We are pleased to invite you to follow online the opening of the exhibition “Le Donne nella Città della Conoscenza” on today at 11.30 at the Spazio Trieste Città della Conoscenza in the Central Station of the city.
Speakers:
Serena Tonel, Deputy Mayor of the Municipality of Trieste
Andrea Romanino, Director of SISSA
Anna Gregorio, University of Trieste, President of SISSA Medialab
The event will be held in Italian
We are looking forward to seeing you!
Streaming:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck0Ssgav8I4
“Le Donne nella Città della Conoscenza” is a photographic exhibition focusing on portraits and voices of women of the scientific and cultural system of Trieste. The exhibition, dedicated to the role of women in academia, research and culture, is an initiative of SISSA, curated by SISSA Medialab, and is part of the Trieste Learning City project of Unesco, coordinated by Università della LiberEtà and the Municipality of Trieste with the support of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region. The partners are: Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, INFN - sezione di Trieste, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology ICGEB, Conservatorio di Musica “Giuseppe Tartini”, Università degli Studi di Trieste, Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale – OGS, “Abdus Salam” International Centre for Theoretical Physics – ICTP, The World Academy of Sciences – TWAS.
It will be open from 8 March until 14 May, every Friday and Saturday afternoon from 4 pm to 7.30 pm. Schools can book exclusive midweek morning openings. The program includes face-to-face meetings with the women portrayed in the exhibition and special events on gender issues. One of the initiatives will focus on policies and best practices to promote gender equality in the local institutions such as the Gender Equality Plan.