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Think Tank – Looking at Bansky

 

If Banksy’s identity is still shrouded in mystery, his images – ironic, intelligent, daring – they go around the planet inviting adults and children, poor and rich, cultured and humble to reflect on our present and dream of a fairer, more peaceful, more livable future: in short, more sustainable. And if sustainability is the keyword of Agenda 2030 – or rather the agenda that the countries of the United Nations have committed themselves to write, defining 17 objectives for the near future – then the correlation comes spontaneously. These are the premises for which MUS.E with the UNESCO Office of the City of Florence, proposes a workshop to reflect on what puts our world at risk and how everyone can work on it firsthand. On Saturday 16 February, therefore, young people and adults are invited to take part in an activity in which art and sustainability are intertwined more than ever. After an introduction to the themes of Agenda 2030 and a look at the exhibition, participants will be able to highlight the many aspects related to sustainability (social, environmental, economic, ethical) and elaborate in a personal form the images and objectives of a sustainable future. Correlating them to their daily lives and taking home their goals: because “one cannot escape the world in such a good way that through art and one cannot bind oneself more as through art” (Goethe) or the agenda is not only a document of great institutions but “it is an agenda for people, […] an agenda for the planet, our common home” (Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations).

 

For information and reservations:

Think tank, guardando Banksy. Workshop sul nostro futuro sostenibile

 

We thank Maria Chiara Pettenati and Isabel de Maurissens for their precious collaboration.

For an in-depth look at Agenda 2030: www.asvis.it

 

FAQ

Why is the Historic Centre of Florence a World Heritage Site?

The Historic Centre of Florence was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1982. The justification for its inscription is contained within the Statement of Outstanding Universal Value, which articulates the criteria for inscription of the site, its integrity, authenticity and the management system for its protection. The Historic Centre of Florence is considered to be a unique artistic achievement embedding museums, churches, palaces and globally renowned cultural goods of inestimable value. The city has also been able to exert an important cultural, economic and architectural influence in Italy and Europe for centuries, defining itself as the birthplace of modern Humanism and Renaissance values. The stratification of these values is also enriched by the relationship between the Historic Centre and the surrounding hills, which form a perfect harmonious backstage.

What is the area of the city of Florence inscribed on the World Heritage List?

The Core Zone inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1982 coincides with the Historic Centre of Florence, traditionally identified with the area included within the avenues corresponding to the ancient circle of the fourteenth-century walls. In 2021, a boundary modification of the perimeter was approved to include the complex of San Miniato al Monte and the surrounding area. The Buffer Zone of the site encompasses the eighteen Belvedere points and includes part of the territories of four municipalities: the Municipality of Florence, the Municipality of Sesto Fiorentino, the Municipality of Fiesole and the Municipality of Bagno a Ripoli.  

What is the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV)?

Cultural and/or natural significance that is so exceptional that it transcends national boundaries and is of common importance to present and future generations of humanity as a whole, constituting the fundamental requirement for the inscription of porperties on the World Heritage List. The properties  deemed to hold Outstanding Universal Value can be included in the World Heritage List if:

  • They satisfy one or more Selection Criteria;
  • They respect the conditions of Integrity and Authenticity;
  • They have an adequate Protection and Management System to ensure their safeguarding
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