Lampedusa: Gateway to Europe

CYCLE: Between Two Shores
SPEAKER: Dionigi Albera (Université d’Aix-Marseille)
DATE: November 17, 2025 - 6:00 p.m.
WHERE: Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Massimo

Over the past decades, the small island of the Pelagie has found itself at the center of migratory flows crossing the sea from the African coast. Lampedusa has become a gateway to Europe, both a landing place and a mirage for those moving in search of a better future, often at the risk of their lives. The current situation ties back to a long historical experience that for centuries made this rocky outcrop, situated between two continents and two civilizations, an important place of transition and contact.

Dionigi Albera is an anthropologist and Emeritus Research Director at CNRS (Ideas, Université d’Aix-Marseille, France). He is a recognized specialist of the Mediterranean, particularly thanks to his work on “shared sacred places” and mixed devotions among monotheistic religions. His works on these subjects have been published in several languages (French, English, Italian, Spanish, Arabic). He has also curated various exhibitions. He recently published the book Lampedusa, una storia mediterranea (Carocci 2025).

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