Mercoledì 8 novembre 2023 alle ore 11.30, a Roma, al Ministero della Cultura (Sala Spadolini - via del Collegio Romano, 27), si svolgerà la conferenza stampa di presentazione della mostra "TOLKIEN. Uomo, Professore, Autore", che sarà inaugurata il 15 novembre, a Roma, alla Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea.

Introduce e coordina: Adriano Monti Buzzetti, giornalista RAI e scrittore. Saluto di Edward Llewellyn, Ambasciatore del Regno Unito in Italia (in attesa di conferma).

Interverranno: Mario Turetta, Segretario generale del Ministero della Cultura; Cristiana Collu, Direttrice della Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea; Alessandro Nicosia, Presidente C.O.R. Creare Organizzare Realizzare, organizzatore e co-curatore; Oronzo Cilli, curatore; Giuseppe Pezzini, docente all’Università di Oxford.

Concluderà: Gennaro Sangiuliano, Ministro della Cultura.

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On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the death of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien which took place on 2 September 1973, will be the premier Giorgia Meloni to inaugurate at National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome next November 15th, the exhibition dedicated to him and entitled JRR Tolkien 1973-2023 Man-Professor-Author, by Alessandro Nicosia who curates it with Oronzo Cilli, member of the British Tolkien Society and president of the Italian Tolkien Association.

The master of fantasy, considered one of the founding writers of right-wing culture (despite the author having repeatedly demonstrated his opposition to fascism. Like him, he spoke badly of Hitler several times – Corriere della Sera), is loved across the board and has also fascinated Michela Murgia and much of the left. Furthermore, his text par excellence, The Lord of the Rings was a manifesto of American hippies in the sixties/seventies.

The exhibition will restore the whole man – it was assured -, so as not to displease the thousands true fantasy enthusiasts who suffer from witnessing misrepresentations and (perhaps) misappropriations. (Corriere della Sera)
Over 150 works on display that will enliven the spaces of the Roman museum, including photos, documents, films, letters and virtual reconstructions of the first editions of the books from which the New Zealand director’s blockbuster trilogy is based Peter Robert Jackson along with films, TV series and books.

This is the first exhibition in Italy on Tolkien. Many were held in Oxford, in Paris, but a meeting in Italy was missing. […] it will be composed of a scientific part (with books, letters and documents) and a multimedia part which will propose Tolkien’s plants in a spectacular way, as well as presenting everything that revolves around the fantasy world created by the British writer. Finally, it will be possible to immerse yourself in the world of Middle-earth thanks to the reproduction (in loop) of the full version of The Lord of the Rings. (Alessandro Nicosia, interview with Artribune)

Lake Town Geezer wrote:

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Predictable Matt wrote:

Lake Town Geezer wrote:

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In spite of his reservations about the wider political and cultural context, I do hope that the writer of this piece, as a self-confessed longtime fan, will take the opportunity to make a visit. I wish you tolkieniano and your colleagues all the best for a successful exhibition.