Festival History: Changes between past and future

Event Within the Framework of:

Festa internazionale della storia

from 11 April 2026

Dopo ventidue anni, di nuovo torna la "Festa internazionale della Storia", promossa dall’Università di Bologna col suo "Centro Internazionale di Didattica della storia e del patrimonio" – DiPaSt del Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Educazione. Dall’11 al 19 aprile, si svolgerà un ricco calendario diffuso di appuntamenti tra conferenze, lezioni, incontri pubblici, mostre, spettacoli e attività per le scuole. Il tema di quest’anno, “La storia. Cambiamenti tra passato e futuro”, mette al centro il rapporto tra conoscenza storica e trasformazioni contemporanee con l’obiettivo di rendere la storia accessibile a un pubblico ampio, rafforzando il dialogo tra università, scuola e cittadinanza. Per nove giorni la manifestazione affronterà il cambiamento come processo storico continuo, offrendo strumenti utili per comprendere le dinamiche del presente. Dalle rivoluzioni tecnologiche ai cambiamenti ambientali, fino alle trasformazioni delle società globali, il confronto con il passato permette di leggere il presente in una prospettiva più consapevole. Il programma completo è disponibile su: www.festadellastoria.unibo.it

• 8 April 2026 Half a century of historical and educational research in Italy. Key figures, approaches, experiences
• 10 - 25 April 2026 Memory of the Future / Glossary of Peace (1943-1955)
• 11 - 19 April 2026 History: Changes between past and future
• 11 April 2026 The Zamboni Affair: How a Public Enemy Is Created. Reflections on the figure of Anteo Zamboni on the centenary of his death. Political dynamics and the regime’s use of propaganda surrounding the failed assassination attempt.
• 11 April 2026 Telescopes of the Past and Future: The Legacy of Guido Horn D'Arturo
• 11 April 2026 From the Bronze Age to the Romans
• 11 April 2026 Navigar tra le acque. Onde, rivi, ruscelletti
• 13 April 2026 History as it is told. Oral sources and the teaching of history. A study day featuring testimonies, photographs, drawings and memoirs from 1943–1955. Opening of the exhibition “The Memory of the Future. A Glossary of Peace (1943–1955).”
• 13 April 2026 Italian cuisine: an identity shaped by diversity. The cultural heritage of food: between social practices and the collective imagination
• 13 April 2026 The future is already here: what can artificial intelligence really do?
• 14 April 2026 Teaching the past, shaping the future: the role of the history teacher today
• 14 April 2026 The Mediterranean: when the crossings of history come to a halt
• 14 April 2026 Prague between past and present, between East and West, conference by Andreas Pieralli
• 14 April 2026 The story of Orbecche: reflections on the difficult choices faced by a heroine
• 15 April 2026 1946–2026: 80 years of the Republic. Women, citizenship and change from 2 June to the present day
• 15 April 2026 Memorijako drom of Danilo Caracciolo
• 16 April 2026 Student's Parliament
• 16 April 2026 How history unfolds without us even realising it
• 16 April 2026 Il mondo nuovo. Film of Ettore Scola (1982)
• 17 April 2026 “The Italian national football team from 2006 to the present day: Imagery, Representations, Collective Transformations”
• 17 April 2026 Reveal Your cloudless sun; lift the veil from Your beauty. The Hidden Treasure of Tahereh
• 18 April 2026 Luigi Ferdinando Marsili: An Enlightened Revolution at Palazzo Poggi
• 18 April 2026 Luigi Ferdinando Marsili: An Enlightened Revolution at Palazzo Poggi
• 19 April 2026 History in opera. The long road to freedom