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The project Parma e l’Altrove. Le Vie Antiche oggi has begun
June 2025 – June 2026 (duration: 12 months)
The project Parma e l’Altrove. Le Vie Antiche oggi officially started on June 16, 2025.
This is an interdisciplinary and intercultural initiative supported by the FAPE Fund of the University of Parma, with the contribution of:
naMec, the Embassy of Mongolia in Italy; ASP Parma – Personal Services Agency of the Parma District; Intercultural Center of Parma and Province APS; Monumental Complex of the Pilotta; Municipality of Parma – Department of Culture and Tourism, Events and Exhibitions Unit; Culture and Art Authority – Implementing Agency of the Government of Mongolia; Albertina San Vitale Institute of Human Sciences; Museum of Natural History and Historiography (MUST) – University Museum System.
The aim of the project is to (re)connect places and people, past and present, memory and contemporary perceptions of living in Parma today, through a specific lens: that of the Ancient Routes, exploring how knowledge, processes, and practices linked to these paths still resonate in Parma and its surroundings.
Download the full project overview here
“Parma e l’Altrove”: Logo Presentation and Lecture by David Bellatalla on September 16
On Tuesday, September 16 at 6:00 PM, the first public event of the project “Parma e l’Altrove. Ancient Routes Today” will take place at Borgo Santa Brigida (Borgo Santa Brigida 5/A – Parma).
On this occasion, the project’s logo will be officially presented. It was designed by Suruti Chinnadurai, a student in Food Safety and Food Risk Management, and winner of the call “Un logo per l’Altrove”.
The evening will feature a lecture-performance by David Bellatalla, Honor Professor at the Mongolian National University of Science and Technology (MUST) and Cultural Ambassador of Mongolia in the World, entitled:
“Mongolia e i Mongoli. Attraverso le parole dei viaggiatori dall’antichità fino agli inizi del ’900.”
The volume presented gathers the testimonies of more than 200 travelers who, from Antiquity to the early 1900s, described the nomadic culture of Mongolia, offering insights marked by wonder, prejudice, fascination, sharing, and contrasts. Proceeds from the book support the humanitarian project Ger for Life, dedicated to homeless families with disabled children living in Ulaanbaatar.
An aperitif with the author will follow.
Free admission.
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17.10.2025