Tragedies

In Area A10 of the Museum - the Memorial - you will find three macro-themes linked to dramatic events in the history of Italian migration.

The history of migration is bitterly studded with accidents and tragedies caused by precarious travelling conditions, the exploitation of migrant workers, the lack of adequate protection and episodes of racist violence.

Italian emigration was and is no exception. The memorial, which receives constant updates, intends to recall some of the most significant “emigration tragedies”: bereavements and dramatic episodes which ravaged Italian history during the 19th and 20th centuries, involving thousands of people.

Looking back over the bereavements and the number of victims suggests and proposes a moment of reflection on the historical facts that have marked Italian emigration and their correspondence with the tragic episodes linked to present-day migrations, of which we are daily spectators, so that, by denouncing their absurdity, everyone may dwell on the uniqueness of each individual life