Place of Remebrance of the Italian Military Military Internees (IMI)
Commissioned by: ANRP
Location: Rome
Year: current
After identifying and acquiring the renewed and equipped physical space, this project presents an immersive path from a narrative and emotional point of view. Keeping distance from the traditional planning of remembrance exhibitions, this project aims for the optimisation of use of the materials and documents related to the IMI. The participation of the visitors will originate from the use of multimedia communication and evocative effects, created with digital technology that gives access to direct and unmediated forms of interaction (natural interaction).
This technological exhibition space, which will be a study and documentation research centre is equipped with an archive and a specialized library that will bring together all other regional historical archives, the rich book and photographic heritage of the ANRP, the national and international donations of public and private institutions and the material coming from witnesses and IMIs’ families.
The presence of the Association, Ente Morale DPR May 30th, 1949, under the supervision of the Ministry of the Defence, will guarantee the management of this centre over time, the management of which will be entrusted to a vigilance tool, composed of the main public and private, national and international institutions, which will take part to its realization.
Such structure will represent a cultural pole, able to connect and interact with similar pre-existing institutions at an international level, a multifaceted system of laboratory space, open to the world of the education for young people and school operators, intended to be used for guided tours, seminars, conference, public readings and documentaries, research activities and artists exhibits. It will represent a point of contact for citizens aiming to create a culture inspired by values like peace, freedom and respect among people in the name of the dignity and protection of human rights.