Rome, donated to the state the apartment where Pasolini began writing Ragazzi di vita. It will open to the public

In Rome, at the Ministry of Culture, the deed was stipulated by which film and television producer Pietro Valsecchi donated to the state the apartment located at Via Giovanni Tagliere No. 3, where Pier Paolo Pasolini lived with his mother between 1951 and 1954. During those years, Pasolini taught in a private school in Ciampino and began writing his first novel, Ragazzi di vita.

The ceremony was attended by Minister of Culture Gennaro Sangiuliano, Undersecretary for Culture Gianmarco Mazzi, Director General of Museums Massimo Osanna, Chief of Cabinet Francesco Gilioli, Pietro Valsecchi and notary Vittorio Occorsio.

After the necessary adjustments, the Ministry, through the Directorate General for Museums and in collaboration with Valsecchi, who will maintain a significant role of impulse and collaboration, will open the space to the public. The goal is to promote awareness of Pasolini and his works, including through artist residencies and the promotion of the creativity of young talent. The property will be assigned to the Pantheon and Castel Sant’Angelo Institute - National Museums Directorate of the City of Rome, both for territorial and thematic relevance, considering that this institute already houses the Mario Praz, Boncompagni Ludovisi and Hendrik Christian Andersen House Museums.

In the enhancement of the site, the territory will be actively involved, particularly the Municipality IV, where the house is located, along with local associations that have long been committed to the recovery and promotion of the area.

“Pier Paolo Pasolini was a great intellectual of the twentieth century, who delved better than others into the contradictions of Italian society,” said Minister Sangiuliano. “He was a critical spirit of his time. It is a duty to celebrate his memory, and with this act the institutions are preparing as best they can to create, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his death in 2025, a house-museum that will become a center of study, a place open to young people who want to delve into his thought. The corsair writer left us a vast cultural legacy, within which it is easy to find issues that are still unresolved in our time.”

“The State’s acquisition of Pasolini’s house enriches the National Museum System with a new place of culture, which rightfully ranks among the homes of artists and historical figures emblematic for the nation’s cultural heritage. The enhancement of the new Institute will be an interesting experiment, combining the usual museum-type activity, aimed at ensuring public enjoyment, with a more innovative function as a cultural hub and a place for the development of creativity, especially of young people. For this, we will initiate a choral-type project, actively involving the territory,” said Director Osanna.

“The donation of Pasolini’s house is an act due to the Italian state for the importance of our cultural heritage. The place will become a center of study and reflection, open to poets, artists, filmmakers and scholars from all over the world. The house, located just a stone’s throw from Rebibbia, was the place of inspiration for many of Pasolini’s works, including the famous novel Ragazzi di Vita, one of the poet and writer’s most important works that reflects his deep understanding and representation of the social reality of the time,” Pietro Valsecchi added.

Image: Vittorio La Verde, Pier Paolo Pasolini with his mother Susanna Colussi, in the house at 9 Via Eufrate in Rome (1965)

Rome, donated to the state the apartment where Pasolini began writing Ragazzi di vita. It will open to the public

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