Here you can find information about the celebrations organized by the Association House Museum of Antonio Gramsci, often developed during the annual appointment of “Mese della Cultura” (Cultural Month).

May 20th 2006

The House Museum Antonio Gramsci joins the event “La nuit des musées” propose by the Cultural and Communication French Ministry. The Museum is open up to 23.00h and in the rooms the actress Gisella Vacca performs some of Gramsci’s letters and, during the day, the clip “Gramsci’s Years” is screened.

69th anniversary of the death (1937-2006)

Casa Gramsci organizes the meeting-debate “Interpreting the transformation – a confrontation between Left Young Organization about the theory and the method in Gramsci’s thought”. Coordinator: Giorgio Baratta, president of the International Gramsci Society Italia.

November 5th 2005

Meeting: “The contemporary importance of Antonio Gramsci in the counter-hegemonic fight”. Attends the celebration Jeremy Lester director of the department of European Studies at the University of Reading

68th anniversary of the death (1937-2005)

23 aprile 2005 Torre Aragonese Ghilarza La Casa Museo di Antonio Gramsci e il Centro Teatrale E. Romagna presentano: “Il grande processo” con Edgardo Siroli, Nino Severi, Michele Bandini, Alessandro Cafiso, Michela Marangoni. Federica Lenzi e con la collaborazione del Gruppo Teatrale dell’Istituto d’Istruzione Superiore di Ghilarza. Nella serata è stato presentato anche il CD “Il grande processo” del 1928.

67th anniversary of the death (1937-2004)

“Gramsci, the dimensions of politics” Round table held in Ales on 1st of May. Participants: Antonio Solinas, secretary of DS Federation of Oristano, Lino Trudu, Mayor di Ales Massimo Cau, president of the Antonio Gramsci Association of Ales. Convention held in Ghilarza on 2nd of May. Participants: Tommaso Sanna, Mayor of Ghilarza; Olga Sias, President of the Association House Museum Antonio Gramsci; Remo Bodei, Guido Melis, Giuseppe Vacca; closes the celebration Piero Fassino, DS national secretary.

Cultural Month 2003

“Le donne di Casa Gramsci” (The Women of Gramsci’s house) Presentation of the new edition of the book of Mimma Paulesu Quercioli After “L’Albero del Riccio” (The Tree of the Hedgehog) , the publication of “Le donne di Casa Gramsci” is a new achievement for the association ONLUS – Antonio Gramsci House Museum. The authoress is really attached to Gramsci’s house since her childhood, because of the memories and the emotions linked to the house, populated by so familiar people. In fact she’s Gramsci’s nephew, because she’s Teresina’s daughter. Teresina was the favourite sister of Antonio Gramsci, he had with her a lot of affinity and shared with her games, books, cultural interests. In this book Mimma Paulesu Quercioli remembers the little Antonio, but also his women, that had had a so great importance in his life, when he was a child and also when he became a man. They live in old Ghilarza , in the house that held them and saw them when they were children, and their life is intertwined with that of other women linked to Gramsci, Giulia and Tatiana. details

May 4th 2003

Sergio Cofferati, former national secretary of CGIL visits the House Museum.

Cultural Month 2002

“L’Albero del Riccio” (The Tree of the hedgehog) presentation of the new edition of the book of Antonio Gramsci. details

65th anniversary of the death (1937 - 2002)

“Gramsci, un simbolo per la sinistra, un valore per l’Italia” (Gramsci, a symbol for the left, a value for Italy) – Spokesmen: Gaetano Arfè, Manlio Brigaglia, Oliviero Diliberto. During the celebration Oliviero Diliberto, member of Parliament and national secretary of Italian Communist Party, gives to the House Museum a contribution in order to help the activity of the Association.

64th anniversary of the death (1937 - 2001)

The Association organize a meeting/debate “The modernity of Antonio Gramsci’s thought on the thresholds of the new millennium”. Spokesman: Aldo Tortorella. The theatrical group of Science High School of Ghilarza act in the performance “Gramsci’s ashes”. Director: Oreste Braghieri.

Cultural Month 2000

“An island, a story, a culture: Sardinia” – presentation of the book published by “Nuova Italia” (New Italy)

63th anniversary of the death (1937 - 2000)

“Testimonies from extermination camps: dialogues at distance” – Photography exhibition by Renzo Belli and Simone Rossi. The show focus on the tragedy of Holocaust and on what has been done to achieve the freedom and democracy. details

60th anniversary of the death (1937 - 1997)

Exhibition of Angelo Usai’s works

Cultural Month 1997

Presentation of n.5 of “Società Sarda” (Sardinian Society): “Sardinia: Gramsci’s places” –meeting/debate about “Gramsci: the years lived in Ghilarza” -“L’isola dei coralli” (The island of corals) –presentation of the book of Nereide Rudas -“Sardinian culture in the school” –exhibition about a didactical experience. By Olga Sias

59th Anniversary of the death (1937 - 1996)

The Jewish artist George de Canino gives his respects to Gramsci’s House and gives a picture of Gramsci called “That extraordinary strength of reason”.

Cultural Month 1995

“Social discomfort in inner zones” –meeting/debate

Cultural Month 1994

“L’Erba non cresceva ad Auschwitz” (The Grass didn’t grow in Auschwitz)- presentation of the book of Mimma Paulesu Quercioli.

56th Anniversary of the death (1937 – 1993)

The President of the Chamber of the Deputy, Giorgio Napolitano, gives his respects to Gramsci visiting his house on April 30th 1993. The Mayor Tommaso Sanna welcome him, and the President pronounces his commemorative speech in Aragonese Tower.

Cultural Month 1992

“Gramsci and non-violence” –meeting/debate

March 8th 1988

Cesare Musatti, the father of Italian psychoanalysis, visited his contemporary’s house at the age of 91. Because of his age he didn’t climb the stairs to the first floor, but he dwelled for a long time with deep emotion on the letter written on May 10th 1928 from Gramsci to his mother, from San Vittore Prison in Milan. Gramsci’s nephew, Diddi Paulesu (Teresina’s daughter) gave him a copy of the magazine “Pegason” that belonged to Gramsci in the prison period. After having talked about Gramsci and his generation with the executive of the House, he wrote to some friends, between them there was Sandro Pertini.

50th Anniversary of the death (1937 - 1987)

On April 27th 1987 during a celebration in order to promote Gramsci’s thought between the young people, the Elementary School of Ghilarza, the same in which Gramsci studied achieving excellent results is named to the illustrious fellow citizen. Gianna Schelotto e Paola Pittagora read some passage of “Letters from the Prison”. At the end of the celebration, every child receives a copy of “L’Albero del Riccio” (The Tree of the Hedgehog) of Antonio Gramsci. The Commune of Ghilarza advertises a competition, in order to promote Gramsci’s thoughts and works to Sardinian students. The prize works are collected in the book “Noi e Gramsci” (Gramsci and us) published by the Commune in 1988.

49th Anniversary of the death (1937 - 1986)

The ex-mayor of Rome and art critic Giulio Charles Argan visits the House Museum and in the suggestive frame of the Torre Aragonese he commemorates Gramsci. In that context it takes place the conferment of the honorary citizenship to the prof. Hilt Fubini, curator of the integral edition of the “Lettere dal Carcere” (Letters from Prison).

46th Anniversary of the death (1937 - 1983)

In the context of Gramsci’s celebrations the mayor of Ghilarza, Fernando Licheni, delivers to the cultural employee of the Japanese embassy of Roma a certificate of honorary citizenship conferred to the researcher of Gramsci’s work Prof. Yamasaki of the University of Tokyo, that has translated all the works of Gramsci in his language.

45th Anniversary of the death (1937 - 1982)

The President of the Chamber of the Deputy Nilde Iotti visits Casa Gramsci and her commemorative speech is held in the square in front of the Torre Aragonese.

43rd Anniversary of the death (1937 - 1980)

The project of restoration of the Torre Aragonese in Ghilarza is presented; it comprehends the realization, under the direction of Giulio Carlo Argau, of an international picture gallery entitled to Gramsci.

42nd Anniversary of the death (1937 - 1979)

Aligi Sassi donate to Casa Gramsci the painting realized in 1945. It represents several fighters, from every nation, period and political position, for the liberation of humanity; among them there are Cromwell, Washington, Mazzini, Garibaldi, Bolivar, Lenin, Mao, John XXIV, Antonio Gramsci. The fresco is temporarily host in the Town Hall of Ghilarza, waiting the definitive placing in an international picture gallery.

40th Anniversary of the death (1937 - 1977)

Many celebrations about Antonio Gramsci are held in Italy and in other European countries. During the summer of 1977 Sardinia prepares herself to show respect for Gramsci. In the Torre Aragonese in Ghilarza is prepared the show of Ernesto Treccani composed of fifteen graphic studies used to realize three oil paintings that represent Gramsci’s thought coming out from the Prison to fecundate the fight of the democratic and popular movement. They will later be exposed in the principal cities of the island. The Three Oils are donated by Ernesto Treccani to the Museum, that, without suitable place for them, asks to PCI to host temporarily in the Party’s regional office. On April 28th, 1977 the Deputy Enrico Berlinguer, General Secretary of PCI, shows respect for Gramsci visiting the House where the famous thinker spent the days of his childhood and youth. On May 13th president of the Chamber of the Deputies Pietro Ingrao visits the Museum. On the same day the artist Sarai Sherman donate to the Museum a work that represents Gramsci in Turi’s Prison. Also the artists Leddi and Mucchi donate to Casa Gramsci a painting that shows Gramsci in Prison.

38th Anniversary of the death (1937 - 1975)

On April 27th the museum exhibition is inaugurated. The Deputy Enrico Berlinguer, General Secretary of PCI (Italian Communist Party) participates with a long and touching telegram. Waldo Aldovrandi from the balcony of the competition shows respect for Gramsci. Giovanni Lay and Battista Sauthià, two antifascists which personally knew Gramsci during the prison period and the period of the political fight, participate to the celebration.