“Telling a story about a square is not easy, because like a living organism, it continues to change both in the history of its buildings and in the events it hosts and make up its history. We have a double objective: to understand this complexity (with new research, in publications) and communicate it in an accessible way (with high-level scientific dissemination on the site)”. Thus Lucia Simonato (photo), scientific director of the project, underlines the importance of the work carried out thanks to the agreement between Normale and Fondazione Pisa. “We did not limit ourselves – he adds – to investigating Piazza dei Cavalieri only for its extraordinary architectural and artistic riches, but we also tried to enhance the experiential aspect, studying how life took place within it over the centuries and who were the protagonists who animated it. This new approach has certainly enriched our scientific research with new questions, but has also allowed us to create a bridge between today’s perception (by the city community and tourists) and perception history of the square, making its knowledge more fascinating and immersive”. And the square as a political, artistic and narrative space was discussed in the round table – moderated by Lucia Simonato, with Giuseppe Marcocci of Oxford University, Dominique Poulot of Université Paris 1 – Panthéon-Sorbonne and Agnese Pini, director of Qn La Nazione on Resto del Carlino Il Giorno.
