Exhibition chronicling the fragility of rock art extended

Extended until Dec. 12, the exhibition"The Fragility of the Sign. Rock Art of Africa in the Archives of the Italian Institute of Prehistory and Protohistory" underway at the National Archaeological Museum in Florence.

The aim of the exhibition is to raise understanding and awareness of some of humanity’s oldest artistic manifestations: examples include the Tadrart Acacus rock sites in the Fezzan region, which were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 and included in the 2016"Heritage in Danger" World Heritage List.

In the southwestern region of Libya, the existence of signs on rocks testifies to the very ancient presence of man; however, these places are inaccessible today due to conflicts and dramatic events.

The exhibition aims to narrate this art and these places by taking into consideration the fragility of both man and his signs: paintings and engravings on rocks, whose preservation is constantly conditioned by a difficult geo-political framework.

An exhibition itinerary among images and films from theIIPP-Italian Institute of Prehistory and Protohistoryarchives made by Paolo Graziosi, founder and first president of the Institute, between the 1930s and 1960s during study missions on rock art in Libya and the Horn of Africa. The last section of the exhibition will allow visitors to delve into the rock art through animations and video installations.

The exhibition is curated by Anna Revedin, Luca Bachechi, Andrea De Pascale, and Silvia Florindi and is produced by the Italian Institute of Prehistory and Protohistory, in collaboration with the National Archaeological Museum of Florence (Polo Museale della Toscana), Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze, Virgilio Sieni / Production Center on the Languages of the Body and Dance, UNESCO Office of the City of Florence, University of Florence - Function for the Development of Multimedia Products, with the contribution MIUR. It is also under the patronage of UNESCO.

For information: www.iipp.it

Hours: Tuesday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Access to the exhibition is free if you have a museum ticket.

Exhibition chronicling the fragility of rock art extended

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