Exhibition "Bandiera gialla - Le epidemie e le cure nella storia, nella scienza, nell'arte"

The exhibition "Bandiera gialla - Le epidemie e le cure nella storia, nella scienza, nell'arte" (Yellow flag - Epidemics and cures in history, science, art), produced by the University of Turin as part of the UniVerso programme, opened on Monday 5th December 2022 at 6.30 p.m. at the Palazzo del Rettorato (Via Verdi 8, Torino).

The exhibition, which takes place in the spaces of the Palazzo del Rettorato's Courtyard (Via Po 17, Turin) and the Talucchi Rotunda (Via Accademia Albertina 6, Turin) and can be visited until Sunday 5th March 2023, is curated by Prof. Peppino Ortoleva, media historian and curator of museums and exhibitions, with the scientific direction of UniTo's Pro-Rector Prof. Giulia Carluccio.

Bandiera gialla (Yellow flag), whose name derives from the flag that has become the internationally recognised signal for contagious diseases since the 17th century, associated in particular with that ancient but still widely used form of prevention that is quarantine, is realised thanks to the contribution of a multidisciplinary scientific committee of scholars.

The exhibition combines a historical itinerary from the period of the "black plague" of the 14th century - made famous by Giovanni Boccaccio - up to the three years of the CoViD-19, with a careful and up-to-date scientific analysis of diseases, their spread and the cures that medicine has been able to develop, making available to society the scientific skills and the results of the most advanced research that the University of Turin can boast in reference to a wide range of knowledge and disciplines.

In the installation curated by Diego Giachello and with sets designed by Claudia Boasso of the Teatro Regio of Torino, a life-size replica (4 metres high) of Milan's infamous column also stands out. The column was originally erected to expose the alleged 'anointers' to public hatred, and is now reconstructed to warn us instead of the folly of prejudice and the tragedies of those who were and are its victims.

Opening hours
Daily, including Saturdays and Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (closed 25th December 2022, open 1st January and 6th January 2023).