Maison de la Paix || Casa Universale delle Culture (EN)

 

 CASA UNIVERSALE DELLE CULTURE

The Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture is a place strongly representative, in which will convey the knowledge of the different identities and cultures, structuring permanently initiatives aimed at the spreading of peace, necessary for the shared development.

The Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture (MdP) is a project conceived by Michele Capasso, approved by many Countries and international organizations. It is an architecture that keeps the memory of many Peace activities which created history, often more than the wars, but it is – above all – a space "to build” Peace.

The architectonical complex has an important symbolic worth: it represents the Countries of the World engaged in the Peace process and the Countries victim of the conflicts.

Proposed by the Fondazione Mediterraneo with the “Maison des Alliances” – together with the main adherent organizations, such as the Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly, the League of Arab States, the "Anna Lindh" Euro-Mediterranean Foundation and others, the MdP represents a referent point for all the ones who dedicate their lives to peace.

The symbol of the MdP is the "Totem for Peace", an artwork by the Italian sculptor Mario Molinari which the Fondazione Mediterraneo is promoting all around the world, creating the network of the "Cities for Peace".

The first seat of the MdP was inaugurated on the 14th of June 2010 (Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture) in the historical building of the Grand Hotel de Londres in Naples.

The action of the Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture aims at improving the main activities of the "Universal Forum of Cultures" in: Barcelona (2004), Monterrey (2007), Valparaiso (2010) and Naples (2013).

The Maison de la Paix performs most of the initiatives jointly with the Maison de la Méditerranée.

 

MEETING OF THE GRIMALDI PRIZE JURY

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Naples | 22 May 2023
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The international jury of the "Mare Nostrum Award", the prize established years ago by the Grimaldi Group, met in Naples.
On this occasion, President Michele Capasso - a member of the jury chaired by Bruno Vespa, who was present at the proceedings - emphasised the importance of the Award in restoring confidence in a region - the Mediterranean - especially after the "pandemic-war" combination.

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CADI AYYAD UNIVERSITY HEAD OF THE "ALMAMED" NETWORK

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Marrakech | 16 May 2023
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

During a solemn ceremony in the presence of lecturers, students and political and institutional representatives, the Cadi Ayyad University of Marrakech renewed its membership of the "Almamed" network - an autonomous section of the United States of the World" - assuming the role of Head of Network.
An agreement was signed by President Prof. Michele Capasso and Cadi Ayyad University President Prof. Lhassan Hbdi.

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RETURN TO THE PINK CITY

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Marrakech | 13 May 2023
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

President Michele Capasso and Director Pia Molinari spent a few days in Marrakech, the Pink City, for Foundation events.
For President Capasso, this is the 49th time he has visited what he considers his "second city", after Naples. Much has changed since his first visit in 1988 and the effects of globalisation are evident: nevertheless, the climate, atmosphere, smells and tastes bring to mind a magical, intimate Marrakech, waiting to be discovered.
After a visit with friends to the Majorelle gardens, the Koutubia and other places in the city, we visited the atelier of dear Said Margoul, who recently passed away.
Emotion and emotion were intertwined in a feeling of affection and complicity with the city and its inhabitants.

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THE FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO HONOURS ABDELWAHED RADI 40 DAYS AFTER HIS DEATH

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Naples | 08 May 2023
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The Fondazione Mediterraneo paid tribute at the Museum of Peace - MAMT to Abdelwahed Radi, who died on Sunday 26 March 2023 in a Paris clinic.
Deeply moved, Michele Capasso, President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, recalled the most significant moments of a fraternal friendship that lasted more than 25 years.
"Abdelwahed Radi had a rich life. A politician like no other in Morocco, he was a leading figure in the modern history of the country. The number of personalities present at his funeral at the Chouhadas cemetery in Rabat, two days after his death, is enough to illustrate his stature. Among them, Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan himself and Prince Moulay Rachid," said Michele Capasso, recalling the many moments that characterised a friendship that lasted more than a quarter of a century: from the inauguration of the Totem for Peace in Rabat to the ceremony as honorary citizen in San Sebastiano al Vesuvio, from the Forums for human rights to the many battles for the marginalised in society.
On this occasion, a volume was presented dedicated to the relations between the Foundation and Morocco, where President Radi is, with King Hassan II and King Mohammed VI, an absolute protagonist.
At the end of his life, President Radi published a book to tell his story, his life: lived to the full.
Many guests at the museum wished to remember the great statesman.

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LIBERATION DAY OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC

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Naples | 25 April 2023
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

A day was held at the institutional headquarters of the Fondazione Mediterraneo and the Museum of the Peace to celebrate the "Liberation Day of the Italian Republic".
Participating guests were accompanied along the various itineraries organised by the Museum of Peace, which retraced the most significant moments in the history of Italy concerning the liberation from Nazi-Fascism.
Live on the large video walls, there were connections with the Altare della Patria in Rome, Piazza Duomo in Milan and the Theatre of Cuneo: significant places of the 2023 celebrations.

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