Through November 29, the exhibition “‘This Italy, for which we fought, is ours’ 1945–1948: Bergamo in the Democratic Reconstruction” is on view in the Scamozzi Atrium of the Angelo Mai Civic Library.
In 1946, Italy became a republic, ushering in a new chapter in our country’s history. To celebrate the 80th anniversary of this historic moment, the City of Bergamo, in collaboration with numerous local institutions, is presenting, through November 29, the exhibition “‘This Italy, for which we fought, is ours’ 1945–1948: Bergamo in the Reconstruction of Democracy,” on view through November 29 in the Scamozzi Atrium of the Angelo Mai Civic Library. The exhibition—part of the “80Democrazia” initiative—traces the historical period between 1945 and 1948 through local documents and testimonies and brings together over sixty original documents, including photographs, public records, telegrams, and propaganda materials. The exhibition is divided into three sections that explore the postwar hardships, the return to voting, and the work carried out by the Constituent Assembly. The exhibition also examines the role of women in the new democracy: in the spring of 1946, women voted for the first time—a new and important step toward emancipation—and on June 2–3 of that same year, two women were elected to the Bergamo City Council: Betty Ambiveri and Mina Giavazzi. The final section of the exhibition is dedicated to the four members of the Constituent Assembly from Bergamo and the process leading up to the signing of the Constitution, with a specific focus on the four representatives from our region — Antonio Cavalli, Carlo Cremaschi, Giuseppe Belotti, and Rodolfo Vicentini — who, in fact, participated in the work of the Constituent Assembly.
The exhibition is open during the Mai Library’s regular hours (Mon–Fri from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Sat from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Sun from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.). The library will be closed on Sunday, November 1.
