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Strategy. Number of visitors on the rise for the facility's events: 130,000 in the first five months President Badery: thought-provoking moments, shows and high-level exhibitions drive arrivals

29 July 2024

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Music, dance, exhibitions and meetings. L'Estate al Forte di Bard 2024 is all this, with appointments until 31 August and extraordinary openings every day, Mondays included, from 29 July to 8 September (weekdays from 10 am to 6 pm, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 10 am to 7 pm). "This edition reserves opportunities for reflection and moments of entertainment of absolute value," explains the president of the Fortress of Bard, Ornella Badery, commenting on the programme that ranges from the light-hearted nostalgia of the 1980s to issues such as gender violence and the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine.

"The exhibition is a source of cultural enrichment for the area and attracts thousands of visitors not only from Italy but also from abroad, with a positive impact in terms of tourism," emphasises Ornella Badery. A few numbers are enough to confirm this: 130 thousand admissions in the first five months of 2024, against 117 thousand in 2023, a year in which a total of 304 thousand visitors were counted (22% more than in 2022). Only in recent weeks, due to bad weather and the heavy flooding, has a slowdown in tourists been noticed, but in the region they are confident of a summer comeback.

Una noche con Sergio Bernal is the title of tomorrow night's show (9.30 pm) featuring the flamenco star in a performance inspired by gypsy culture, under the artistic direction of Ricardo Cue.

As part of the Aosta Classica festival, Edoardo Bennato will be the protagonist on 1 August. On 3 August, comedian and TV presenter Max Angioni will present his new show entitled Anche meno (9.30 p.m.). Then it will be back to music on 5 of the same month with La macchina del tempo. Bard Fest '80. On stage artists who marked an era: Ivana Spagna, Johnson Righeira, Gazebo, Tracy Spencer. The shows are on presale on Ticketone.it.

Reflection and in-depth analysis with the two appointments of the Forte di Bard Incontri review. On Sunday 18 August (9 p.m.), Gino Cecchettin will present the book dedicated to his daughter, a victim of feminicide, entitled Cara Giulia. Quello che ho imparato da mia figlia (an evening organised in collaboration with the Mondadori Bookshop in Ivrea). On Saturday 31 August, instead, under the scientific direction of the online magazine Le Grand Continent, a meeting on the topic Tra Gaza e Kiev, fratture della guerra estesa. Dialogues on the new Europe. Admission to the two appointments is free with compulsory booking (0125 833811 - prenotazioni@fortedibard.it).

Entertainment - be it light or serious - "is flanked by a programme of exhibitions of a great artistic level," says the president of the Fortress of Bard. Exhibitions that are popular with the public, if it is true that the 92,000 admissions in 2022 will rise to 125,000 in 2023.

The rooms of the Lodgings of the Museum of the Alps host the exhibition Terre bianche (White Earth), with the works of Davide Camisasca, photographer and mountain guide born in Milan but resident for over fifty years in Gressoney-Saint-Jean, at the foot of Monte Rosa. It is precisely Monte Rosa that is the home mountain that Camisasca has travelled and portrayed throughout his life. There are spectacular black and white views of Mont Blanc, with an almost dramatic effect. Finally, the reportages from trips to the faraway lands of Mustang and Tibet. In all, more than 60 images, 12 of which are large-format. The exhibition will be open until 28 September 2025.

A world of horses and horsemen, warriors and ancient gods, jugglers and dancers is what the works of Marino Marini, one of the most important Italian artists of the 20th century, offer. The exhibition Arcane fantasie, promoted by the Fortress of Bard in collaboration with 24 Ore Cultura and the Marino Marini Museum in Florence, presents 23 sculptures and 39 works on canvas and paper: not to be missed are the Piccola danzatrice (1927), the Guerriero (1958-59) and the Gentiluomo a cavallo (1937), on loan from the Chamber of Deputies. The exhibition, in the rooms of the Cannoniere, can be visited until 3 November.

The third exhibition of the summer, which can be visited until 17 November 2024, is dedicated to China: a journey into the social and economic transformations and contradictions of this country, a project curated by the internationally renowned photographer Martin Parr, promoted by Forte di Bard and the Magnum Photos Agency, set up in the rooms of the Cellars. The images of the Magnum Photos agency tell the story of China from Mao - with shots by Marc Riboud - to the more modern China witnessed by Martin Parr, to whom the exhibition is dedicated. The exhibition, which features over 70 photographs, also includes a timeline and a historical map of the two photographers' travels. Every Saturday at 3pm, guided tours by appointment: 0125 833811, prenotazioni@fortedibard.it.

From 3 August there is an exhibition dedicated to science fiction, while The best of cycling 2023, cycling that excites, continues until 15 October.

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