In February 2016 , on the occasion of the Day of Remembrance of the Julian Exodus, the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana is organizing a series of three conferences entitled: “Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia, from Memory to History” . The two regions of Venezia Giulia – namely the Gorizia, Trieste, Istria and the city of Rijeka at the eastern end of the Alpine arc – and Dalmatia, namely the coastal region of the eastern Adriatic that extends between the sea and the mountains behind it, from the Gulf of Kvarner to the Bay of Kotor – combine the richness and complexity of border regions between different geographical, ethnic and cultural worlds. Since classical times, they have been part of the Italian political and cultural area or related to it; despite the diversity of their respective histories, they always gravitated towards the wider area of ​​the Adriatic and the Mediterranean until the Second World War, which profoundly changed their role and face. This series of three meetings aims to recall their history from an Adriatic, unitary, and long-term perspective, with a general introduction and two in-depth discussions on the Venetian and Habsburg periods . It is part of the commemorations of the "Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Foibe, the Julian-Dalmatian Exodus, and the Events on the Eastern Border," an Italian national civil holiday established by Law No. 92 of March 30, 2004, and commemorated on February 10. The meetings, free of charge until seats are filled, will take place in the Vestibule of the Libreria Sansoviniana (Piazzetta San Marco 13/a, Venice). The program is as follows: Wednesday, February 10, 17 pm – Bruno Crevato-Selvaggi (Dalmatian Society of Homeland History-Rome ), Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia from the Classical World to the Contemporary Age . Greetings from Maurizio Messina (director of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana), Marino Zorzi (honorary president of the Dalmatian Society of National History-Rome) ● Tuesday, February 16, 17 pm – Antonio Trampus (Ca' Foscari University, Venice ), Venetian Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia . Greetings from Maurizio Messina (director of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana) ● Wednesday, February 24, 17 pm – Egidio Ivetic (University of Padua ). Habsburg Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia , with a speech by Romano Sauro. One hundred years ago, Nazario Sauro. Greetings from Maurizio Messina (director of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana)

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