Il giorno 24 marzo è stata consegnata una Targa ricordo alla memoria del Cap. USAAF Mason Hammond dell’AMGOT per il lavoro di salvaguardia dei monumenti di Palermo svolto in sinergia con il Soprintendente Mario Guiotto. Stante la situazione di grande disagio che regnava in città dopo i bombardamenti alleati sul finire del 1943 il Prof. Hammond, insegnate di Lettere Classiche ad Harvard, cercò di aiutare finanziariamente la Soprintendenza ai Monumenti di allora al fine di mettere in sicurezza quanti più monumeti possibile. Allo stesso tempo dovette misurarsi con la totale assenza di collaborazione AMGOT e con l’assoluta mancanza di materiali da impiegare.
Da sx. Mary Taylor, Attilio Albergoni, Helizabeth Hammond, Mr. Timothy Llewellyn, al Convento della Magione
Ha ritirato la Targa la figlia Elizabeth appositamente giunta da Londra. Presenti autorità civili e militari nonchè amici.
Dopo la visita del Tourig Club Italiano – Club di Palermo, alla Mostra “La Guerra dell’Arte”, abbiamo ricevuto una gentile e gradita lettera che pubblichiamo di seguito con molto piacere.
Attilio Albergoni ha presentato al pubblico per conto della Soprintendenza ai Beni Culturali e Ambientali di Palermo e in occasione della mostra “La Guerra dell’Arte”, un volume che ripercorre i temi della mostra ma con una notazione storica, puntuale e corposa. Edito da Na
varra Editore, curato nella veste grafica dall’arch. Vincenzo Crisafulli e stampato da Seristampa di Palermo, il volume ha il pregio, tra l’altro, di contenere l’elenco cronologico di tutte le incursioni aeree giorno per giorno dal 1940 al 1943. Sono altresi elencati monumenti, palazzi storici, chiese, abitazioni civili e botteghe che furono distrutti o danneggiati in quegli anni. Uno strumento di lavoro e ricerca completo, unico nel suo genere e mai sino ad ora pubblicato. La manifestazione si è svolta a Palazzo Ajutamicristo il giorno 6 marzo alle ore 17,00, presenti il Soprintendente arch. Lina Bellanca, il prof. Giovanni fatta, l’arch. Matteo Scognamiglio e il giornalista prof. Lino Buscemi.
Domenica 11 marzo 2018 mattina alcuni studenti della Harvard University sono venuti a visitare la mostra “La Guerra dell’Arte”, erano accompagnati dal Prof. Alex Walthall – Assistant professor of Greek and Roman Archaeology, Dep. of Classic – University of Texas at Austin. E’ stato senza dubbio un grande piacere e un grande onore riceverli visto che il Cap. Mason Hammond era professore ad Harvard ed ha operato a Palermo con l’AMGOT alla fine del 1943 per la ricostruzione dei nostri monumenti bombardati.
Il Chiostro della Magione.
A sinistra il prof. Alex Walthall, Attilio Albergoni, la guida Sig.ra Gabriella.
On March Sunday 11, 2018 morning, some students from Harvard University came to visit the exhibition “La Guerra dell’Arte”, they were accompanied by Prof. Alex Walthall – Assistant Professor of Greek and Roman Archeology, Dep. of Classic – University of Texas at Austin. It is undoubtedly a great pleasure and a great honor to receive them since Cap
t. Hammond was a professor at Harvard and he worked in Palermo with AMGOT at the end of 1943 for the reconstruction of our bombed monuments.
E’ stato presentato il giorno 6 marzo 2018 a Palazzo Ajutamicristo alle ore 17.00, sede della Soprintendenza ai BB.CC. e AA. di Palermo, il volume dal titolo “La Guerra dell’Arte” (edizione fuori commercio). Il volume é pubblicato per conto della Soprintendenza ai BB.CC. e AA. di Palermo, é edito da Navarra Editore, la veste grafica è stata curata dall’arch. Vincenzo Crisafulli, la tipografia é la Seristampa di Palermo. Hanno presentato il volume: La soprintendente ai BB.CC. e AA di Palermo arch. Lina Bellanca, l’arch. Matteo Scognamiglio già dirigente della Soprintendenza, il Prof. Ing. Giovanni Fatta dell’UNIPA, il giornalista prof. avv. Lino Buscemi e l’autore Attilio Albergoni.
Il volume ripercorre i temi della mostra omonima che è stata prorogata sino all’otto aprile 2018.
La Soprintendenza ai BB.CC. e AA di Palermo ha prorogato la mostra al Convento della Magione sino al 3 giugno 2018 vista l’affluenza di pubblico e delle scuole.
Attilio Albergoni e “I soldati della Battaglia d’Himera” del 480 a.C.
Palazzo Fatta. Da sx Arch. Lina Bellanca Soprint. BB. CC. e AA. di Palermo – Cav. Attilio Albergoni – Dott. Contorno Pres. Rotary Club Palermo Est – Dott. Ottavio Rago Pres. Rotary Club Palermo Mediterranea.
Convento della Magione mostra “La Guerra dell’Arte”. Da sx. cav. Attilio Albergoni – Dott. Contorno del Rotary – Arch. Dragotta Giuseppe e Arch. Lina Bellanca della Soprintendenza BB.CC. e AA.
Da sx Arch. Lina Bellanca della Soprintenza BB. CC. e AA. di Palermo – Attilio Albergoni – Dott. Contorno Pres. Club Rotary Palermo Est – Dott. Ottavio Rago Pres. Club Rotary Mediterranea.
Convento della Magione. Da Sx Attilio Albergoni – Pres. Contorno – Arch. Dragotta e Arch. Bellanca della Soprintendenza BB.CC. e AA di Palermo.
Il dott. Morisco Presidente del Rorary Montepellegrino prende la parola.
La sala dell’Hotel San Paolo Palace con i Soci.
Short Curriculum
Born in Palermo, Sicily, in January 31, 1949 where he live and work.
He worked at the City of Palermo – Municipal Historical Archives – Services Archives and Anthropological Heritage Spaces.
For nearly two decades conducting historical research, iconographic and documentary, in archives in Italy, USA, Germany, England, France, about Sicily and especially about the city of Palermo during the years’30 and’40, with insights on the period that saw heavily involved in the events of World War II. The daily life of the population in those years and all the world created by the atypical war that revolved around it, has remained largely forgotten, but it is still an integral part of the past, terrible and difficult years, are the key to understanding the in which we live.
Career
He has held various positions such as is currently Chairman of the Associazione Culturale MEDITERRANIAE, non-profit association, whose primary interest is to spread the culture and history of Sicily in the world;
In 2009 he received the Knight’s Cross of the Presidency of the Italian Republic;
He was president of the regional section of Sicily of the SIPBC (Italian Society for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in time of war) until 2002;
He was Director of the Photographic Section of the Museum of the Sea – Arsenal Royal Navy Bourbon of Palermo, since 1998 to 2001.
He is a consultant for the specific historical period of the Sicilian Region Superintendence of Cultural Heritage and Identity in Sicily and it was also for the city of Palermo Department of Culture and Tourism, to work on bomb shelters and for JPAC to Honolulu for a search on the USAAF pilots killed in the territory of Palermo. Over recent years has supervised the preparation of photographic exhibitions – documentary, even abroad, writes books, articles for newspapers, magazines, has spoken at meetings and conferences.
Some of the most important events that has made
On December 27, 2017 a compendium of the exhibition was published by the Superintendent of the BB. CC. and AA. of Palermo, the volume “La Guerra dell’Arte” containing also the whole chronology of the bombing on the city of Palermo.
On December 21, 2017 the “La Guerra dell’Arte” Exhibition was inaugurated at the Convent of the Magione. The event was curated by Attilio Albergoni and organized by MediterrPortico cloister of the Magioneaniae in partnership with the Superintendency of BB.CC. and AA. of Palermo, RAI Sicily, Navarra Editore, A. Bombace Regional Library. The theme is the monuments of Palermo destroyed by the Second World War and began to recover in the autumn 1943 by Superintendent Mario Guiotto and by the USAAF Cap. Mason Hammond dell’AMGOT. Photographic, ethno-anthropological and documentary exhibition.
September 2014. For the “Le Vie dei Tesori” Mediterraniae it was made available to the initiative with a conference on the Palermitan Historical Center bombed during the war and with a walk through the city monuments that were damaged by the bombings of the last conflict. President Attilio Albergoni participated in both events.
On May 6, 2014 with the Association Mediterraniae took care of the preparation, in collaboration with the architect. Vincenzo Crisafulli and the Regional Superintendency of BB.CC. and AA. of the photographic and documentary exhibition “Palermo images of memory 1937 – 1947″, held at Palazzo Ajutamicristo. Photographic excursus – documentary on the monuments damaged during the Second World War.
In 2013 for Mediterraniae he realized, with RAI Sicily, of twenty day’s events “July 1943. Palermo under a sky of stars and… stripes”, for remember the 70th anniversary of the Allied landings in Sicily in 1943 and subsequent entry of US troops in Palermo. Was attended by the USA Consul General Moore, the Russian Consul Korotkov, the German Ambassador in Italy Schäfers e Consul Militello, Administrations civil and military, University of Palermo Faculty of Architecture and others.
Scientific curator of the photo exhibition ” Coastal Fortifications of Palermo from the fifteenth to the twentieth century”, organized by the Ass. Cultural Mediterraniae and held at the Circle Employees Defense – Military Command Region SOUTH Palermo 3 to 11 May of 2008;
In 2003 for Mediterraniae he made a photographic exhibition and documentary “Over all Time – Palermo 1943 – 2003” to commemorate the bombing in Palermo during WW II;
Scientific Curator of “Show on Sicilian fishing fleet” and build up a booth for the Sicilian Region – Department of Tourism, the “40th International Boat Show in Paris,” on behalf of the Arsenal – Museum of the Sea, from 2 to December 11, 2000;
In 1998 for the Museum of the Sea of Palermo cares the establishment of Section on photography with the catalog, the “VI Biennale Internazionale del Mare” in Castel dell’Ovo in Naples.
Bibliography
On 6 January 2014 – for the types of Vittorietti Editor – has published the 2nd book Palermo Images of Memory: 1937 to 1947 – Anthology of a Decade, which is co-author with the architect Vincenzo Crisafulli.
In 2010, publishes the book 1937 Le Grandi Manovre in Sicilia, history about the military manouvres before the WW II.
In 2010, publishes 2nd edition of the novel book The Puparo of Marina Square.
In 2010, publishes the book Guide to military pillboxes in the territory of Palermo 1940 – 1943.
In 2008 it published a book of short stories The Puparo of Marina Square, stories based on historical Police “Carabinieri” in Sicily in the early 40’s during ww ii.
In 2007, publishes the book The Prefecture of Palermo 1930 – 1944 between the central government and the local – (Edition out commerce).
In December 2006, published on CD – Rom interactive book Military architectures strongholds in the territory of Palermo, history of the Italian military strongholds during the Second World War.
On 18 December 2004 – for the types of SIGMA Editor – has published the book with Cd rom Palermo Images of Memory: 1937 to 1947 – Anthology of a Decade, which is co-author with the architect Vincenzo Crisafulli.
From November 2003 to February 2004, the Giornale di Sicilia (Sicily Daily) published a weekly series of 30 posters and articles titled The wings of Palermo, with images of ancient and modern aircraft, designed in collaboration with the Ass.VOLARE.
In 2003, scientific curator of the photographic exhibition – documentary “Beyond any time” at the 60th anniversary of the bombing of 9 May 1943 on the city of Palermo.
In 2001 he was curator of the exhibition scientific photography – the documentary The Italian Navy in the first half of the ‘900, held at the arsenal of the Royal Navy Bourbon – Museo del Mare di Palermo, with the catalog of the exhibition.
In 2000, publishes the book “Tales of Palermo’43”.
Palermo, January 15 2015
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