A memorandum of understanding has been signed in recent days between the MEI Museum of Italian Emigration in Genoa and the Society of Fiume Studies - Historical Museum Archive of Fiume based in Rome

In Genoa, work has begun on the functional and technological adaptation of the ancient building of the Commenda di San Giovanni di Prè, which will house the National Museum of Italian Emigration (MEI), born from the strong desire to return to the general public, national and international, the narration of a vast and diversified heritage such as that linked to the history of Italian emigration, a heritage physically spread across numerous locations, both in Italy and abroad, safeguarded by bodies, state and local institutions, archives, museums, study and research centers, and emigrant associations.

La Society of Fiume Studies - Historical Museum Archive of Fiume (recognized by law 92/2004 “The Day of Remembrance”) and the MEI Study Center in Genoa, have signed a multi-year agreement to create a section appropriate to the historical events of the Fiume, Istrian and Dalmatian exiles. The collaboration includes: the sharing of archive materials regarding the exodus from Fiume and other neighboring lands, the provision of audiovisual and book materials as well as the organization of conferences, exhibitions and educational initiatives for citizens and schools of all levels.

The agreement was signed after several visits to the Historical Archive Museum of Rijeka by MEI representatives with Prof. Giovanni Stelli and Dr. Marino Micich and subsequent online meetings to establish the main lines of collaboration.

The Society of Fiume Studies will subsequently establish any contacts with other documentation centres of the Julian-Dalmatian exodus active in Italy and the cultural institutes that have dealt with the history of the Julian-Dalmatian exodus with particular attention to the events that involved the civilian population of Fiume, Istria and Dalmatia.