Minister of Defence of Italy Guido Crosetto to attend the inaugural ceremony
on July 3
Opening to the public from July 3 to 8 at the Port of Los Angeles
Outer Harbor
LOS
ANGELES, June 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Amerigo
Vespucci ship, a historic sailing and training vessel of the
Italian Navy and ambassador of Made in Italy worldwide, will dock at the port of
Los Angeles from July 3 to 8. The Villaggio Italia, a 'Multi-Year
Traveling World Exposition' of Italian excellence offering visitors
a unique experience to discover the soul and beauty of Italy, will be set up at the port next to the
Vespucci.
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The inaugural ceremony of Villaggio Italia will be held on
Wednesday, July 3, at 10:30 a.m., attended by Italy's Minister of Defense Guido Crosetto, who strongly supported the
project and will deliver remarks. Notable attendees of the opening
ceremony include Mariangela Zappia,
Italian Ambassador to the U.S.; Admiral Enrico Credendino, Chief of the Italian
Navy; General Luca Goretti, Chief of Staff of the Italian Air
Force; Luca Andreoli, CEO of Difesa
Servizi; Captain Giuseppe Lai,
Commander of the Amerigo Vespucci; Fiona
Ma, California State Treasurer; Janice Hahn, Los
Angeles County Supervisor; and Erin
Bromaghim, Los Angeles
Deputy Mayor.
Deputy Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy Valentino Valentini will attend the
closing ceremony of Villaggio Italia on July
8.
Guests can come aboard the Amerigo Vespucci ship every day and
experience the charm of the "most beautiful ship in the world,"
custodian of the most ancient naval and maritime traditions for
over ninety years and emblem of the Italian Navy. For times and
reservations, visit
tourvespucci.it/en/events/come-aboard.
At the Villaggio Italia, nearly 130,000 square feet of
exhibition spaces will be open every day from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Please note, the Villaggio
Italia will open at 4 p.m. on
July 3, and it will close at
12:30 p.m. on July 8. For more information on times and
schedule, visit https://tourvespucci.it/en/legs/los-angeles-2/.
Frecce Tricolori
On July
4 at 4 p.m., July 6 at 7:15
p.m., and July 8 at
7 p.m., the Frecce Tricolori, the
Italian Air Force's National Aerobatic Team, will perform an air
show over Los Angeles, flying
right above the Vespucci. This event is part of their current North
America Tour (NAT).
Music
Every day, visitors will be able to enjoy the
performance of the Carabinieri's Fanfara Cadet Team playing both
inside and outside the Villaggio Italia, also reaching the streets
of Hollywood, Santa Monica Pier
and Beverly Gardens Park (times are available on the website
www.tourvespucci.it/en). On July 5 at
7 p.m. at Villaggio Italia, it will
be possible to attend the performance of excellent musicians from
the Milan-based La Scala Academy
(Accademia Teatro alla Scala).
Exhibitions
Inside Villaggio Italia, many free-access
exhibitions include:
- "Italia Geniale," dedicated to the history of Italian
Design
- "Divina immersiva eccellenza" ("Divine immersive excellence"),
an exhibition dedicated to the country's wine heritage
- "Turismo delle Radici" ("Tourism of the Roots"), an exhibition
dedicated to Italians abroad and Italian descendants wishing to
reconnect with their origins
- "Siamo Mare" ("We are the Sea"), a photographic
exhibition on the beauty of Italian seas, in tune with the
environmental-protection actions that the Vespucci carries out in
academic and university settings while promoting the World Oceans
Day goals.
- An exhibition of 23 ideas that became businesses, telling the
story of large and small companies, family-run and not, that stand
out in the national and international panorama for originality,
creativity, courage and innovation, and that describe the success
of the Italian economic model.
- A dedicated area will showcase the most innovative Italian
infrastructures, including the MOSE (Experimental Electromechanical
Module or MOdulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico in Italian) in
Venice and the Strait of Messina
Bridge project.
Italian Sports
Villaggio Italia will feature an
exhibition of historic Olympic Torches from the Olympics held in
Italy and the participation of
great champions and supporters of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter
Olympics.
Art
Villaggio Italia will feature the new bronze work
"La David," a bold reinterpretation of Michelangelo's iconic
masterpiece, created by Jago, one of the major exponents of
contemporary Italian art. (July 6 at
5 p.m. meeting with the artist)
Cinema
Screenings of internationally successful
Italian films selected by the Venice Biennale's Mostra
Internazionale del Cinema della Biennale di Venezia:
- "Io Capitano" by Matteo Garrone
on July 4 at 6
p.m.
- "Jago into the white" by Luigi
Pingitore on July 4 at
8 p.m.
- "Comandante" by Edoardo De
Angelis on July 5 at
8:30 p.m.
- "Sergio Leone, l'italiano che
inventò l'America" by Francesco
Zippel on July 6 at
8 p.m.
- "Ennio" by Giuseppe Tornatore on
July 7 at 8
p.m.
Italian Cuisine
Visitors of Villaggio Italia will
also be able to enjoy the world's most beloved cuisine with
Eataly's "Ristorante Italia" and show cooking sessions, conferences
and an immersive exhibition. Every day from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., attendees will have a chance
to taste the "Aperitivo all'Italiana." Reservations at
tourvespucci.it/en/los-angeles-3-8-july-2024.
Every evening at 8:09 p.m.,
attendees can watch the flag-lowering ceremony of the Amerigo
Vespucci from the dock.
After Los Angeles, the Vespucci
and Villaggio Italia will visit Tokyo,
Japan (Aug. 25-30), Darwin,
Australia (Oct. 4-7), Singapore (Oct.
24-28), Mumbai, India
(Nov. 28-Dec. 2), Abu Dhabi, UAE (Dec.
17-19), Doha, Qatar
(Dec. 22-25), and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Jan. 20-24, 2025).
In addition to the Ministry of Defense, the Villaggio Italia
initiative involves the Presidency of the Council of Ministers —
with the Minister for Civil Protection and Sea Policies and the
Minister for Sport and Youth — the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
International Cooperation, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the
Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of
Enterprises and Made in Italy, the
Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, the
Ministry of Environment and Energy Security, the Ministry of
Culture, and the Ministry of Tourism.
For more information on the Amerigo Vespucci World Tour in
Los Angeles, including a full
schedule of events, please visit TourVespucci.it. Images and
b-roll are available in this Google folder.
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