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SUMMARY:Windows on Elsewhere. 60 views for 60 refugees
DESCRIPTION:Refugees have been uprooted\, had their existences ripped away\, turned upside down\, and brutally transplanted to another soil\, a different environment\, a different climate\, ecosystem…Putting down roots can be about the condition of the refugee\, but - in the end - about the universal condition of all those who find themselves experiencing the drama of uprooting and must attempt\, in some way\, to start again. A painful\, exhausting process\, but one that leaves open a glimpse of hope. (Martina Bastianello)THURSDAY 1 MAY – SUNDAY 3 AUGUST 2025\nExhibition\nin collaboration with Amnesty International Italia\nIncluded in the admission ticket \nSixty views. Sixty stories. Sixty refugee people who\, together with the architect and illustrator Matteo Pericoli\, have transformed a window into a visual and personal storytelling. Windows on Elsewhere is a project conceived by Bill Shipsey\, founder of Art for Human Rights\, and Matteo Pericoli\, created between 2018 and 2021 in support of Amnesty International. \nThe exhibition brings together sixty original drawings made by Pericoli\, each accompanied by the intimate story of someone who faced uprooting\, loss\, but also with rebirth in a new land. The idea of bringing this experience to the Botanical Garden of Padua was the brainchild of Martina Bastianello\, who caught a profound dialogue between the project and the Botanical Garden’s plant heritage. Just like the trees evoked with poignant affection in the refugees’ stories\, the windows of the exhibition overlook memories\, identities and hopes. Many write about the trees of their childhood and the new trees they observe today – a green\, living thread connecting past and present. \nLinneo’s inverted linden tree – capable of turning branches into roots – becomes symbolic of refugee conditions: upside-down lives trying to put down new roots in other soil. It’s a powerful metaphor that also speaks to anyone experiencing profound change\, relocation\, and reconstruction. \nAs Gianni Rufini – former director of Amnesty International Italia – wrote:\n“Not only that eyes see\, but that they see through other eyes: eyes that are neither ‘ours’ nor ‘theirs’\, but common eyes\, shared glances…”. Windows on Elsewhere invites exactly this: to look at the world through different eyes\, allowing ourselves to be touched by stories that affect us all. \nAmnesty International\nAmnesty International is an independent global movement of more than 10 million people committed to defending human rights. It exposes violations\, pressures governments and companies to comply with international law\, and mobilizes activists around the world to promote justice\, freedom and dignity. Through campaigns\, concrete actions and human rights education\, it has been working for a more equitable world for more than 50 years\, fighting discriminations\, torture\, repression of dissent and defending the rights of refugees and migrants. \nMatteo Pericoli\nMatteo Pericoli is an architect\, author\, illustrator and teacher. His work has been published in numerous national and international newspapers and magazines. In 2007 he completed Skyline of the World\, a 120-meter mural for the American Airlines terminal at JFK International Airport. His books have been published in Italy\, France\, the United States\, the United Kingdom\, South Korea\, Taiwan\, and China. The latest is Il grande museo vivente dell’immaginazione. Guida all’esplorazione dell’architettura letteraria (The Great Living Museum of Imagination. A Guide to Exploring Literary Architecture) (Il Saggiatore). In Turin in 2010 he founded the Laboratorio di architettura letteraria (Literary Architecture Lab). \nArt for Human Rights\nArt for Human Rights brings together artists from all disciplines to raise awareness of human rights violations. We use art to inspire action so that freedom\, equality and dignity become a reality for all.
URL:https://ortobotanico1545.it/en/eventi/windows-on-elsewhere/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions and installations
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SUMMARY:Petit Frère
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, July 30\, at 7 p.m.\, the Botanical Garden of Padua will feature Petit frère\, an acrobatic circus show involving\, thanks to the company T’es rien sans la Terre\, five acrobats from different companies (Circus Baobab & Cirque Mandingue from Guinea\, Cirque du Soleil and Circo Fantazztico from Costa Rica). They explore obstacles\, encounters and solidarity in an endless journey toward a better life\, in search of an insurmountable Eldorado. \nAuthentic stories of acrobats\, with different origins and life paths\, reveal unbreakable bonds and confront the daily life of Western man\, which is increasingly steeped in superficiality. In a world where excess and the conquest of new goals have taken over\, there emerges the loneliness of the individual who simultaneously discovers the importance of living together with others. In this performance\, the parallel universes of the antagonists intertwine through a moving structure that comes alive on stage\, allegorically revealing the physical\, virtual and psychological boundaries we raise between us. \nParticipation at the event is included in the entrance fee to the Botanical Garden\, which can be visited from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.\nTickets can be purchased online or at the Botanical Garden’s ticket office\, which is open Tuesday through Sunday and holidays from 10 a.m. to 6:15 p.m.\, and on Wednesday\, July 30 – on the occasion of the show – until 7 p.m. \nOnline reservations are required to attend the event by filling out the registration form. \nIn case of bad weather\, the event is made up on Thursday\, July 31. \nT'es rien sans la Terre\nT’es rien sans la Terre is a contemporary circus performance company that brings together artists committed to the environment and uses art\, poetic imagery and humor to talk about the Earth. Since 2020\, the group has been inviting audiences to question the future of the planet and take a small step toward change. \nOnline ticketSign up \n\n	Notice: JavaScript is required for this content.
URL:https://ortobotanico1545.it/en/eventi/petit-frere/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions and installations
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260501T111500
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SUMMARY:The Love Life of Plants\, from Linnaeus to the Present Day
DESCRIPTION:FRIDAY\, 1 MAY – 10 AM\nScientific popularisation meeting\nWith Isabelle Charmantier\, Barbara Baldan and Elena Canadelli\nFree | Subject to booking \nIn the mid-18th century\, Swedish physician and botanist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)\, known as the father of modern taxonomy\, put forward the theory of the sexual reproduction of plants. This idea\, often illustrated through explicit analogies with human sexuality\, drew considerable criticism and accusations\, to the point of placing Linnaeus’s career at risk. The conference presents Linnaeus’ ideas on plant reproduction\, how they were received by his contemporaries\, and what has survived of his theories to this day. \nThe conference will be held in English and Italian with simultaneous translation. \nIt will take place at the Botanical Theatre.
URL:https://ortobotanico1545.it/en/eventi/the-love-life-of-plants-from-linnaeus-to-the-present-day/
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SUMMARY:In the Pursuit of Nature\, Amidst Gardens and Urban Living
DESCRIPTION:FRIDAY\, 1 MAY – 11:30 AM\nScientific popularisation meeting\nWith Terry Hartig\, Rogier van Vugt\, Laura Gatti\, Luigi Latini. Introduction by Francesco Dal Grande\nIn collaboration with Orticola di Lombardia\nFree / Subject to booking \nThe conference weaves together botanical research\, horticultural practice and landscape culture to explore the role of public green spaces in the contemporary city. Drawing on experiences developed across a range of urban contexts—from the evolution of botanical gardens as complex ecosystems capable of positively influencing those who experience them\, to the design of green spaces shaped around quality of life—the event offers a reflection of how trees\, gardens and flowering landscapes contribute to urban biodiversity and to the creation of more liveable and distinctive city environments. \nThe conference will be held in English and Italian with simultaneous translation. \nIt will take place at the Auditorium. Entrance: Prato della Valle 57/C.
URL:https://ortobotanico1545.it/en/eventi/in-the-pursuit-of-nature-amidst-gardens-and-urban-living/
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SUMMARY:A Voice from the Garden: Darwin and Other Stories
DESCRIPTION:SATURDAY\, 2 MAY – 10 AM\nScientific popularisation meeting\nWith Chiara Ceci\, Claire Masset\, Antony O’Rourke. Moderator: Elena Canadelli\nFree | Subject to booking \nWhat stories can a historic garden tell us—such as the one at Down House\, near London\, once owned by the Darwin family? In the mid-19th century\, naturalist Charles Darwin spent much of his time\, with his wife Emma Wedgwood and their children\, in this country home surrounded by a variety of gardens. These green spaces bear witness to them and their lives\, and to their relationship with the botanical world. Taking Down House as its point of departure\, the conference traces the stories of other gardens and their “gardeners”\, including William Morris and Claude Monet. \nThe conference will be held mainly in English with simultaneous translation into Italian. \nIt will take place at the Botanical Theatre.
URL:https://ortobotanico1545.it/en/eventi/a-voice-from-the-garden-darwin-and-other-stories/
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SUMMARY:The Unknown World of Lichens
DESCRIPTION:SUNDAY\, 3 MAY – 10 AM\nScientific popularisation meeting\nWith Christoph Scheidegger and Garima Singh\nFree | Subject to booking \nLichens differ radically from flowering plants: their structure is formed by a fungal partner that cultivates algae or cyanobacteria within the body of the lichen; through photosynthesis\, these organisms provide it with nourishment. This close coexistence between the fungal and algal partners is known as symbiosis. Yet it is thanks to another remarkable trait that lichens are able to endure life in deserts and on the rocks of the highest Alpine peaks: they can survive extreme drought\, heat and cold in an apparently dormant—or anabiotic—state\, only to awaken and return to active life when the climatic conditions become favourable. The conference will explore the ecological advantages of this strategy and the implications it holds for symbiotic organisms in terms of species conservation. \nThe conference will be held in English with simultaneous translation into Italian. \nIt will take place at the Botanical Theatre. \nAt the end of the talk\, participants may join the speakers for a guided viewing of living lichen specimens in Prato della Valle.
URL:https://ortobotanico1545.it/en/eventi/the-unknown-world-of-lichens/
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SUMMARY:The Scent of Memory
DESCRIPTION:SUNDAY\, 3 MAY – 11:30 AM\nScientific popularisation meeting\nWith Hirac Gurden\, Anne-Cécile Pouant\, Anna D’Errico. Moderator: Monica Baggio\nFree | Subject to booking \nScents and aromas carry with them memories and sensations that weave through the fabric of our minds\, linking past experiences with our present-day life. At the crossroads of science\, art and history\, the conference explores the bond between smell and memory\, revealing how our brain—even without our awareness—gathers and preserves countless amounts of information. For fragrance is far more than a fleeting recollection; it is a bridge of connection\, a subtle language through which we share something of ourselves with others. \nThe conference will be held in English and French with simultaneous translation. \nIt will take place at the Auditorium. Entrance: Prato della Valle 57/C.
URL:https://ortobotanico1545.it/en/eventi/the-scent-of-memory/
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