

Saturday 17 May – 18pm

Presentation of “The steamship Toscana. The ship of the exodus from Pola”

Edited by Alessandro Cuk and Barbara Sturmar