From Tuesday, April 28 to Saturday, May 16 2026, the Scuderie of the SalaBorsa Library host the photographic exhibition The Ladies of the Camellias, featuring works by Isabella Franceschini.
The lens of Isabella Franceschini gives a face and a voice to those who face tuberculosis every day, a disease that still represents one of the greatest public health challenges worldwide.
The exhibition is curated by Lorenzo Balbi, for Stop TB Italia ODV, and is accompanied by three talks open to the public. It invites visitors to pause, observe, and understand how health is also (and above all) a social, cultural, and human issue.
Opening: April 28 at 6:00 PM in Piazza Coperta
Closing event: May 16 at 5:30 PM in Auditorium Biagi
Map
Le Signore delle Camelie (The Ladies of the Camellias)
Biblioteca Salaborsa | Scuderie - Piazza del Nettuno 3
40124 Bologna
Site/minisite/other: https://www.bibliotecasalaborsa.it/events/le-signore-delle-camelie
Entrance
Free admission
Interests
- Art & Culture
Details
Accessibility
Accessible venue. For further information and details, visit the official website.
Insights
Talks at the Auditorium Biagi at 5:30 PM:
- April 29: Reading of short stories selected from the volumes Ti racconto la Tibiccì and The Suspended Time – Virchow Literary Prize 2020 and 2022 – organized by Stop TB Italia ODV
- May 6: The Romantic Disease: Tuberculosis in Opera and Literature – Prof. Luciano Granozzi, historian
- May 13: Social Determinants: Why Medicine Alone Is Not Enough to Cure Tuberculosis – Prof. Ivo Quaranta – Department of History, Cultures, Civilizations, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna
Timetables
| Monday | 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
| Thursday | 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
| Friday | 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
| Sunday | Closed |
