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Exhibition "Nostra è questa Italia per la quale abbiamo lottato. Bergamo nella ricostruzione democratica 1945-1948"

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Bergamo, Biblioteca civica Angelo Mai (Atrio Scamozziano) e sedi decentrate

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The documentary exhibition celebrates the 80th anniversary of the Italian Republic and universal women's suffrage, retracing the 1945-1948 period when Bergamo was a protagonist in the democratic reconstruction after the war. Through archival documents, letters, photographs and posters, the exhibition tells the story of the return to political life, the institutional referendum of June 2, 1946, and the first universal suffrage elections. Set up in the Atrio Scamozziano of the Biblioteca civica Angelo Mai, with decentralized sections at Palazzo Frizzoni and the Biblioteca civica Antonio Tiraboschi, the exhibition is realized in collaboration with the State Archives of Bergamo. An opportunity to rediscover the roots of our democracy through the documents that marked its fundamental steps.

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Main venue: Atrio Scamozziano of the Biblioteca civica Angelo Mai, Bergamo. Decentralized venues: Palazzo Frizzoni and Biblioteca civica Antonio Tiraboschi. Opening hours: to be verified at the Library or on the website of the Municipality of Bergamo. More information: Municipality of Bergamo (https://www.comune.bergamo.it/notizie/nostra-e-questa-italia-per-la-quale-abbiamo-lottato)