(8 oct) “Un ‘italianissimo’ palazzo. Architettura e arte per il ministero degli Affari esteri” is the title of the conference that Davide Lacagnina, from the University of Siena, held at the Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm. At the conclusion of the conference, it will be possible to visit the exhibition “Alle origini dell’Unione Europea. Architettura e arte per il Palazzo della Farnesina,” of which Lacagnina himself is a curator, which will remain open until November 6th. The building that houses the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was designed by architects Enrico Del Debbio, Arnaldo Foschini and Vittorio Ballio Morpurgo, and owes its name, Farnesina, to the possessions of the Farnese family in the area. Originally intended as the Palazzo del Littorio, the building was supposed to be built at the Roman Forum, then in 1937 the site of the Foro Italico was identified. In 1940 the building changed its intended use and to host the Foreign Ministry: the work was completed after the War, with the official inauguration happened in 1959 (Red)
