Dear guests, 

as every month, in this section the staff of the Hotel Città di Parenzo would like to present to you the main events taking place in our magnificent city. Below is a short list of the major cultural events in August and September: 

• Exhibition ‘Micromorfosi’, Sala Comunale d’Arte, Piazza Unità d’Italia
  
  Curated by Julian Kunhardt and in collaboration with Lucia Richter, ‘Micromorphosis’ proposes an interesting analysis of the interaction between human actions and the natural world, inviting visitors to embark on a journey through art and stimulating in them a reflection on the role of humanity in relation to the environment, in order to root a deeper ecological awareness and responsibility. The main theme of the entire exhibition is to encourage visitors to discover that even the smallest actions can have significant impacts on the Earth’s ecological balance and, consequently, on ourselves as its hosts.
  The exhibition will be open to the public until 26 August with the following opening times

Monday – Sunday, weekdays and holidays: 10:00 – 13:00 and 15:00 – 20:00

Free entry

• ‘Illustratori nella Venezia Giulia’ exhibition, via Torino 8

This is an exhibition that takes the public on a journey into the imaginations of painters, graphic designers and designers born in the area between Friuli, Trieste, Istria, Fiume and Dalmatia from the late 19th century to the early 20th century in the vast field of illustration, from advertising posters to book covers, from satirical cartoons or comic strips to cartoons, from playbills to postcard designs. The works of the Trieste masters Marcello Dudovich and Leopoldo Metlicovitz, Giuseppe Sigon – creator of the chromolithographic factory at Modiano in Trieste – and his son Pollione, Pier Antonio Sencig, Antonio Bauzon and many others will be on display. Space will also be given to Orfeo Toppi, the most prolific advertising cartoonist of the fin de siècle, Tullio Crani, the cartoonist Gigi Vidris, Gustavo Petronio – creator of the comic strip and cartoon Arrigo – and Piero Tapa with his original ink drawings. 

The exhibition will end on 8 September 2024, with the following opening times: Monday to Sunday – holidays included – from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 4.30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the afternoon.

• ‘1924-2024 – A Century in the History of the University of Trieste. Images and Documents’, Castello di San Giusto, Bastione Fiorito

The exhibition, coordinated by the University Museum System in collaboration with the Municipality of Trieste and the Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, recounts the history, architecture and art of the famous University of Trieste. The exhibition is divided into four large sections: 

1. Historical section, curated by Tullia Catalan and Lorenzo Ielen;
2. Architectural section, curated by Paolo Nicoloso and Marko Pogacnik;
3. Audiovisual section, curated by Cosetta Saba and Massimiliano Spanu;
4. Art history section, curated by Massimo Degrassi; 

Below are the opening hours for the public: 

8 August – 10 November 2024
Until 30 September 2024 Daily | 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

From 1 October 2024 Tuesdays | Sundays 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

A visit to the exhibition is included in the San Giusto Castle entrance fee (full price € 6; reduced price € 4).