The Totem for Pece: instrument to strengthen cultural tourism

Roma | 22 January 2010
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Totem for Peace

The Minister of Tourism Michela Vittoria Brambilla, the President of Camera di Commercio di Latina Vincenzo Zottola and the Presidente of Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso proposed the realization of the "Totem for Peace" as instrument to strengthen cultural tourism

Gaeta and Latina are candidates to host the two monumental works.

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The Totem for Peace receives international appriciation

Napoli | 06 January 2010
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Totem for Peace

The Totem for Peace is a symbol of peace that joins both the message of Pope Benedetto XVI of January the 1st 2010 and that of the President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano of December the 31st 2009.
The master work of the "Totem for Peace" by the Italian sculptor Mario Molinari was used as part of the scenario at the Rai Auditorium in Naples, during the Ephifany Concert.

The "Totem for Peace" symbolically represents the peace process: the fact that the most important cities in the world - together with many other small and big towns - have shown interest in realizing this symbol of peace, strengthens the Fondazione Mediterraneo to go on in this long and complex way, but the only one way to go: the peace.

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The Maison de la Paix becomes a concrete project

Muscat, Oman | 12 July 2009
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Totem for Peace

The “Maison de la Paix”, conceived by architect and engineer Michele Capasso, becomes a concrete project.

In 1994 Michele Capasso founded the Fondazione Mediterraneo with its main actions: the “Maison de la Méditerranée” and the “Maison des Alliances”, with the headquarter in Naples.
In the last days was presented the tird action of Fondazione Mediterraneo: the “Maison de la Paix”.

The project was proposed to the Sultanate of Oman: in Muscat (the capital) and in Salalah (near the Yemen), where President Capasso made meetings aimed at the realization of the work.

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The Totem for Peace on the Vesuvius

Napoli | 19 April 2009
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Totem for Peace

Fondazione Mediterraneo and some tourist guides welcomed the Totem for Peace on the Vesuvius.

The work of art is by Mr. Mario Molinari, it is composed of a red sail placed on a black base and on the side there is a yellow-orange semicircle symbolizing the force of distruction, but also hope and joy for reconstruction.

Starting from the sea of Naples (symbolizing the Mediterranean) the Totem was welcomed at the mouth of the crater by graphic experts and artists.

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