MAMT||Museo Mediterraneo dell' Arte, della Musica e delle Tradizioni (EN)

The MAMT- Mediterranean Museum of Art, Music and Traditions is an institution created by the Fondazione Mediterraneo with the aim “to experience” in an interactive way, the positive emotions of Our Sea through Arts, Music and Traditions. The MAMT is one of the most important initiatives of Fondazione Mediterraneo: an active space created in order to let communicate Arts, Music and Traditions of the Mediterranean contemporary society. The awareness of a past full of ancient traditions is the base for the construction of a rational and connected humanity: the vastness of the Mediterranean area collects together the responsibility, the hard work and intelligence with the ability to share spaces and cultures. Today, more than ever, the sense of future is given by the awareness of the sorrow, of the conflicts and at the same time by the ability to share joys and bond.
Art and Music are since ever the tool of communication and sharing of the humanity that, in a particular “Mediterranean” path, allows us to overtake the violence of the human being that showed itself in his greater brutality in countries as Bosnia, Palestine, Syria and other places: as testify of this there are Bosnia, in order not to forget and Suffering and Hope in the world, exhibitions of the museum.

At the same time there are symbols inviting to meeting and hope appear in lands of desolation and Hush: The Ferrigno Nativity Scene, the exhibition a Sea, three Faiths, the Peace and the Last Neapolitan Supper are part of the Museum.
Near the Totem of Peace and other works by Mario Molinari, sculptor of the color, accompanies the lonely journey of freedom, the Dreamlike World of John Crown and the desire of participation and recognition of the role of women in the Mediterranean in the exhibition “Breaking the Veils, women artists of Islamic World”.
Fado, Flamenco, Tango and Sirtaki, the Song of Naples, the Great Lyric Operas, Arabic Music and the Classics of all the times catch the attention of the audience with the acoustic perfection of the “Music hall” of the Museum.
The section dedicated to Pino Daniele has a particular meaning.
The warm of the Mediterranean human nature and the awareness of the necessity to keep track, the the wealth and the fertility find in the “Section Architecture” – with the Associated presences of Alvaro Siza, Ciamarra Picas, Vittorio Di Pace, Nicola Pagliara, Marco Introini and others - and in the Voices of the Migrants and other strong point.
The artworks of Pietro and Rino Volpe mark Mediterranean signs in which the culture and the literature merge with the creativity making a unique collection.
A collection of HD video about the most important sites of the Campania Region will accompany the tourists of cruises and the visitors in the whole building: the ground floor facing on Municipio Square will host an info-point unique in its kind. The MAMT is also an articulated system of services in the heart of the city of Naples: the library, the emeroteque, the music hall, salt conventions, the restaurants, the Euromedcafé, the residences and the bookshop receive the visitor with sympathy and enthusiasm: that enthusiasm of the Mediterranean!

LUIGI SANTAGATA AND FAMILY VISIT THE MUSEUM OF PEACE

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Naples | 05 March 2023
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: MAMT – Mediterranean Museum of Art, Music and Traditions

Luigi Santagata with his wife Benedetta Pellegrino, children and friends visited the Museum of Peace - MAMT expressing appreciation for the place.

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STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FROM THE VITTORIO VENETO INSTITUTE IN NAPLES, THE RUE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE INSTITUTE IN GABÈS (TUNISIA) AND CIUDAD REAL (SPAIN) VISIT THE MUSEUM AND THE TOTEM OF PEACE

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Naples | 01 March 2023
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: MAMT – Mediterranean Museum of Art, Music and Traditions

Welcomed by the Secretary General of the "United States of the World" Prof. Michele Capasso, students and teachers from the Vittorio Veneto Institute of Naples, the Rue de La République Institute of Gabès (Tunisia) and Ciudad Real (Spain) visited the Museum of Peace MAMT with the "Totem for Peace" and the main emotional paths: in particular those dedicated to Mario Molinari, to migrants, to inter-religious dialogue - with the Mosque, the Synagogue and the holy places of Christianity.
After retracing the history of the museum, the students and teachers lingered on the panoramic terrace and then in the music room, the Churchill room and the room dedicated to cribs and the history of bread and pizza.
Particularly exciting was the lengthy viewing of the "Campania of emotions" videos: from Vesuvius to the Amalfi Coast, from Naples to the Royal Palace of Caserta. Guests from Spain and Tunisia were impressed by the beauty of the videos and the World Heritage sites.
A 3-language catalogue of the Museum was given to all of them. Many of the young people suggested an edition in 3 other languages (Spanish, German and Portuguese).

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AT THE MUSEUM OF PEACE OBJECTS FROM THE CARNIVAL OF URUGUAY

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Montevideo | 27 February 2023
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: MAMT – Mediterranean Museum of Art, Music and Traditions

Objects, documents and exhibits from Uruguay's Carnival, the longest in the world, were donated from Uruguay to the Museum delegates present in Montevideo.
"Although less well known, Carnival in Uruguay is actually longer than the famous one in Brazil, and probably more fun for the same reasons and more," said Prof. Caterina Arcidiacono present in Montevideo. "Almost all Latin American countries have their own Carnival, but they are rarely considered more culturally important than in Uruguay, where neighbourhoods from all over the country come together to celebrate one of the most significant events in their collective history. Here is everything you need to know about the world's longest carnival'.
There are some similarities between Carnival and other harvest festivals around the world, and some attribute Carnival's origins to the cultural tradition of celebrating and paying homage to the rising of Saturn in ancient Greece. Others link it to a festival celebrating Bacchus, the Roman god of wine and revelry, who rang in the new year in ancient Rome. Here we have a possible origin for its name, as the priests leading the procession often pushed a boat on wheels, like a float, which they called 'carrus navalis ,' or 'car navalis' for short.
Carnival has evolved slowly over the years and has become a celebration of many beliefs and traditions of the various cultures of those who have immigrated to the country. Carnival celebrates the abolition of slavery in Uruguay and at the same time is strongly related to global harvest celebrations and social, individual and collective freedom. It is also somewhat entangled with Christian celebrations such as Christmas and Holy Week.
Almost four months before the main festivities and parades, the Uruguayan carnival is already starting to make itself felt after its silent hibernation. It starts with a week of shows and performances, some of which feature famous musicians. What makes this week-long series of performances even more unique are the satirical classics and comedy shows that parody the way of the world and all of us.

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SILVIA LEVENSON VISITS THE PEACE MUSEUM AND SIGNS THE KIMIYYA MANIFESTO

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Naples | 27 February 2023
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: MAMT – Mediterranean Museum of Art, Music and Traditions

Silvia Levenson - an internationally renowned glass artist - visited the Museum with a view to the creation of a section dedicated to glass art, in which she promised to participate with one of her significant works.
On this occasion, she signed the 'Kimiyya Manifesto' for the defence of women.
In President Capasso's interview, she stated:
"I was born in Buenos Aires in 1957. I was part of a generation that fought to change a society that seemed terribly unjust. In 1976, when the military took power, I was nineteen years old and in August of that year my daughter Natalia was born. She was the same age as those young people whose biological identity was stolen by the military. With unprecedented cruelty, pregnant prisoners were murdered only after giving birth, while the babies were illegally given for adoption. What happened between 1976 and 1983 changed my life and influenced my artistic work. An important part of my work is to reveal or make visible what is normally hidden or cannot be seen, and I use glass to represent this metaphor. We have always used glass to preserve food and drink, I use glass to preserve the memory of people and objects for future generations."

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THE FOUNDATION AND THE MUSEUM OF PEACE CELEBRATE NATIONAL BRAILLE DAY

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Naples | 21 February 2023
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: MAMT – Mediterranean Museum of Art, Music and Traditions

The Fondazione Mediterraneo and the Museum of Peace - MAMT celebrated "National Braille Day": an anniversary established by Law No. 126 of 3 August 2007. It is celebrated annually on 21 February, as a moment to raise public awareness of blind people, coinciding with the World Day for the Defence of Linguistic Identity promoted by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation). In fact, this system allows blind people to access the written cultural heritage of humanity.
As part of this day, the Foundation with the Museum of Peace - one of the most important in the world for adaptation to the blind and with innovative tactile maps and works - promotes suitable awareness-raising and solidarity initiatives, as well as studies, conferences, meetings and debates at schools and in the mainstream media, to draw attention and information to the importance of the Braille system in the lives of visually impaired people and of all those directly or indirectly involved in their affairs, in order to develop public policies and private behaviour that broaden the possibilities for real social inclusion and access to culture and information for all those with visual impairments.

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