/contè.sto/ — Contemporary History Festival
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/contè.sto/ — Contemporary History Festival

12 Sep 2025 — 14 Sep 2025
Empoli — Firenze (248)

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Edition 2025 — /contè.sto/

The first edition of /contè.sto/ took place in Empoli from September 12th to 14th, 2025, in the city centre squares and a hidden alley, revolving around the question «Can history be contemporary?». A series of free public lectures brought leading historians and intellectuals to the square, preceded by the Fuoricontè.sto preview from September 10th.

2025 Edition — the first

The inaugural edition of the festival, directed by Carlo Greppi, transformed Empoli's squares into spaces for historical outreach with a forty-eight-hour programme. Friday, September 12th, opened with historian Alessandro Vanoli; Saturday the 13th was a day dedicated to nation, revolution, dictatorship, colonialism, and persecution, with Alberto Mario Banti, Bruno Settis, Giulia Albanese, Uoldelul Chelati Dirar, and Anna Foa; Sunday the 14th focused on the end of the World War, the Republic, and coming to terms with the past, with Isabella Insolvibile, Miguel Gotor, and Benedetta Tobagi.

Guests also included Giovanni De Luna. The public success of the first edition laid the foundations for the festival's return in 2026.

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Where does it take place — /contè.sto/

Centro storico di Empoli

Piazza Farinata degli Uberti, 50053 Empoli

Contact /contè.sto/

Web
www.contestofestival.it
Mail
[email protected]
Tel
+39 0571 757128

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Edition 2025 Sep 2025

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