www.mart.tn.it/thereandagain
 
Those objects that fill the kiosks of the most famous tourist sites are bought when, on visiting a particularly interesting site, the visitor wishes to preserve the memory of it.
 
The habit of buying souvenirs originated in the 17th century during the Grand Tour, that educational voyage forming the minds of European intellectuals and aristocrats.
 
Nowadays, souvenirs make a conspicuous contribution to our vision of “far away places” and our “image of the world”.
 
Besides a selection of works by contemporary italian artists, the exhibition presents Tempo di viaggio", a 1983 documentary by Andrej Tarkovskij, where the russian director travels around Italy guided by the italian poet Tonino Guerra.
 
21 June 2013
12.00 press conference
6.00 pm opening