Vittoriano
The Exhibition of Fiuman, Dalmatian and Istrian Exiles (MEDIF) was inaugurated today in the presence of the Minister of Culture, Alessandro Giuli. This powerful display of images, documents, and personal accounts gives voice and memory to one of the most painful and complex chapters in Italian history.
Through a deeply moving narrative, the exhibition recalls the tragedy of the foibe massacres and the exodus of 350,000 Italians forced to leave their homeland to preserve their cultural and historical identity.
Eighty years after the end of World War II, the story of the exiles from Fiume, Dalmatia and Istria finally finds its place within Vittoriano, a symbol of national unity and the living heart of Italian memory. The museum is currently directed by Edith Gabrielli, Director General of Museums and member of the exhibition’s scientific committee.
Hosted in the Grottone Hall and curated by the architect Massimiliano Tita, the exhibition has been developed by a multidisciplinary scientific committee that has carefully selected and organized photographs, objects, and direct testimonies to reconstruct an authentic narrative—one that restores truth and dignity to a chapter of Italian history too long silenced, downplayed, or distorted.
The Exhibition of Fiuman, Dalmatian and Istrian Exiles (MEDIF) stands as a moment of reflection and reconciliation with the past, within Vittoriano—museum and monument that continues to preserve and renew the living memory of the Italian nation.
