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Virtual Museum Ancona
A port of places, people, and work; a port of monuments and rituals, faces, stories, and tradition; a port of identities, languages, perspectives,
Moretta or turchetto? It’s a typically Italian dispute, like Coppi vs Bartali, Milan vs Inter, white wine vs red. For centuries, people who work
Every night, the ritual of the auction plays out under the concrete bays designed by Gaetano Minnucci. At the top of the staircase, a
Experienced, careful, surefooted, millimetric – in sky, on land, and at sea – caught between wharf, water, and wind. Synchronisation is a matter
Wholesalers, restaurant owners, and professionals are seated in the bleachers in the amphitheater of the fish market in Mandracchio. And behind the
The Jewish community of Ancona is one of the most ancient and relevant in Italy. Their presence is over a thousand years old, dating back to the year
Research has confirmed that, as early as Trajan’s times, the area of the port of Ancona that lies at the foot of the cliff below the Cathedral
Facing the Mandracchio and Porta Pia, behind the Mole Vanvitelliana, at the foot of the Capodimonte hill, Archi is a neighbourhood with a strong
Welcome to Ancona, Gateway to the East. The city and its ancient, cosmopolitan port have always been a bridge as well as a pivot between the East
The open space between the Jersey Barriers and the sky is the beginning of a reconciliation between the port and the city, of a renewed urban
Generations of fishermen, alone on the waves, but gregarious on dry land – hot coffee or turchetto on a cold night. Some are earthbound, while
A container is an icon of modernity; each rectangular box is both origin and destination, each encloses histories and stories, a name and a citation,
The process of urban regeneration and integration of the oldest part of the city with its port finds its synthesis on the Saint Francis quay, where
Italy holds the lead in the competitive world of superyacht production, a supremacy achieved thanks to its creative and designing skills, and to its
Up until the mid-19th century, there were openings along the perimeter of the port connecting it to the city. These were called portelle; there were
Amid the masts of the sailboats, the chiming becomes a poetical and deafening concert. Ancona and its port are a landing place and a destination, a
At the end of the 12th century and throughout the 13th and 14th centuries, the free Commune of Ancona had become an important hub along the eastern
There’s a room hidden in the middle of the sea. It’s a concrete cuboid shielded by tetrapods, with iron gangways, sheltered walkways, turrets,
It was the year 2008 when street artists Blu and Ericailcane painted the murals Bottles on the silos of the South Wharf in the Port of Ancona. These
The approach is spectacular. When the ships and the ferries crossing the Adriatic Sea enter the port of Ancona, a monumental view opens before them,
A port of places, people, and work; a port of monuments and rituals, faces, stories, and tradition; a port of identities, languages, perspectives,
A port of places, people, and work; a port of monuments and rituals, faces, stories, and tradition; a port of identities, languages, perspectives,
The painted port is a contemporary monument, ahead of its time by nearly twenty years with its now iconic murals and street art. These works have
A port of places, people, and work; a port of monuments and rituals, faces, stories, and tradition; a port of identities, languages, perspectives,
The Arch of Trajan, an icon for travellers on their way in and out of the city, is among the most important Roman remains in the Marche region, one
Ankòn is Greek for elbow. It’s the city around the port, the urban embrace that extends between the two seafronts. The long journey beginning at
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