THE STORY IN PICTURES
“A good script is born of careful planning, is built on the planning and successive treatments of a story planted on solid rock…” The image is the most immediate and effective form of communication; it has the ability to lead into the labyrinth of reality, to help grasp its most intimate aspects, to develop processes […]
HISTORICAL EVENTS TOLD BY THE HISTORIALE
The Abbey of Montecassino, founded by Saint Benedict in 529, is one of the symbols of European civilisation. Built on an isolated and impregnable hill, it was for centuries a bulwark of the Christian faith and a model for all monasteries in the West. The ‘Rule of Monks’ written by Benedict managed to penetrate and […]
THE NARRATIVE THREAD DEVELOPED IN THE HISTORIALE
The Historiale’s emotional itinerary was created to remember the suffering of the people of these tormented lands and to bear witness to their rebirth.A route that begins with the millenary history of the territory, where symbols and images describe the places from which the Benedictine spirit spread, helping to found the whole of Europe.A narrator’s […]
VALLEY OF THE SAINTS
PIGNATARO – bombed several times and completely destroyed. The population resisted both the bombing and the German occupation: a partisan unit was formed and, as a stronghold of the Gustav Line, the entire municipal territory was on the front line for many months.THINGS TO SEE: the 14th century church of Madonna dei Sette Dolori, declared […]
TACTILE-PLANTAR PATH
15 HOMAGE TO THE LAND OF THE MARTYROLOGY
The last room is a tribute to a land that has found the strength to rise again and become a universal model. The sculpture by Master Carlo Rambaldi, made from “poor” materials, is able to strongly evoke the theme of rebirth. On the walls, panels illustrate the main phases of the reconstruction of the city […]
14 THE REBIRTH DREAM
By reweaving the threads of memory, by rediscovering the sacredness of consciousness, life resumes a normal flow, trying to recover everyday life. It is the hour of reconstruction. On the big screen, a film tells of the great capacity of this land to rise from the ruins and find the way to rebuild itself.
13 AFTER THE WAR. LEAVE OR STAY?
A large art installation shows a suitcase crammed with clothes and locked in an iron cage.After the war, the piles of rubble and the disbelief at what had happened remain. With the radical destruction of many centres, there are no more landmarks, nothing to save, nothing to restore. Nothing to remind us of the recent […]
12 WITNESSES OF HELL
The events of war contaminate those who are part of it. The civilian population was overwhelmed and indelibly scarred by the war. But not everyone fell victim to disorientation and despair. Through the memories of contemporary witnesses, it is possible to reconstruct a history of violence and pain, but also of gestures of solidarity. Whispers […]
11 TERRITORY AND STRATEGIES
From 15 January to 18 May 1944, the Allies confronted the Germans to conquer Cassino and the Abbey, military operations known as the Four Battles of Cassino. The fierce resistance put up by the Germans at Cassino attracted worldwide attention. The strategy and military tactics of the two opposing armies are still studied today in […]