The 10th OTIE International Conference on Islands Tourism 2018 will promote the scientific and technical exchange between international academics and experts on insular contexts in order to address efficient strategies for insular development by promoting a wide cooperation.
Palazzo Medici Riccardi a Firenze ospita, a partire dall’8 giugno fino al 28 luglio 2018, la mostra Attualità del passato. La pittura colta di Pang Maokun, a cura di Antonio Natali, ideazione di Xiuzhong Zhang. È organizzata dalla China National Academy of Painting insieme all’Accademia Cinese della Pittura ad Olio e realizzata dalla Zhong Art International, con la collaborazione dell’Accademia delle Arti del Disegno e l’Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze.
Pang Maokun è uno dei pittori più famosi nel panorama dell’arte della Cina contemporanea e attualmente riveste il ruolo di Rettore dell’Accademia di Belle Arti di Sichuan. È considerato uno degli artisti cinesi che meglio hanno rappresentato le diverse minoranze etniche nell’ambito del movimento della pittura cosiddetta rurale. La mostra in Palazzo Medici Riccardi è la sua prima personale in Italia e presenta una selezione di opere inedite, un ventina circa di tele ad olio di grande formato e una sezione dedicata ai suoi numerosi disegni.
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Zhong Art International
è lieta di invitare S.V. all’inaugurazione della mostra
a cura di Antonio Natali
ideazione di Xiuzhong Zhang
Firenze, Palazzo Medici Riccardi
8 giugno – 28 luglio 2018
inaugurazione: venerdì 8 giugno 2018 alle ore 18.00
seguiranno il concerto e l’aperitivo
interverranno:
Wang Fuguo, Console Generale della Repubblica Popolare Cinese a Firenze
Eugenio Giani, Presidente del Consiglio regionale della Toscana
Tommaso Sacchi, Assessorato Cultura Comune di Firenze | Curatore Estate Fiorentina
Cristina Acidini, Presidente dell’Accademia delle Arti e del Disegno
Claudio Rocca, Direttore dell’Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze
Paolo Del Bianco, Presidente della Fondazione Romualdo del Bianco
Xiuzhung Zhang, ideatore della mostra | Presidente della Zhong Art International
Antonio Natali, Curatore della mostra
Pang Maokun, l’artista
The Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation has been invited by the UNESCO – World Heritage Committee to participate in the program of side-events of the 42th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Manama (Bahrain) from 24 June to 4 July 2018.
On 2 July 2018, the Foundation presented the latest developments of the Life Beyond Tourism Movement in a conference entitled: “Life Beyond Tourism: the Protection of the World Heritage by the Training for Dialogue among Cultures in the World Heritage Sites”. The side event was opened by Simone Giometti, Secretary General of the Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco, followed by the core explanation of the Life Beyond Tourism Movement and ethos by the President Paolo Del Bianco, and finally concluded by the Director of the Istituto Internazionale Life Beyond Tourism, Corinna Del Bianco.
The conference saw the contribution of international representatives such as Mounir Bouchenaki, UNESCO Advisor for Cultural Heritage, Joseph King, ICCROM Sites Unit Director, Peter Shadie, IUCN Senior Adviser on World Heritage, Michèle Prats, ICOMOS ISC Cultural Tourism, Maurizio Quagliolo, HERITY Secretary General and Ritzvan Bayramov, UNESCO National Commission of Azerbaijan.
The event was introduced to the Italian audience with a press conference, that had a great success. Among the most significant articles, the following particularly stand out (in Italian):
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READ THE PRESS COLLECTIONS HERE AND HERE
PHOTOGALLERY
On March 2-3, 2019, the 21st Assembly of Experts of the Foundation and International Symposium Heritage for Planet Earth 2019 will be held in Florence. The main aspects and the preliminary titles are:
From 2019 on, the 21st GA of the International Experts of the Foundation will bring together the academic world and the world of traditional excellence production of territories, the scientific work related to historical and cultural heritage and the enhancement of territorial identities. In fact, this principle has always characterized the Movement Life Beyond Tourism of the Foundation.
FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THIS WEBPAGE SHORTLY
The Life Beyond Tourism Movement, the Centro Congressi al Duomo, the company China2000 srl and the Istituto Internazionale Life Beyond Tourism will take part in the International Symposyum “Donation and Transplantation: a synergy of intentions between Italy and China” to be held in China in September 4-9, 2018, and are organizing an official presentation of the event in Florence, on June 20, 2018.
The program of the day in Florence is as follow:
– Presentation of the Life Beyond Tourism Movement, its work, its principles, the best practices it foresees and how to join;
– Presentation of the Centro Congressi al Duomo and of its activity in China;
– Presentation of China 2000 srl with its 20 years of commercial experience in China.
At the end of the day it will be possible to join the Life Beyond Tourism Movement.
From July 6 to 8, 2018, Florence will host this international event that unites Breast Cancer Survivors coming from all over the world. 129 teams will paddle on the river Arno and a festival will be held in the cascine park, the largest green area near the Florentine city center.
Among 4000-5000 visitors are expected to come, in an event that unites sports, rehabilitation and awareness on important themes such as breast cancer.
The Life Beyond Tourism Movement will be present in the Cascine park with some of its affiliate companies, that will be able to bring their informative material for the audience of the festrival. Those companies willing to participate must contact the staff of the Movement at the address info@lifebeyondtourism.org as soon as possible. The deadline for presenting the necessary participation requirements is June 30, 2018.
Thank you to our companies
“Centro Congressi al Duomo“, “Arte della Miniatura“, “Tealicious” and “Idea Toscana”
for participating with us!
OUR PRESS RELEASES (in Italian):
Gazzetta di Firenze – 13.07.2018 – Go News – 13.07.2018 – Quality Travel – 16.07.2018
The Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco®, the institution that first gave birth to the Life Beyond Tourism Movement, will sign, on September 13, 2018, a Memorandum of Collaboration on Life Beyond Tourism with the Florentine association Confartigianato, that reunites artisans and small businesses and offers them a series of services for managing and promoting their activity.
Both Confartigianato Firenze and the Life Beyond Tourism Movement are working on the preservation of the spirit of territories through the promotion of the Made in Italy, which is famous all over the world for its quality and high-level manufacturing. The signaure of the Memorandum of Collaboration sings the beginning of a series of future cooperations between the two organizations and will be preceded by a press conference with the local Florentine and Tuscan press.
See the official invitation to the event and the speakers list (available only in Italian):
PRESS COLLECTION:
Download press collection here
Article on the newspaper “La Nazione”
PHOTO GALLERY:
Ingresso libero
The Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco®, the institution that first gave birth to the Life Beyond Tourism Movement, will sign, on September 26, 2018, a Memorandum of Collaboration on Life Beyond Tourism with the Volgograd State Technical University.
The ceremony will take place on the occasion of the arrival in Florence of the delegation of professors from the 7 universities of the Russian Federation, headed by Aleksandr Gvozdkov, Professor of the Institute of Architecture and Construction of the State Polytechnic University of Volgograd, Councilor of RAASN Russian Academy of Architecture and Building Sciences, and President of the AVOK All-Russia Regional Center Association of Engineers for Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, Heat Supply and Building Thermal Physics.
The signature of the Memorandum will strengthen the relationship with the Polytechnic of Volgograd and collaborate together disseminating the values, ethics and principles of the Life Beyond Tourism Movement in Russia. The Foundation, in fact, with the signature of the Memorandum makes available to the university the tools and good practices of the Life Beyond Tourism Model that can be implemented on Russian territory.
The international fair Buongiorno Italia is an international event that aims at bringing together the Italian and Russian culture.
The thrid edition of the event will be held in Moscow, like the previous editions that took place annually since 2016, and it brings to the heart of the Russian capital the best Italian companies that aim at finding new clients and commercial opportunities in Russia. The keywords are quality, culture, tradition and innovation.
The event
The 2018 edition will take place in December 8-11 at the Moscow Manege, right in front of the Kremlin. This historical location, completely renewed, presents the ideal areas not only for the exhibition of the products but also for the interaction among companies. The organization encourages communication and relations between the Italian and Russian companies and gives the possibility to participate in a workshop ENIT and B2B meetings.
The market areas
The fair will welcome companies coming from several markets and specific areas will be dedicated to: wellness and Spa, culture, fashion, gastronomy and wine, wedding planning, golf, art and tourism.
The participation of the Movement
The Life Beyond Tourism Movement will attend the event with an exhibition table in the tourism area. The Movement will bring all its companies to the fair by includig all the affiliate companies in its yearbook that will be shown to all the people coming to the stand.
The Movement will also take part in the Workshop ENIT and in the B2B on tourism, introducing its activity and looking for new partners.
The companies of the Movement that are interested in participating with paper materials or other products can discuss their conditions of participation with the secretariat of the Movement by writing to info@lifebeyondtourism.org.
The Centro Congressi al Duomo, self-certified Life Beyond Tourism company, is organizing in the framework of a cultural project supported by the Regione Toscana (Tuscany Region) a B2B & Market Day with some VIP Chinese buyers who are interested in importing in China Italian products that are an excellency of the Made in Italy.
All the companies part of the Movement can participate, both in the B2B, taking place on the 23rd, and in the Market Day of the 24th. During the Market Day companies can sell their products to the audience. Everybody can apply for participaion.
In particular, the Chinese buyers will focus on the following market areas:
LOCATION:
Firenze, ICLAB – Intercultural Creativity Laboratory
www.iclab.info
A Carrara marble bust of Galileo Galilei, the “Observer of the skies”, represents a symbol of appreciation for the work that the local public administration has done to value the Samnite cultural expressions. The artwork was donated by the Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco – Life Beyond Tourism to the Provincia di Benevento, with the collaboration and promotion, on the organizing level, of the Samnium Proloco di Benevento and its President Giuseppe Petito. The ceremony of unveiling of the bust was held in October 12, at 4.30 pm, with the participation of the President of the Foundation Paolo Del Bianco, Claudio Ricci and Giuseppe Petito. The artwork, realized by the artist Dino De Ranieri from Pietrasanta (Lu), has become part of the collection of the Museo del Sannio di Benevento, that reunites historical finds of all times, and is located in the Virgilio hall.
The president of the Florentine Foundation, Paolo Del Bianco, had the idea of making this tribute to the city after he came to know and appreciate the work of the Province of Benevento for the protection of the identity of the territory: this is why the subject of the artwork is Galileo Galilei, the Observer of the Skies, «whom, looking far away – explains Paolo Del Bianco – far ahead of what is possible, facing the difficulties, traced a path that led to progress for the growth of the community; this is a precious quality for those who are part of a local administration».
The meeting with the samnite culture happened in the occasion of the “StregArti – Premio Arco di Traiano” organized by the Association for the Samnium Touristic Promotion of Benevento and under the patronage of the municipality of Benevento, directed by Eraldo Vinciguerra. In that occasion the President Paolo Del Bianco was awarded in the Culture & Tourism section, receiving the award from the Mayor Clemente Mastella. «It is a thank you to the province of Benevento and to the other museums that are cultural centers, like the Museo Arcos and the Museo del Sannio, for their hospitality – explains president Del Bianco – and the aim is to applaud that sense of belonging and identity of the territory that is easily perceived by the visitor. The citizens, guided by the local administraion, know how to value this culture, with love and dedition».
Mercoledì 15 Maggio 2019
ore 17:00
PALAZZO COPPINI
Firenze, Via del Giglio, 10
LA FIRENZE DEI RUSSI
inaugurazione della mostra fotografica di
Massimo Agus
con la partecipazione dell’autore e la presentazione di Lucia Tonini
La mostra “Russkaja Florencija – La Firenze dei Russi” è un itinerario nella città e nei dintorni di Firenze alla ricerca delle tracce delle presenze russe nella città: degli artisti, degli intellettuali, dei viaggiatori, dei mecenati, sia quelli passati per poco tempo a Firenze, sia quelli che la elessero a loro residenza per lunghi periodi.
The Foundation was invited to participate as speaker at the UIA (International Union of Architects) International Forum in Baku (7-9 June 2019). The 2019 forum topic will be “Mass Tourism in Historic Cities” highly related to the Foundation milestone publication “World Heritage Sites for Dialogue” 2016 (Have a look at the publication here).
All routes lead to Rome
International Meeting of Itineraries
Rome, 1-17 November 2019
Through the meeting and the comparison between the best practices of soft mobility and sustainable tourism, the event intends to continue the path of wide involvement started in 2016 for the construction of a better, fairer and more inclusive future.
Following the Appeal to the International Community “Building Peace through Heritage” (https://www.lifebeyondtourism.org/appeal/) defined with ICOMOS International Scientific Committee Interpretation and Presentation, and approved during the 21st General Assembly of the International Experts of the Foundation, this 2020 event will be developed along three subthemes dealing with economic, socio-cultural, environmental aspects highlighting the importance of the interpretation and communication of the places with their cultural expression (craftmanship, artists, less known institutions, small businesses etc) and the importance of intercultural dialogue that is possible today for the great movement of people at world wide level, esteemed by UNWTO close to 1,400 million.
International Scientific Conference
Indigenous Cultural Heritage
– Call for Papers –
Venue and date:
November 13 – 15, 2019; First Nations House of Learning (FNHL) at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
The conference/gathering on Indigenous Cultural Heritage will be held on the Pacific Northwest coast of Canada in Vancouver, BC, November 13-15, 2019.
Life Beyond Tourism International Seminar
“Piazza” in the Architecture of Florence
Florence, November 24- December 1, 2019
AIM OF THE LIFE BEYOND TOURISM INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR
The Life Beyond Tourism Seminar, lasting one week, provides students with an opportunity for learning, exchanging experiences and knowledges in the Florentine context in international groups of colleagues from other countries.
UNESCO has invited the Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco® to take part in the 43rd Edition of the World Heritage Committee, that will be held in Baku from June 30 to July 10, 2019.
The 8th OTIE Summer School “Destination Marketing Organization for Island Tourism” is an initiative of Observatory on tourism for Islands Economy (OTIE) in collaboration with the University of Palermo.
During the course we will tackle issues, analysis, theoretical considerations and case studies that make it even more practical to provide both knowledge and skills in the field of Destination Marketing.
