Cunziria, from memory to revival — The historic tannery village of Vizzini and its restoration project.

Ended
Funded by the European Union — NextGenerationEU
Ministry of Culture
Borgo della Cunziria
Sicilian Region
Municipality of Vizzini
InCunziria — Vizzini Cultural Hub
La Sicilia

A public meeting on the future of the Cunziria of Vizzini, the village of the historic tanneries linked to the world of Giovanni Verga and now the focus of a restoration project.

Institutions, the university and the project’s partners discuss the path from preserving memory to reviving the village as a place of culture.

Program
  1. Welcome

    • Franz Di Bella, CEO of Netith and InCunziria · strategic advisor to the project
    • Salvatore Ferraro, Mayor of Vizzini

    Moderated by Mario Barresi, deputy editor of “La Sicilia”

  2. Nello Musumeci

    • Minister for Civil Protection and Sea Policies
  3. Giovanni Burtone

    • Regional deputy · Mayor of Militello in Val di Catania
  1. Maria Rosa De Luca

    • Full Professor of Musicology and Music History · University of Catania
  2. Pinella Di Gregorio

    • Full Professor of Contemporary History · University of Catania
  3. Carmelo Ignaccolo

    • Professor of Urban Design, Technology and Climate · Rutgers University