Ducal Palace - Palazzo Ducale

More info on the Ducal Palace in Genoa

The Ducal Palace of Genoa is a great and historical building in the center of Genoa. The side on Piazza De Ferrari is no longer in the original conditions that it once was, but people who visit it can see the original side on Piazza Matteotti and an aspect of the medieval building in the south garden. It was built in one of the best times of the Genovese Republic after the victory at the battle of Meloria aganist Pisa and the victory at the battle of Curzola against Venice.

The location between San Lorenzo ad San Matteo was chosen by the capiani del popolo (people's leader) Oberto Spinola and Corrado Doria in the 1291. The construction of the Palace started 3 years later. The name "Palazzo Ducale" is gaven tu de Palace in the 1339 when it became the palace of the power of the city, the office and house of the Doge (the President of the Genovese Republic).

The Torre del Popolo (People's tower), knew also as Torre Grimaldina, that even today is high on the old part of the city, was started in the 1539. Andrea Ceresola (the Vannone) received in the 1591 the task to modernize the palace, and made largest and staircase you can see in the covered hall of the building. The chapel of the palace was decorated in XVII century by Giovanni Battista Carlone.

Even recently the Ducal Palace is entered again in the history: In 1992, it was opened again after a complete renovation after damages that accumulated in World War II: with 38000 sq.m and 300.000 cubic meters, was the largest restoration project undertaken in Europe.

MAY AT DUCAL PALACE IN GENOA

May seems to be a month rich of events at the ducal palace of Genoa. First of all the exposition of painting by Luca Cambiaso continues, and there are many new dates for showings.

• MAY 2nd: In the Sala del minor consiglio is presented the book published by SAGEP "La citta di Cambiaso" ("Cambiaso's City")



• MAY 8th: In the same place a conference about "Luca Cambiaso, il ciclo di venere" at 5 pm.



• MAY 15th: In the "Sala Camino" the conference about "L'eredita del celebre Cambiaso in Liguria tra '600 e '700".

As usual on May 5th and 6th there is a little market about old things And another market is the exposition of gastronomy from 12th to 13 "Sapori al Ducale"

But this is not the only exposition: on Mar 4rd will be opened in the zone "Liguria Spazio aperto" an exposition called "21 a collettiva d'arte ceramica con omaggio a Carlo Sipaz ed Emilio Luzzo". It will be open untill May 13th. Ftom 9th to 31st another exposition is "Installazione di Luisa Mazza" and from May 10th to June 6th there is the exposition "Era un uomo retto devoto alla causa della libertù: Gelasio Adamoli (1907-1978)". An exposition that can be interesting is also, from 20th to June 6th the photo exposition about train and secure journey by train: "Bombardier; Il trasporto ferroviario tra tradizione ed innovazione".

And a part of this there are other dates. And the last exposition in May is from 22nd to 10th June: "Retrospettiva di Luigi Sirotti"

• MAY 4rd - 5th A national conference organized by Verdi federation called "Un patto per il clima"



• MAY 8th At the Società Ligure di storia patria office it is organized a conference about a genovese author of poems, Edoardo Firpo, dead 50 years ago.



• MAY 9th In the Sala Camino is discussed about emigration from 4 pm to 7 pm in a presentation of a magazine about this. In the same day "Festa dell'Europa" ("Europe's party")



• MAY 17th: The conference "Giuseppe Mazzoni, un artista per la grande Genova" at the Archivio Storico.



• MAY 21st: The conference "Scrittura di donne" but not only this: also the presentation of the book by Roberto Colombo "Django oltre il mito" with a concert.



• MAY 22nd: Conference about "Il poeta calassetano giramondo a Genova"



• MAY 29th: The conference about scoutism in Genoa at 5pm in the Società Ligure di Storia Patria Office.

by Francesco Ristori