- orario dei servizi
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- segreteria
- 9-12,30 Fino al 17 giugno.
- Dal 17 giugno:
9-12,30 14,30 - 17,30 - biblioteca
- martedi, mercoledi, venerdi 8,45-12,45 14-18
sabato 8,45-12,45 14-16 - CHIUSA
dal 1 maggio al 17 giugno 2008 - ufficio visite guidate
- da lunedi a venerdi 9-12.30
- museo
- giovedi, sabato, domenica 15-18
- archivio fotografico
- martedi, mercoledi 14-17 venerdi 8,30-10,30
FONDAZIONE
CENTRO CULTURALE VALDESE
Via Beckwith, 3
10066 Torre Pellice (TO)
Tel. 0121 932179
segreteria@fondazionevaldese.org
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WALDENSIAN CULTURAL CENTRE FOUNDATION
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| Via Beckwith 3 - 10066 Torre Pellice (TO) Tel. +39.0121 932 179; fax +39.0121 932 566 E-mail: segreteria@fondazionevaldese.org Postal account number 34308106 Bank account number 2135438 at UNICREDIT BANCA, Torre Pellice |
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| Secretariat OPENING HOURS: from Tuesday to Friday 9.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.; 2.00 p.m.- 5.30 p.m. |
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The Waldensian Cultural Centre Foundation was set up in 1989 to celebrate
the 300th anniversary of the return of the Waldensian from their exile to
Piedmont in 1689 (The "Glorious Return"). In order to carry out this project the Waldesian community was encouraged to put together a wealth of exhibits, illustrating their cultural heritage, for public display. The Foundation is situated in Torre Pellice, in the heart of the Waldensian Valleys, a borderland district within the context of the growing European reality; it is intended to be a meeting place for dialogue and exchange in a spirit of cultural pluralism. |
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| The Foundation has strong links with the surrounding area, the
present-day Italian society and with the Protestant churches in Italy and
abroad. You can support the Foundation by means of donations, endowments or by indicating the Tavola Valdese (Waldensian Executive Board) as being the recipient of the tax contribution - "8 per mille". |
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The Library Waldensian Bibliography
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| OPENING HOURS: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 8.45 a.m.
- 12.45 p.m.; 2.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. Annual closure: 15th December - 15th January; 2nd and 3rd week in September. e-mail: biblioteca@fondazionevaldese.org |
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Documentation Centre The centre collects and stores audio-visual and paper documentation (video, CDs, cassettes, postcards, etc) concerning the territory of the Waldensian valleys and Italian Protestantism. Moreover, it produces promotional material concerning Waldensian reality and its cultural heritage. |
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Photographic Archives It stores property produced by both professional and amateur photographers starting from the mid 20th century. There are about 25.000 examples. |
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Expository Activities This is divided into three areas: the Sala Paolo Paschetto is dedicated to contemporary art; the "Ippolito Collection", with archaeological findings from Greek, Egyptian, Italian and Roman civilisation;an exhibition space for shows connected to the museum on themes relative to the territory of the Waldensian valleys. |
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Museum Founded in 1889, it has been reorganised at different times and now includes two sections; one historical which illustrates the eight centuries of the troubled events of the Waldensians; the other ethnographic, which documents the daily life of the Waldensian valleys between the nineteenth and twentieth century. |
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| OPENING HOURS: Thursday, Saturday, Sunday 3.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m.
Annual closure: December and January. For guided visits, information or booking please contact the office "il barba". |
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"Il barba", Waldensian tourist office Guided visits to the museums, churches and historical sites can be organised. For schools, Italian and foreign groups (Italian, French, English, German, Spanish speaking guides) please book in advance. Up-to-date animation activity techniques are used in the laboratory. |
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| OPENING HOURS: from Monday to Friday 9.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. Tel. and fax +39.0121.95 02 03 E-mail: il.barba@fondazionevaldese.org |
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Training, Conferences and Meetings The centre organises, periodically, training activities on a variety of subjects; Protestant history and culture in the Waldensian valleys and the area of Pinerolo, ethical and theological themes, present day problems. The Foundation collaborates with the Waldensian Theological University in Rome and with other Italian Protestant cultural agencies. |
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Editorial Production The centre produces explanatory and teaching material for the Waldensian museums, brochures on the Waldensian church, videos, displays, pamphlets; it also edits a series of narratives for the Claudiana publishing and is the publisher of the journal "La beidana - Culture and history of the Waldensian valleys". |
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In the same building are situated: THE SOCIETY FOR WALDENSIAN STUDIES |
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