Maison de la Paix || Casa Universale delle Culture (EN)

 

CASA UNIVERSALE DELLE CULTURE

The Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture is a place strongly representative, in which will convey the knowledge of the different identities and cultures, structuring permanently initiatives aimed at the spreading of peace, necessary for the shared development.

The Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture (MdP) is a project conceived by Michele Capasso, approved by many Countries and international organizations. It is an architecture that keeps the memory of many Peace activities which created history, often more than the wars, but it is – above all – a space "to build” Peace.

The architectonical complex has an important symbolic worth: it represents the Countries of the World engaged in the Peace process and the Countries victim of the conflicts.

Proposed by the Fondazione Mediterraneo with the Maison des Alliances – together with the main adherent organizations, such as the Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly, the League of Arab States, the "Anna Lindh" Euro-Mediterranean Foundation and others, the MdP represents a referent point for all the ones who dedicate their lives to peace.

The symbol of the MdP is the "Totem for Peace", an artwork by the Italian sculptor Mario Molinari which the Fondazione Mediterraneo is promoting all around the world, creating the network of the "Cities for Peace".

The first seat of the MdP was inaugurated on the 14th of June 2010 (Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture) in the historical building of the Grand Hotel de Londres in Naples.

The action of the Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture aims at improving the main activities of the "Universal Forum of Cultures" in: Barcelona (2004), Monterrey (2007), Valparaiso (2010) and Naples (2013).

The Maison de la Paix performs most of the initiatives jointly with the Maison de la Méditerranée.

 

At the eve of Celebrations for the 150° Anniversary of Italian Port Authority has been taken the decision to – in consequence of a meeting between president Michele Capasso and the General Captain Admiral  Felicio Angrisano – that “Totem of Peace” by sculptor Mario Molinari represents the 150° Anniversary of the Army.
The idea is to realize the monumental art work in the Naples Harbour for this occasion and entitle it to the “Unknown Migrant”, as a sign of gratitude towards the work done by port authority for the migrants.
An urn with the remains of “Unknown Migrant” will take place in the monument.

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President Michele Capasso –and Michael Dobbs, Franco Pomilio, Marco Boscolo, Pier Luigi d’Agata, Dimitrios Pandermalis, Roberto Pisoni, Fedora Filippi and other participants– is spokeperson at INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION SUMMIT, held in Rome and which has as theme “ Storytelling. European challenge of heritage communication”.
In this occasion president Capasso talked about Cultural Heritage in the Mediterranean and stressed particularly the concepts of “truth” and “humanity” in the communication., hoping a return to the five senses. “We need to touch with our eyes”.

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President  Michele Capasso – on invitation of the Ambassador of Oman Sultanate in Italy  S.E. Ahmed Salim Mohammed Baomar –joined to the celebrations for the National holiday of  Oman Sultanate. Joined Moroccan Ambassador Hassan Abouyoub, the Tunisian one Naceur Mestiri, Parliamentary Minister Enrico Granara, l’Ambassador Antonio Badini and other friends of Fondazione. In  this occasion  presidente Capasso recalled the close relationship with the Sultanate and the visit to Oman and to Naples of  Ambassador.

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Fondazione Mediterraneo, one of the best “Friends” of Nunziatella Military School, appointed with “Mediterranean Award” and with “Totem of Peace” of Molinari – is supporting the well known Institute in this new phase of European re-launch.
Starting with Claudio Azzolini and concluding with the dear departed Vittorio di Pace – dean at the age of 106 years and Nunziatella’s symbol, as well as founder of our Fondazione –  “Nunziatella dunks its roots in our Foundation.
This year vow was special  for Nunziatella Military School in Naples. In Plebiscito Square, swearing their loyalty to the country there were the young cadets of 227˚ class. But the happiness in the heart of Naples was quadruple.  Beside celebrating the solemn oath, the date will be historically important for  “Nunziatella” and the city of Naples because marks a new era: after the ceremony has been signed an agreement among Minister of Defence, Minister of Internal Affairs, the Italian Public Property  Agency and Naples and its municipality for the concession of barraks Bixio to Nunziatella. Joined to the ceremony ministries Pinotti, Alfano and members of Fondazione Mediterraneo.

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