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VISITORS TO THE MAMT MUSEUM OF PEACE
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04 January 2024
Great number of visitors to the Museum of Peace MAMT on the first weekend of 2024. Among them Marco Panico of the Summarte Theatre.
57TH WORLD DAY OF PEACE
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01 January 2024
The "United States of the World" organised and participated in various cities on five continents in the "57th World Day of Peace", bringing the experience of 35 years of the "Peace is Action" programme.
On this occasion, Secretary-General Prof. Michele Capasso recalled the words of Pope Francis in his message entitled: Artificial Intelligence and Peace.
"Artificial intelligence," writes Pope Francis, "must be understood as a galaxy of different realities and we cannot assume a priori that its development will make a beneficial contribution to the future of humanity and to peace among peoples. Such a positive outcome will only be possible if we show ourselves capable of acting responsibly and respecting fundamental human values such as 'inclusion, transparency, security, fairness, confidentiality and accountability'.
The themes of peace and artificial intelligence were the focus of Secretary-General Michele Capasso's start-of-year message and Father Ibrahim Faltas' appeal from the Holy Land.
THE FIRST TEN YEARS OF THE MUSEUM OF PEACE MAMT
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01 January 2024
Inaugurated on 20 December 2013, the Museum of Peace - MAMT (Mediterranean, Art, Music, Traditions) opened its doors to the public on 1 January 2014.
In these ten years - thanks to a 'cordate' of artists, critics, experts, donors, and representatives of institutions - it has been possible to realise a dream that has fascinated more than 100,000 visitors from all over the world, and, in particular, school students who have been able to enjoy a unique place between "Chaos and Wonder".
The Museum of Peace - MAMT is housed in Naples in the historic building of the former 'Grand Hotel de Londres', opposite the central Piazza Municipio, a stone's throw from the cruise port and the new underground station designed by Alvaro Siza.
The Museum was created by the Fondazione Mediterraneo and the 'United States of the World' and is a place where collective memories, art collections, multimedia systems, music and events capture the visitor's imagination, guiding them through a unique emotional experience.
The main rooms of the Museum are named after the most important cities and countries of the Mediterranean and the world and have been inaugurated by their respective heads of state and government: examples include Presidents Gligorov (Republic of Macedonia), Cavaco Silva (Portugal); Erdogan (Turkey), Peres (Israel), Abu Mazen (Palestine), de Marco (Malta); Obama (USA), Juan Carlos (Spain), Rania of Jordan and others.
With 107 large video wall screens, the Museum is equipped with an unprecedented multimedia system: thanks to the new 4K technology, it is possible to enjoy videos, images and multimedia applications that capture the attention of visitors through a unique journey through history, geography, cultures, traditions, politics, religions, destiny...
The Museum of Peace preserves documents, objects and videos from many countries of the world, including gifts from heads of state and government who have visited the Foundation and the "United States of the World".
MESSAGE FOR THE NEW YEAR
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01 January 2024
The professor Michele Capasso - Secretary-General of the "United States of the World" and president of the "Fondazione Mediterraneo" - addressed, as usual, a message for the new year 2023.
The hope is that in this year we can reach a truce and then peace in Israel, Palestine, Ukraine and in other parts of the world through the enhancement of diversity.
“Only by tackling, solving and harmonizing diversity, conditions of misery, ignorance and injustice in the world - says prof. Capasso - it is possible to extinguish hotbeds of discord, riot, hatred; it must be understood that diversities, if harmonized, constitute a strength and a source of enrichment for all humanity, complementing each other instead of opposing each other. It is not a question of pursuing a system of universal harmony, as Fourier or Leibnitz wished, because we started from a pre-established universal harmony: the great inequalities existing between our brothers and sisters scattered throughout the world require our commitment to harmonize them. On this theme it is worth proposing an example: if in an orchestra everyone played on their own, a 'cacophony' would arise; if all the instruments were identical, it would be 'monotony'; the inequality of instruments and the harmonization of sounds is much better to arrive at a great ‘universal symphony’”.
CONDOLENCES FOR THE DEATH OF JACQUES DELORS
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27 December 2023
The Secretary-General Michele Capasso, the Council of Ambassadors, the Board of Directors with Pia Molinari and Jacopo Molinari, the International Committee, the delegates of the autonomous sections "Fondazione Mediterraneo", "United States of Europe", "Accademia del Mediterraneo", "Kimiyya" and "Almamed" and the heads of the branch offices express their deep condolences for the death of Jacques Delors, former President of the European Commission.
In his remarks, Secretary-General Michele Capasso recalled the friend and convinced Europesist, sharing the comments of Mario Draghi and other representatives of the European institutions in describing Delors as "the father of modern Europe: from the Maastricht Treaty to the Schengen Agreements, he presided over epoch-making changes that still define the European Union, its potential and its aspirations".
CHRISTMAS OF PEACE DEDICATED TO THE PEOPLES AT WAR
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24 December 2023
Shortly before midnight on 24 December 2023, the Secretary-General of the United States of the World Michele Capasso made an appeal for peace in front of the 18th century nativity scene in the Peace Museum.
Symbolically, Marianita Carfora and Vincenzo Laudiero performed the Christmas carol “Tu scendi dalle stelle”.
SONG FOR THE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS. FOR EARTH AND FOR PEACE.
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21 December 2023
The concert "Song for the Days of Christmas" dedicated to the Land and Peace, especially for the peoples of Ukraine, Palestine and Israel, was held at the United States of the World and the Peace Museum.
In his address, Secretary-General Michele Capasso emphasised the difficult time in human history and the importance of moments of togetherness based on solidarity and the sharing of important values for the respect of human dignity.
"I dedicate this evening to Samira, the poor Iranian woman hanged for no reason in a horror that goes against every human right," Capasso concluded.
The concert curated by "Promenade a Sud" is included in the "Other Christmases" programme of the City of Naples 2023 and is intended as a journey through the rhythms and melodies of ancient and timeless, magical atmospheres of the Christmas season.
The "Promenade a Sud" project aims to enhance and preserve the musical and cultural heritage of southern Italy.
The venue of the United States of the World and the Museum of Peace was chosen for a specific reason: 181 countries from all over the world were represented and an approved "Constitution" founded on saving the Earth and building Peace. Through the song "Stella D' Argento" by C. Faiello, performed by Marianita Carfora, a tribute was paid to the peoples of the Holy Land always in perpetual conflict.
CHRISTMAS IN STRIPES
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21 December 2023
A theatrical reading by a former Naples prison inmate, Mattia Esposito, took place at the Museum of Peace - as part of the "Other Christmases" event - where he gave an evocative speech about how Christmas is experienced by the less fortunate.
The valuable testimony recounted his Christmas experience as a prisoner and the importance of friendship and family, which becomes vital in times of darkness.
CONCERT FOR THE TOTEM FOR PEACE
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21 December 2023
A concert for the "Totem for Peace" was held at the headquarters of the United States of the World and the Museum of Peace.
The artists of the group "Promenade a Sud" gathered around the "Totem for Peace", symbol of the United States of the World, and on this occasion the song "Stella D' Argento" by C. Faiello, by Marianita Carfora, was performed, wishing to pay homage to the peoples of the Holy Land always in perpetual conflict.
CONDOLENCES FOR THE DEATH OF ABDULAZIZ SAUD AL-BABTAIN, MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD
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15 December 2023
The Secretary-General Michele Capasso, the Council of Ambassadors, the Board of Governors with Pia Molinari and Jacopo Molinari, the International Committee, the delegates of the autonomous sections "Fondazione Mediterraneo", "Accademia del Mediterraneo" and "Almamed" and the heads of the branch offices express their deep condolences for the passing of Abdulaziz-Al-Babtain, a founding member of the United States of the World.
A leading figure in Kuwaiti culture, he was a highly regarded poet who made a fundamental contribution to Arab culture by writing numerous poetry collections and serving as head of the Al-Babtain Group for Poetic Creativity.
Secretary General Michele Capasso remembers his fraternal friend, his visits to the Naples headquarters on the occasion of the "Mediterranean Award" attributed to him, his poetry meetings in Kuwait City with Jacopo Molinari, and the opening of a special section on Arab poetry in the Library of the Museum of Peace in Naples, the result of an agreement between the Al Babtain Foundation and the Fondazione Mediterraneo.
An official communiqué expressed sincere condolences to the bereaved family and friends of the deceased.