(Finance) – The sixteenth-century of the battle of Pavia 1525-2025an epochal event that marked the history of Europe, presents itself with a very rich program of events between Art, music, folklore and multimedia. The program was presented today by the Municipality of Pavia, together with the Cremona-Mantova-Pavia Chamber of Commerce and the Monte di Lombardia Foundation, with Intesa Sanpaolo as Main Partner, and the University of Pavia as a support as a member of the Promoting Committee e of high coordination.
From the multimedia exhibition on the battle, the first in which firearms “made the difference” and changed the course of history, to historical re -enactment in the presence of 500 people from all over Europe, up to Concert with the Italian Army Band: there are many and various initiatives organized for this important anniversary.
The mayor of Pavia participated in the conference, Michele Lissiathe vice-president of the Cremona-Mantov-Pavia Chamber of Commerce, Giovanni Merlinothe president of the Monte di Lombardia Foundation, Mario Ceramembers of the promoting committee for the celebrations of the sixteenth -century. Present representing the rector of the University of Pavia the vicar prorettore Giampaolo Azzoni.
The main events of the program include: the talk an epochal event in the history of Europe followed by the screening of the film by Ermanno Olmi “The profession of weapons” on February 6; The multimedia exhibition “The battle of Pavia, 24 February 1525: times, places, men” at the Visconti Castle of Pavia on February 14; The public preview of the first episode of the documentary “The battle of Pavia and other stories. Two thousand years of life of a capital” Friday 21 February; the historical re -enactment in the Castle of Mirabello, with the participation of over 500 figures from all over Europe the February 23, the concert for the sixteenth -century with the Italian Army Band on February 24th; Run Battaglia di Pavia, a running race that will cross the historical places of the battle, on March 30th; In a changing world “, at the University of Pavia and university colleges, on April 7-9 2025 Pavia besieged 1522-1527 “by the Civic Historical Archive in collaboration with the Civic Library Carlo Bonetta. From 18 September the exhibition” Pavia 1525: the city, the arts, the battle “always at the Visconteo Castle will also be scheduled. October 2025 The conference organized by Aspen Institute.
“The Municipality of Pavia is strongly engaged, together with the partners of this important project, to favor its best success with an investment in terms of people, spaces, economic and instrumental resources. – said the Mayor of Pavia, Michele Lissia -our understanding is to involve the city all and attract visitors from Italy and abroad with a heterogeneity and variety of offer that different public intercepts and witnesses the wealth of our historical-artistic-cultural as well as naturalistic and food and wine assets. The anniversary of the sixteenth -century is an extraordinary opportunity to promote our community and our territory which will cross 2025 to continue and consolidate itself in the future “.
The president of the Monte di Lombardia Foundation, Mario Cerasaid that it is an opportunity, more unique than rare, of a relaunch at national and international level of the city of Pavia, of its history and its culture. Monte di Lombardia Foundation took charge of significant charges precisely in the perspective, even first social and cultural, to allow this limelight that will have important reflections in the future, at least so hopefully, for the Pavia community also in a vision of micro-system of the socio-economic representatives “.
The vice-president of the Cremona-Mantova-Pavia Chamber of Commerce, Giovanni Merlino He anticipated “we expect tourists from all over Europe, in particular from Spain, France, Germany, England and Austria, that is, from those nations that at the time participated with the greatest effort of men and means of the clash. The city of Pavia, but The whole provincial territory, therefore also Oltrepò and Lomellina, will be called to the best hospitality for tourists, with the reception and with the products and dishes typical of the exceptional Culinary tradition from Pavese “.
The rector of the University of Pavia, Francesco Quarto He recalled that “the battle of Pavia represents a true watershed of modern history. 500 years after its anniversary, the event program certainly offers an opportunity to make Pavia known and to remember the multiple political, artistic, social aspects and cultural that derived from the battle “.