"Smarginando. Festival Migrante" brings a variety of events to town to tell the story of Italian emigration.

The concept and creation are by Leila Maiocco. 

"Il valore dello sport nella storia dell'emigrazione italiana" 
Inauguration of the Mei – Sport Section – Museo dell’Emigrazione Italiana

Auditorium Galata Museo del Mare, Calata De Mari, 1 -Genoa
Friday, 28 October 2022

Study day and meetings with sports associations in Italy and abroad in the presence of Giovanni Malagò. 

The history of Italian sport abroad not only sheds light on the experiences and lives of individual athletes and sports associations, but also ties in, from time to time, with other important aspects of the lives of our emigrants, such as politics, sociology and social welfare. It is capable of telling stories that really capture the different forms of Italian presence in the countries of arrival, the different lifestyles of the social classes, the difficulties encountered in order to emerge and succeed in a foreign land, the strong ties the emigrants maintained with their homeland, and the influence of Italian politics on our communities abroad. All interwoven with historical events, of international interest, and the culture that prevailed in each specific country and at each specific time.

From the description of the models of participatory and associative life of Italian communities in South America, via the comparison of the various ways in which emigrants were included through sport, continuing with the influence of the outbreak of the Second World War on the lives of Italian athletes and clubs abroad, telling the story of the sport of Italian emigrants and their descendants enables us to gain a better understanding of the history of Italian emigration in all its many aspects.

With this in mind, the Museo Nazionale dell'Emigrazione Italiana got in touch with the main football clubs of Italian origin in South America, some of which have Genoese roots, such as Boca and River, involving them in the creation of an important story that reveals how sport has often been a faithful snapshot of the lives of Italian emigrants, interweaving with historical events, with the different social conditions and with the specificities of the countries where they immigrated. The countries involved are: Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Australia and Chile and 10 teams have provided material and documentation that can be seen in the exhibition of the Museo Nazionale dell’Emigrazione Italiana along with the stories of some Italian athletes from racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio to cyclist Nino Borsari and of a sports museum - Museo del Deporte de la provincia de Santa Fe, Rosario – Argentina.

Programme

h. 9:00 a.m.

Snippets of sport and science - Running, jumping, swimming, skiing, cycling... these are all sporting activities that incorporate science in different ways, through physics, chemistry and biology.

Workshop organised by the Science Festival in collaboration with Mu.Ma - MEI

h. 10.00 a.m.

Institutional greetings
Marco Bucci – Mayor of Genoa
With
Giovanni Toti – President of the Liguria Region

moderators: 
Michele Corti and Gina Marques

10:30 a.m. 

“Lo sport dentro il museo: componente importante della cultura moderna” (Sport in the museum: an important component of modern culture)
Pierangelo Campodonico - Director of Mu.MA 

10:45 a.m.

“Il Mei - Sport: un patrimonio da esplorare, una potenzialità da sviluppare” (The Mei - Sport: heritage to be explored, potential to be developed)
Paolo Masini - Chairman of the of the Steering Committee of the Museo Nazionale dell’Emigrazione Italiana 

11:00 a.m.
Presentation   VIDEO

11:05 a.m. 
“Un lavoro di squadra” (Teamwork)

With Romina De Prati, Andrea Pedemonte, Gina Marques

11:30 a.m.
“Sport ed emigrazione, tra passato e presente” (Sport and emigration, between past and present)

Giovanni Malagò - Chairman of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) 

11:45 a.m. Inauguration of “Mei – Sport Section”, Museo Nazionale dell’Emigrazione Italiana – Piazza della Commenda 1

12:30 p.m.

juggling in the square in front of the Galata 

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The event will be streamed live on the MEI’s Facebook profile and Youtube channel. 
 
 
*The title is “Pillole di sport e scienza” (Snippets of sport and science)
Description:

Running, jumping, swimming, skiing, cycling... these are all sporting activities that incorporate science in different ways, through physics, chemistry and biology.
With specially designed exhibits to make the effect analysed more noticeable, it will be easy to understand the scientific laws behind each movement. Tennis, golf, baseball, basketball, volleyball, football and many other sports are often based on the same principle, which explains, for example, the curve ball, the spoon or the top-spin. Psychology also plays an important role in both individual and team sports performance and the figure of the captain is always extremely important and, together, we'll find out why.  Come and see with us where science lies in sport!