Archive for May, 2016
Lido Bike Tour
Friday Visit: ENEL Power Plant
Visit to ENEL Power Plant
Friday, May 20, 2016
Meeting point: Tronchetto – Boat stop n. 2 at 1:35 p.m.
Fusina hydrogen power station is a hydrogen-fueled power station located in Fusina, near Venice in the Veneto region of Italy. Inaugurated on July 12th, 2010, it is the first commercial-scale power station in the world that is fueled with pure hydrogen.The power station is operated by ENEL, the Italian multinational manufacturer and distributor of electricity and gas.
PROGRAM
1:35 p.m. – meeting at Tronchetto – Boat stop n. 2
2:30 p.m. – guided visit to ENEL Power Plant
4:30 p.m. – estimated time for the end the visit
5:00 p.m. – estimated time of return to Tronchetto
The visit is compulsory for students enrolled in Introduction to Energy Politics and suggested for students enrolled in Introduction to World Oil and Gas Markets
The visit costs for those students is sponsored by VIU.
Please note that is no longer possible to register for the visit, since the list of participants has been already communicated to the Power Plant.
Visit to the Palladian Villas
Visit to Villa Barbaro and Villa Emo
Friday May 20, 2016 (8:45am – 4:15pm)
Meeting Point: 8.45am at Tronchetto (boat line 2)
Come to discover two of the most amazing Renaissance buildings designed by Andrea Palladio: Villa Barbaro and Villa Emo.
Villa Barbaro, commissioned by Daniele Barbaro and his brother Marcantonio – Ambassador of the Venice Republic, was built by Palladio between 1554 and 1560.
The main building has a triumphal entry with four ionic columns surmounted by tympanum filled with decorations and stucchi. The Barchesse have two floors and a portico with five arches.
The Villa hosts Paolo Veronese’s frescoes with Bacco and Olympus’ rooms.
Villa Emo was designed by Andrea Palladio in 1558 for the Emo’s family. The building is completed by two Barchesse which host several agricultural tools, while the main entrance is located at the end of the paved path.
We can find Giovanni Battista Zelotti’s frescoes inside the Villa, which has been declared in 1996 World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
VIU Movie Series – “Il Caimano”
Il Caimano
Monday, May 16, at 5 pm, Room 9A
« In Italia non c’è più opinione pubblica. Non parlo dell’opposizione, ma di qualcosa o qualcuno trasversale ai partiti, che comunque si riconosca in comuni valori democratici»
By Nanni Moretti
starring Silvio Orlando, margherita Buy, Michele Placido
112 mins, color
Italian with English subtitles
Bruno Bonomo is a trash movies filmmaker who is going through a deep crisis: his company is failing as well as his marriage.
The only thing that keeps him going on is the script of a young girl, Teresa, who wants to produce a movie entitled IL CAIMANO with the intention to tell the story of the politician Silvio Berlusconi…
Friday Trip -Mose and Venice Lagoon
Visit to Punto MOSE, Venice Lagoon, Piccolo Museo della Laguna (Pellestrina) and Murazzi
Friday May 13, 2016
Meeting point: San Zaccaria (Boat line 20) at 9:15 a.m.
The visit is compulsory for students attending History of Venice, Globalization, Environment and SD and The Artful Things of Climate Change.
Program:
9.15 am | Meeting Point at San Zaccaria (Boat Line 20) |
10.00 am | Visit to Punto MOSE at the Arsenale |
11.00 am | Private boat to Pellestrina |
12.30 | Visit to Piccolo Museo della Laguna (Pellestrina Island) |
2.00 p.m. | Visit to Murazzi |
3.30/4.00 p.m. | Estimated time of return to Venice |
For further information please refer to VIU Front Office or write to intern@univiu.org
Introductory Lecture to the MOSE
Both the Sea and Mobile Dams as Threats. The Contemporary Imaginary of the Fishermen of the
Lagoon
Prof. Rita Vianello
Wednesday May 11th 5.00 PM, Classroom 9A
Photo by Luana G’s 86
The lecture will be delivered by Prof. RITA VIANELLO, University of Western Brittany, Brest, France, Anthropologist of the Sea, author of books about Pellestrina’s fisherman and on the Gondoliers.
Professor Vianello, who did extensive field work in Pellestrina, will introduce to us the Culture of the Fishermen of the Lagoon and to their perception and reaction towards the massive environmental transformation induced by the building of the Mobile Dams (MoSE).
Please note: this lecture is part of the MOSE trip. It compulsory for the students enrolled in the following courses:
History of Venice (S1601),
Globalization Environment and Sust. Development (S1618),
The artful things of climate change (S1617).
VIU Movie Series -Proposal by Chinese Students
Farewell my Concubine (1993)
Monday, May 9, at 5.00pm, room 9A
By Chen Kaige
Starring Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li
171 mins, color
Mandarin with English subtitles
The movie explores the effect of China’s political turmoil during the mid-20th century on the lives of individuals, families, and groups.
In particular, it tells the story of Dieyi and Xiaolou, two stars of a Peking Opera troupe, and a woman who comes between them.