In primo piano

For the first time, after exhibitions around the world, the Biblioteca Beethoveniana is being showcased in a public space in its hometown. From August 30 to September 29, the exhibition “BEETHOVEN. Energy of Europe” will celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the Ninth Symphony.

The presentation of the online exhibition “The Man. The Genius. The Myth” in Muggia in 2021 opened a significant opportunity for the Biblioteca Beethoveniana to establish a strong collaboration with the Municipality. Three years later, this collaboration has led to an initiative of symbolic and emotional significance: the “BEETHOVEN. ENERGY OF EUROPE” exhibition, hosted at the Carà Museum of Modern Art from August 30 to September 29, 2024, on the 200th Anniversary of the Ninth Symphony. After being featured in major international exhibitions in Bonn, Paris, and Baden-Vienna, having a dedicated exhibition of the Carrino Collection in a public space in its own city is a source of great satisfaction.

Supported by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region and Comune di Muggia, the exhibition is a special opportunity to further promote Muggia as a Beethovenian site and to highlight the Collection as a valuable cultural resource for our region.

The project, curated by the Casa Museo Biblioteca Beethoveniana with artistic direction by Primalinea, boasts prestigious partners: the Beethoven-Haus Museum in Bonn, the world’s leading institution dedicated to the Composer; the “Giuseppe Tartini” Conservatory in Trieste, involved in musical and cultural events related to the exhibition; the Institute for Central European Cultural Meetings in Gorizia, to emphasize the Central European significance of this event; and the de Banfield Association in Trieste, which aims to engage marginalized social groups, drawing inspiration from Beethoven’s symbolic condition, creating the highest music despite the alienating condition of deafness.

The exhibition starts with the Ninth Symphony and continues on a fascinating journey through Beauty that transcends music. It guides visitors, especially young people, on a path of discovery—not only of artworks but also of artistic techniques and, above all, the human ideals and ethical values deeply connected to Beethoven and the meaning of his masterpiece. The Ninth Symphony, with its “Ode to Joy” now the Anthem of Europe, is indeed a surge of energy toward universal brotherhood, capable of inspiring a constructive course in our times of change.