The exhibition has been prolonged to Saturday 11 June. It will be open on Fridays and Saturdays from 4 to 7.30 pm. It will be closed on 3 and 4 June.
“Le Donne nella Città della Conoscenza” is a photographic exhibition focusing on portraits and voices of women of the scientific and cultural system of Trieste. The exhibition, dedicated to the role of women in academia, research and culture, is an initiative of SISSA, curated by SISSA Medialab, and is part of the Trieste Learning City project of Unesco, coordinated by Università della LiberEtà and the Municipality of Trieste with the support of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region. The partners are: Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, INFN - sezione di Trieste, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology ICGEB, Conservatorio di Musica “Giuseppe Tartini”, Università degli Studi di Trieste, Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale – OGS, “Abdus Salam” International Centre for Theoretical Physics – ICTP, The World Academy of Sciences – TWAS.
It will be open from 8 March until 11 June at the Spazio Trieste Città della Conoscenza in the Central Station of the city (TCC) every Friday and Saturday afternoon from 4 pm to 7.30 pm. Schools can book exclusive midweek morning openings. The program includes face-to-face meetings with the women portrayed in the exhibition and special events on gender issues. One of the initiatives will focus on policies and best practices to promote gender equality in the local institutions such as the Gender Equality Plan.
The official opening will take place on 8 March 2022 at 11.30 at TCC. Deputy Mayor of the Municipality of Trieste Serena Tonel, the Director of SISSA Andrea Romanino and the President of SISSA Medialab Anna Gregorio from the University of Trieste will hold the ceremony.
Follow the live stream on SISSA Youtube Channel
Contacts: info@medialab.sissa.it