The Ancient Shops for Giacomo Matteotti
A month dedicated to Giacomo Matteotti with protagonists being Vetrate Artistiche Grassi, Cilento 1780, De Wan, Centro dell’Incisione Gigi Pedroli, Legatoria d’arte Giovanni Codina, Ferramenta Spinardi, Bagatti Bronzisti, Argenteria Miracoli, Tipografia Landoni who each created an artistic tribute to Giacomo Matteotti ultilizzando l’arte ad essi precipua and then donated the 9 artifacts to the 9 Municipalities of Milan.
The initiative included the Presentation of the project at Bocca 1775 Bookstore in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II with live social on the Bookstore’s web TV, the Art Bookbinding Workshop at Giovanni Codina Art Bookbinding in Via Chianciano 4, and the Conference at Il Centro Studi Circolo Caldara in Via De Amicis, with the participation of a panel of speakers chosen from among the top experts on the figure of Giacomo Matteotti, involving city and national institutions for a moment of in-depth study of some lesser-known aspects of the character and his tragic death. The evening ended with the handing over of artifacts to the 9 city municipalities and a final concert by Alessio Lega.