From 25th to 27th October 2019 in Rome the XXII A.I.A.S. National Congress: the program

Friday 25th October ( 09,00am – 6,30pm)
9am-6,30pm

Mounting on of the Exhibition Greenhouse, by A.I.A.S.
members
10,30am Exhibition Greenhouse
Beginning of the photo session                       
4,00pm

Closing of the photo session
6,30pm

Closure of the Botanical Garden

Saturday 26th October (09,00am – 6,30pm)
09,00am
Opening of the Botanical Garden and permanent exhibitions

10,30am Exhibition Greenhouse
Opening ceremony, by invitation, in the presence of the Director of the Rome Botanical Garden Museum Prof. Fabio Attorre

11,00am Guided Tour of the Botanical Garden

Ore 11,30 Sala Aranciera
"
Japanese gardens, humble and silent small things", conference by Prof. Fabio Di Carlo and Dott.Mario Pasqualini

12,30am and 2,30pm
Guided Tours of the Botanical Garden of Rome

3,30pm Orange Room
Stones, mountains and gods in Japanese culture”,
conference by Prof. Aldo Tollini

Ore 4,00pm Guided tour of the Botanical Garden of Rome

5,00pm Orange Room
"
The rocks: spelling and punctuation in the Japanese garden",
conference by Dott. Francesco Merlo

6,30pm
Closure of the Botanical Garden

Ore 8,30pm Gala dinner and awards

 

Sunday 27th October (09,00am – 6,30pm)

09,00am Opening of the Botanical Garden and permanent exhibitions

10,00am Orange Room A.I.A.S. Board Assembly

11,00am
Guided tour of the Botanical Garden of Rome

1
1,00am Entrance
"Poetry at the trees", a project curated by Terry Olivi and Silvia Stucky, a narrative walk among the trees of the Garden, to rediscover the link between two dimensions, that of Poetry and that of Nature
12,30am and 2,30pm Guided Tours of the Botanical Garden of Rome
2,00pm Orange Room A.I.A.S. Members Assembly

4pm Exhibition Greenhouse
"Comment on the stones in the exhibition ", by the judge  A.I.A.S. President Mrs. Luciana Queirolo

4,00pm
Guided tour of the Botanical Garden of Rome

6pm Closure of the Exhibition Greenhouse

6,30pm Closure of the Botanical Garden

 

   

 

The conferences.
The theme developed is a journey through Japanese gardens, a guided tour to discover the "small humble and silent things" that make it up, from the botanical presence, to that of water and stones, to their sacredness and to the underlying language they express . Dott. Mario Pasqualini.
Architetto paesaggista, lavora nel famoso giardino Giardino Kouraku-en ad Okayama, in Giappone.
Prof. Fabio Di Carlo.

Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture from 01.01.2005 at the University "La Sapienza di Roma".
Prof. Aldo Tollini.

Professor of classical Japanese language at the Ca 'Foscari University of Venice.
Dott. Francesco Merlo.
Agronomist, designer of parks and gardens with a Master in "Landscape Design and Green Areas" and specialization in Japanese gardens at the "Research Center for Japanese Garden Art" in Kyoto.


Permanent exhibitions.
In the Exhibition Greenhouse:
 
The suiseki of the A.I.A.S. Members on display in the XXII A.I.A.S. National Congress
 
Ikebana compositions by Ikebana Ohara A.L.U. Study Group
In the Orange Room:
  The kakejiku from the private collection of Mr.Marco Maovaz 

 "The culture of stones in the world" . On display examples of stones between East and West
In the Visitor Center:
 

  Sumi-e paintings by Mr. Massimo Gobbi Master and his students
  Photo exhibition "All roads lead to Edo" by Mrs.Valentina Giacomini
  The finalist pictures of the photo contest "The Stone and The water"

 


  • During the gala dinner on Saturday 26th, the nice Lottery will take place, in which the participating Members are giving away the best items collected during the year, for the benefit of the lucky ones: let's remember to add something to donate in our bags.
  • For information, the Secretariat is at your disposal, at daniela.schifano58@gmail.com email address