Donate, lest we forget

As part of preserving the historical memory to hand down to future generations our project "Dare per ricordare" (donate lest we forget) will soon begin, with the launch of a new guided visit dedicated to Memory. These visits will take place to mark special celebrations or can be organized on request.

The route will wind through the poignant area in Santa Croce dedicated to the celebration of the memory of the two world wars, some of which are normally closed to the public: the chapel of the Italian Mother, the Famedio dei Fiorentini, the Shrine of the Florentines who died for their homeland and the Parco della Rimembranza. It will become the Memory itinerary that will have as a focal point the history of Italy and its Greats, whose monuments and tombs are kept within the monumental complex.

As an integral part of the project, the Opera di Santa Croce will also start on the restoration of the imposing marble statue God the Father by the Florentine artist Baccio Bandinelli, which dominates the center of the Parco della Rimembranza. The Park, with its ten cypresses and as many memorial stones, will become one of the key places of the new visit.