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29 April 2021
studenti sotto i portici

One more project included in the Management Plan of the Porticoes of Bologna is taking its first steps. It consists of the photographic survey of the internal façade of the portico in via Saragozza, from Arco Bonaccorsi to Meloncello. Its purpose is to document the current state of the portico,...

27 April 2021
Disegno raffigurante portici

More than 600 works were submitted for the second edition of BO it !, the international illustration contest that proposes the shape of porticoes of Bologna as the protagonist. 58% of the works are by foreign artists.

In these days the Jury of the competition is selecting the 30 finalist...

12 April 2021
Foto di Via Galliera di Gianni Castellani

The publishing scene dedicated to the beauties of Bologna and especially to its porticoes becomes richer. The volume entitled "Sotto i Portici di Bologna" has been published, which gathers the images taken by Giampaolo Zaniboni and Gianni Castellani, portraying the most significant porticoes in...

19 March 2021
Locandina

Two more weeks for creatives of all ages and countries to enter the second edition of BO it! - Imagining Bologna, the international illustration contest that this year calls participants to use the shape of the porticoes to enhance our city through an artistic and...

13 January 2021
Madonna con Bambino di via del Borgo

The maintenance work on the sandstone shrine, dating back to the seventeenth century, containing a Madonna and Child, was completed under the porticoes in Via del Borgo. The intervention was promoted by the Comitato dei Borghigiani, who since 2011 have been taking care of this stretch of street...

30 December 2020
Locandina relativa al libro I portici delle meraviglie

The guide "I Portici delle meraviglie”, just published by in riga edizioni and curated by Prof. Daniele Fraccaro, is dedicated to the Porticoes of Bologna and their younger visitors. In a language suitable for children and teenagers, the book tells the story of the porticoes, describes their...

18 December 2020
Vasco Rossi riceve il Nettuno d'Oro

On December 16th Vasco Rossi was awarded the Nettuno d’Oro. On this occasion he was given a book on the history of the porticoes of Bologna.

16 December 2020
Locandina dell'iniziativa

The call of the second edition of BO it! - Imagining Bologna, the international illustration contest that aims to enhance our city through an artistic and creative interpretation of the icons that identify it, is now online. This year the shape proposed to creatives of all ages and countries for...