Sunday, 18 May 2025 sees the return of ‘Bombs 1943’, a night-time film tour that uses projections and audio to bring the history of the city, specifically dedicated to 31 August 1943, back to life. These tours are currently unique and have also been developed as part of European projects and collaborations with the United States. The guide is equipped with a portable projector, integrated with a media player, a transmitter and a one-footer, while the audience follows the stories with immersive hi-fi wireless headphones. The result is a highly immersive experience, with travelling projections and audio narratives, combining - between emotion and education - cinema, walking and cultural tourism.
From the excitement of entering the war to the first air raids, from the shelters to the belief that ‘the city of the Tower’ would be spared. Until 13:01 on 31 August 1943. In 7 minutes, he suddenly enters the horror of war. An itinerary of projections and stories constructed from archive materials, private diaries, and video testimonies. Fascism in Pisa and the enthusiasm of entering the war. The false alarms and the shelters. The bombs and destruction of 31 August 1943: from the station to Saint-Gobain. The end of the naval world. The city divided in two and the Liberation of September 1944.
Produced with the support of the Fondazione Pisa and the Region of Tuscany, and in collaboration with Biblioteca Franco Serantini and MUMU.
Cost of ticket: €12
Departure at Logge di Banchi at 9 p.m.
Duration: about 90 minutes
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