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A human library at the Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia 2021
On Saturday 22 May, from 3 p.m. onwards, people from different countries will tell their stories to the readers who want to meet them.
Finally live, the FEM Human Library, the library of books in the flesh, arrives in Rome, at the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia.
Saturday 22 May, from 3 p.m. onwards, people from different countries will tell their stories to the readers who want to meet them, talking with them for about twenty minutes. The setting is that of a special library complete with a catalogue of titles, back covers, and librarians from whom to borrow a Human Book and listen to it for half an hour. Their names are Safia, Viktoria, Marlen, Shaza, Mahamadou, Yaya, Doumbia…
Go here and click on the title of the ‘Book’ you want to book. You will be redirected to the registration site where you can choose an available time slot and enter your details.
You will then receive a confirmation email with a “Pass” to take part. Keep the email, which you will show at the entrance of the Museum where you will be given the actual entrance ticket.
The fascinating setting is that of the Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, which celebrates the memory of the multiple identities of the Mediterranean peoples and of a civilization, the Etruscan one, which has always been able to draw advantages from its relations with other peoples, integrating foreigners into their communities, without fearing hybridization and the exchange of material and immaterial goods.
The Human Library is a simple and innovative method, devised around 2000 in Denmark by a group of young people as a response to the racist assault suffered by one of their companions. It is based on a concrete approach to promote dialogue and understanding between individuals, thanks to “living books” who make their own story and experience available through one-to-one narratives, effectively helping to dismantle stereotypes and prevent stigma. Their motto: “don’t judge a book by its cover”.
The FEM Human Library on migrants is an initiative curated by Fondazione Empatia Milano (FEM) and part of our project Diverse but not Distant, funded by AICS, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation.
Saturday 22 May, 3 p.m.
Free event. Browse the catalogue and book here your Human Book.
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13/05/2021
