Ethnographic Museum of Friuli
Palazzo Giacomelli, via Grazzano 1 Udine
31 May – 28 September 2025
Thursdays 10-14
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 10-18
QUI/ALTROVE. Migrazioni d’oggi in Friuli (HERE/ELSEWHERE: Today's Migrations in Friuli) is a historical-ethnographic research project aimed at investigating migration processes, which are as topical and discussed as ever, but little known.
In the global geographies defined by migration, Friuli is - at the same time - a land of arrival and a land of departure. Numerous transnational networks unravel from HERE/ELSEWHERE to HERE/ELSEWHERE and, from there, they leave again for other places. Technology, then, redefines the length, density and depth of time/space and the experiences of those who leave. Therefore, the Ethnographic Museum of Friuli proposes a study, both diachronic and synchronic, on these aspects, proposing to conduct research aimed at understanding the dynamics that migration defines within the communities of the ‘departed’.
The exhibition focuses on some ‘departed’ and ‘arrived’ witnesses, who share their experiences as migrants, allowing a closer look at migration. Some infographics, moreover, detail the evolution of migration in Italy and Friuli Venezia Giulia.
The project is curated by the staff of the Ethnographic Museum of Friuli (Civic Museums of Udine). It has been realised thanks to the support of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region L.R. n. 16/2014 art. 27 quater. Public notice aimed at fostering knowledge and in-depth study of the history and ethnography of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, through studies, research, recording of testimonies, digitisation, restoration of audiovisual and photographic material, creation of multimedia and photographic products, storytelling and exhibition activities - Year 2024. Other organisations wished to support the project as partners: Ente Friuli nel Mondo, CSER - Centro Studi Emigrazione di Roma, Time for Africa, Unione emigranti sloveni del Friuli Venezia Giulia /Zveza slovenskih izseljencev Furlanije Julijske Krajine - Slvenci po svetu, University of Udine - DILL Department. Shared interest in the topic: Muzeul Etnografic al Transilvaniei (The Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography), Società Italiana per la Museografia e Beni Demo-etno-antropologici - SIMBDEA.