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.

 

Epiphany Concert - 17th Edition

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Napoli | 04 January 2012
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The 17th Edition of the Epiphany Concert was held in Naples on 5th January 2012 and traditionally symbolizes the end of annual Christmas celebrations. Music was used as a form of artistic expression  to overcome racial, cultural and religious differences in a spirit of universal friendship. The concert was performed at the Teatro Medirerraneo and included famous artists who spread the message of friendship, peace, and solidarity. It also provided an opportunity to deepen ties between different forms of social and religious expression in the Mediterranean area as well as educate people about integration in the areas of cultural, religious and social diversity.  Diversity of expression was symbolically represented by a symphony of diverse musical genres.

The Epiphany Concert, which has been broadcast by the RAI since 1994, is an expression of commitment to intercultural and inter-religious dialogue as well as an opportunity with which to promote and build greater social awareness around the city of Naples.

On that occasion, the Mediterranean Award for Art and Creativity 2011 was presented to the Giuseppe Antonello Leone, Antonio Borrelli, Vittorio Di Pace andAssociazione per la Pace by the President of Fondazione Mediterraneo, Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari.

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The Fondazione Mediterraneo pays tribute to President Kiro Gligorov

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Napoli | 02 January 2012
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

Kiro Gligorov, the first President of independent Macedonia, died on 1st January 2012, aged 94. President Gligorov had been the undisputed protagonist in the process that led to the independence of Macedonia from Yugoslavia without a single shot being fired.
As a founding member of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, he had also been a protagonist in shaping the peace and stability process in the Balkans.
Michele Capasso, the President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, remembered him as a “great friend and kindred spirit, as well as a founder member of our Institution, whom we will never forget”.

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Giuseppe Antonello Leone expresses his appreciation for our book “Nostro Mare Nostro”

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Napoli | 23 December 2011
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The renowned artist, Giuseppe Antonello Leone, publicly acclaimed the book “Nostro Mare Nostro” by Michele Capasso (Ed. D Libri – Fondazione Mediterraneo) highlighting the pragmatism and concrete actions taken by Michele Capasso over the last twenty years to promote dialogue and of peace. “This book demonstrates the importance of dialogue, democracy and human rights in Euro-Mediterranean cooperation. It should be considered as an example for all of us”.

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