Blu Livorno: the Biennale del Mare and the water arrives from 14 to 17 May

Livorno, borderland, always balanced on “a thin blue line”, as the subtitle of Livorno bluethe Biennial of the sea and watera event that widens beyond the coast, spreading in the area. From 14 May to 17, there will be a series of appointments in historical places, public spaces and bathing establishments where the themes of the environment, sustainability, blue economy and possible innovations will be addressed.

The places

Among the places where the Biennale will take place, therefore there will be the famous Terraceinaugurated in 1925 and named after the composer Pietro Mascagni: there was also set up the Sea villagewith a series of themed structures to accommodate entities, institutions, foundations, universities and associations. Between science and art, the program are also in the programAquarium of LivornoThe Palazzo Pancaldi he is Granii of Villa Mimbelli: In the former, debates will take place, the last ones instead propose exhibitions.

In the area of ​​the former ATL deposits of via Carlo Meyer, the Creative Hangar: Once abandoned industrial sheds, today they are at the center of the urban regeneration project, which aims to transform the area into a cultural pole, with a space for coworking dedicated to young people. In the days of the Biennale they will host an exhibition area dedicated to companies, institutions and research centers of the sectors related to the sea. The public will also be open to the publicNaval Academy of LivornoNavy Officers Training Center.

For those who love the atmosphere a little old, there is it Scoglio della Regina. Today it hosts a marine scientific and technological pole and is the seat among others of the Interuniversity Center of Marine and Ecology Applied G. Bacci, but it was the summer residence of Maria Luisa di BorboneDuchess of Lucca, who also wanted to open a bathing establishment in the early nineteenth century.

Open doors

The end of the event coincides with the World Boating Dayon May 17 (if you are a nautical enthusiasts, in short, the day is this): the Benetti construction site reopens the doors to the public for the second edition of this day. The city promenade will become an exhibition village, which can be reached from the blue train of the Biennale del Mare and the water. Between 10.00 and 18.00, the visit (the form for accredit) starts from Benetti Museum, Among the yacht models that have made history and an immersive experience actually virtual, and then move towards the real construction site. From morning onwards they are also planned Theatrical and drawing workshops for children.

The World Boating Day also includes activities for children

And in the end, we always return to music, so tied to the history of the city: at sunset there will be a concert in the heart of the Navy, an unpublished song composed for the occasion, played by the students of the Mascagni Conservatory.