History, lives, books. The Commission for Texts of the Italian Language in Bologna (1860–2025)

The exhibition History, Lives, Books, dedicated to the Commission for Texts of the Italian Language, will open on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. in the Sala dello Stabat Mater of the Archiginnasio. It is curated by professors Andrea Campana and Francesca Florimbii of the Alma Mater Studiorum.

The inauguration will take place in the presence of the Mayor of Bologna, Matteo Lepore, who serves as honorary president of the Commission, and the Commission’s president, Professor Paola Vecchi.

The exhibition, open to the public until February 7, 2026, unfolds chronologically across two locations—Casa Carducci (Piazza Carducci 5) and the Archiginnasio Municipal Library (Piazza Galvani 1). It was organized by the Commission with the scientific and logistical collaboration of the staff from both venues.