THE CITY OF TURIN DEDICATES A NAME PLATE TO MARIO MOLINARI

Torino | 09 March 2012
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The City of Turin has paid tribute to the sculptor Mario Molinari, author of the “Totem of Peace”, which the Fondazione Mediterraneo is disseminating throughout the entire world. In fact, a name plate has been placed on the house-museum where he lived and created his works of art. The ceremony to unveil the name plate was solemn and moving and was attended by dignitaries from the city, as well as diplomats and representatives from parts of the world in which his works are exhibited. The participants included the Consulate General of Morocco, Nourredine Radhi, Don Luigi Ciotti and many other who knew and admired the works of the “Sculptor of Colour”. The Mayor of Naples, Luigi de Magistris, was also among those who sent a message for the ceremony. President Michele Capasso commemorated the artist and good friend defining him as representing the  “Power of Love”.

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THE “RAFFAELE CAPASSO” MEDITERRANEAN AWARD FOR LEGALITY TO DON LUIGI CIOTTI

Torino | 09 March 2012
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

President Michele Capasso met with Don Luigi Ciotti, the President of the Association “Libera”, presenting him with the “‘Raffaele Capasso’ Mediterranean Award for Legality”. The ceremony will take place on the day dedicated to combating the mafia and in affirmation of law and legality.

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PRESIDENT CAPASSO HIS BOOK, NOSTRO MARE NOSTRO

Napoli | 09 March 2012
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

President Michele Capasso dedicated several copies of his book, “Nostro Mare Nostro” to Don Luigi Ciotti, Giusi La Ganga, Egi Volterrani and other old friends of his from Turin.

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IN STREET SALUZZO A PLAQUE IN MEMORY OF MARIO MOLINARI

Torino | 03 March 2012
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

[…] The red seeks the green, the sunsets take on the role of aurora and, seen from the other side, the suns regenerate the suns that give you the twentytwo thousand rays of their calorific knowledge.. […].

Mario Molinari

On the morning of Friday, March 9th, the plaque commemorating Mario Molinari, a surrealist painter and cultor, was discovered in street Saluzzo 56, who had his own studio and home in this street. To remember him, with his wife Pia and his sons Jacopo and William, the Councilor for Culture of the City of Turin, Maurizio Braccialarga, the President of the City Council, Giovanni Maria Ferraris, representing the mayor Piero Fassino, the president of the Circumscription 8 Mario Cornelio Levi and above all many friends. In his speech, Levi expressed the desire to see one of the works of the great master who died in 2000 set in the San Salvario district.

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