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The President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano visited the exhibition held in the Great Repair Yards (Officine Grandi Riparazioni = OGR) complementing the organisers. On this occasion the Fondazione Mediterraneo presented the Tricolored Totem for Peace which shall be held in Turin on the 4th May.

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“Through the works which adorn the Palace at Venaria we want the visitor to enter into the multifaceted brilliant beauty of the country: an exciting, awe inspiring and emotional voyage, like all voyages in Italy”.

This is the phrase on the panel at the entrance of the exhibition “Bella Italia” with more than 350 artworks from the museums of Italy and the world, as well as private collections, which tell the identity of the main Italian “capitals of culture”.

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The Mediterranean Social Solidarity Award 2011 was granted to Diana Pezza Borrelli and Alberta Levi Temin (Jewish-Christian Friendship).

The Award was given on Thursday 17th March 2011 at the Centro La Pace in Benevento on the occasion of the Forum “Dialogue and Brotherhood: the heritage of Chiara Lubich” held within the framework of the events planned on the occasion of the Award Fraternità Città di Benevento.

The Award was given by Carmine Nardone, as representative of Fondazione Mediterraneo, who read a message by President Michele Capasso.

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The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Capasso intervened with the Assessor Alfieri, the Assessor Perone and other authorities at the inauguration of the restored Palazzo Madama. The architect Diego Ghettello and his team from the Royal Theatre have scrupulously rebuilt the hall of Palazzo Madama which in itself contains all the history of the city of Turin: from Porta Romana, in Medieval times it transformed into a fort; in 1400 it became the Castle of the Acaya Princes, while in the 19th century Carlo Alberto added the Royal Art Gallery and the first Senate of the Kingdom.

“It is an emotional historical moment - President Capasso stated - because it is a trip in the history which constituted the foundation for the future of Italy, based on its Unification.”

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