April 25, State Archives open but "without grand openings" out of respect for mourners

The 80th anniversary of the Liberation, tomorrow April 25, will be celebrated again this year in the Italian State Archives , which will remain open throughout the peninsula with a rich calendar of initiatives even in the midst of the national mourning declared by the government for the death of Pope Francis. This was announced by the General Directorate of Archives, stressing that all activities will take place in an atmosphere of sobriety and recollection, in view of the mourning for the pontiff’s passing.

“On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of April 25, the State Archives throughout Italy are adhering with numerous initiatives and extraordinary openings. All activities will take place in respect of the special moment of mourning for the passing of the Pope, without public ceremonies, inaugurations or official conferences, in an atmosphere of sobriety and recollection.” This is what the General Directorate of Archives has announced. “There is a carnet full of events,” Antonio Tarasco, director general of the Archives, explained to ANSA. “We have 102 archives and it is false to say that the Liberation should not be celebrated, we have only avoided grand openings, they are inappropriate but there is no closure, only public ceremonies are avoided.”

The decision not to hold official ceremonies or solemn inaugurations was made centrally by the General Directorate of Archives, in coordination with the Ministry of Culture, in order to ensure uniformity of behavior throughout the country. So the intent, according to Tarasco, is not at all to reduce the impact of the celebration, but rather to harmonize the memory of the Liberation with the grief for the passing of such a symbolic figure as the pope. The full program of initiatives will be available on the institutional websites of the Archives and the individual territorial offices.

Image: Central Archives of Rome. Photo: Ministry of Culture

April 25, State Archives open but "without grand openings" out of respect for mourners

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