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Italia 150, Turin, April 7, 2011: robotics for kids
Reading time: 1 minuteItaly is celebrating its 150th anniversary as a united nation. Turin and Piedmont are the location of a grand international happening, as there was in 1911 and in 1961: an opportunity to look back at past glories, but also to consider the present and take a look at the future of Italy. Amongst the many events, also laboratories for kids in Educational robotics. From the past, looking to the future..
2011: Turin celebrates Italy’s 150th anniversary
On 17th March 1861, after the struggles marking the period of the Risorgimento and the success of Garibaldi’s 1000 men, the Kingdom of Italy was proclaimed with Torino as its first capital.
In 1911 Italy commemorated its first 50 years with an international Industrial Exhibition in Turin. The celebration of the glories of a city that had developed from an institutional capital into a manufacturing capital, and a nation that had become equal to all other European nations. An extraordinary event at that time that drew crowds of more than 7 million visitors.
To celebrate the Centenary in 1961 Turin hosted a showcase for Italy and its regional traditions, but especially for its achievements in science and technology, transport and cinema, which was admired by 6 million people.
Now Italy is planning to celebrate its 150th anniversary as a united nation. Turin and Piedmont are preparing a grand international happening, as there was in 1911 and in 1961: an opportunity to look back at past glories, but also to consider the present and take a look at the future of Italy.
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