Pisa, National Geographic's Planet Earth exhibition at Palazzo Blu.

From April 7 to June 25, Palazzo Blu in Pisa is hosting National Geographic’s third exhibition for the Explore cycle: titled Planet Earth, the photo exhibition follows the success of the previous editions On the Moon and Beyond and Oceans, the Last Frontier, which exceeded 28,000 visitors.

Sponsored and organized by the National Geographic Society, Explore: Planet Earth was born from the idea of representing Earth’s history and its transformations. The tale of its extraordinary diversity and vulnerability: from its ecosystems to the variety of animals that inhabit it, from man’s great explorations to its impact on the environment, with a growing world population consuming more resources each year than the planet can produce, reducing natural habitats to meet needs for new agricultural land, raw materials and energy. A journey that thus explores the relationship between humans and nature, examining the solutions that can be brought into play to reduce negative effects and contribute to better environmental health.

Also among the works on display are images from the project Day to Night by Stephen Wilkes, photographer and Explorer for National Geographic. A combination of thousands of shots taken from a stationary position over a time span of up to 36 hours and-unlike a timelapse-sewn together digitally by Wilkes himself to create a single stunning panorama. The Day to Night works show an image of the planet in which the vitality, ceaseless transformation and moving testimony to its beauty, grandeur and yet fragility are captured.

"Explore: Planet Earth," says Marco Cattaneo, director of National Geographic Italy, “is a celebration of beauty and an invitation for the future, so that we put all the tools at our disposal into play to preserve the priceless environmental heritage we have inherited for future generations. To recall a National Geographic Society motto, it is a cue to inspire people to care for the planet.”

“National Geographic’s extraordinary images,” stresses Cosimo Bracci Torsi, president of Palazzo Blu, “show us the history of the planet and that of our species, the infinite richness and beauty of the life forms and environments that evolution has created, but they also warn us about the delicacy of natural balances and the risks of degradation and destruction resulting from human activity.”

“After the moon and the oceans, the focus of previous exhibitions hosted at Palazzo Blu, this time National Geographic’s beautiful photographic journeys take us to discover Planet Earth,” comments Stefano Del Corso, president of Fondazione Pisa. “In its stunning natural beauty as in the scenarios where man is the protagonist. A tale about the evolution of the planet and animal species. And also of the fragilities it goes through that we must not underestimate.”

The exhibition is open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. All information is available at www.palazzoblu.it.

Image: A herd of wapiti (Cervus canadensis) in the National Elk Refuge, a 10,000-acre preserve near Jackson, Wyoming. Photo: Charlie Hamilton James/Nat Geo Image Collection

Pisa, National Geographic's Planet Earth exhibition at Palazzo Blu.

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