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.

 

Fondazione Mediterraneo, and his president, the architect Michele Capasso and the dear departed member of Executive Board the architect Vittorio di Pace, supported from the beginning the work done by prof. Corrado Beguinot –chairmember of Della Rocca Foundation–in order to solve the crises lived by contemporary cities. On the 31 october of  2014, at United Nations in New York  - at the presence of General Secretary Ban Ki-moon -  spokepersons from different Countries- among which there were China, Canada, etc. –subscribed the italian proposal (unique in the world) which aims to establish an international NGO  (with a branch also in Naples) for the realization of a project which intend to solve “Cities Crises” (after the individuation of causes, reliefs and  initiatives) done by Della Rocca Foundation which, as soon as possible, will realize a “Poster” and a contest addressed to youngs from different continents.

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In occasion of the 25° anniversary  of Fondazione Mediterraneo and the 20° del Premio Mediterraneo performed in Mercadante Theater in Naples “State Correction Officers Band”. Joined to the ceremony ambassadors from 42 countries, the minister of culture and tourism Dario Franceschini, the culture assessor of Campania Region Caterina Miraglia and other authorities.

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The Minister of Cultural Heritage, Activities and Tourism  Hon. Dario Franceschini joined to the events organized by Fondazione Mediterraneo in occasion of the EU Italian Semester Presidency and the 25° anniversary of Fondazione Mediterraneo and the 10° of Anna Lindh Foundation.
Welcomed by president Capasso,  by Parliamentar Minister Granara, and regional assessors of Culture Miraglia and Tourism Sommese, the Minister really appreciated the initiative held at Mercadante Theatre and to which have joined Ambassadors from 42 Countries, ALF National Networks Leader and other delegates from cultural and politic world. In this occasion has been held the ceremony for the assignment of “Mediterranean Award 2014”.

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