Fondazione Biblioteca Capitolare di Verona

Where knowledge meets emotion.

The first page of our history was written over 1500 years ago. To write the pages to come, we want to share our extraordinary knowledge. Creating a place where we contemplate the ancient to generate the future.

EVENTI

Socrates, a boomer for GenZ

Meeting-debate with Andrea Maggi

On Thursday 7 November at 5.30 p.m., a new appointment in the cycle ‘Let's talk about it. In dialogue with the present'. Guest of the evening will be Andrea Maggi, the ‘most loved professor in Italy’, teacher, writer and TV personality. Prof. Maggi will present his new book ‘My Socrates’.

The treasures of the Capitolare

More than 1,200 manuscripts, including works unique in the world

The Capitolare holds a collection of over 1200 manuscripts, including works that are unique in the world. Among its shelves we can trace texts from the most diverse disciplines: theology, law, poetry, philosophy, astronomy, medicine, botany, history and numerous other sciences. This variety testifies to the happy encounter and mutual integration and contamination of religious and secular knowledge... Keep reading

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EVENTI

Wed 13 November 2024

Hours 17:30

Entrance fee

by reservation

Where knowledge meets emotion - autumn edition 2024

The Capitolare's thematic, cultural and creative workshop: new appointments

For autumn 2024, we offer new thematic encounters, including pages of magic and a preview of the new exhibition on Aldo Manuzio, a chancellery calligraphy course with Ernesto Casciato, and two ‘encounters with the senses’, amidst fragrances and herbs.

Your 5x1000 to the Capitolare

Be part of writing the next pages of our history!

Choose to donate your 5x1000 to the Fondazione Biblioteca Capitolare to support the activities of the world's oldest operating library!

A walk with the Prefect (Italian)

An exciting journey, guided by Msgr. Bruno Fasani

Every month we organise the ‘Walk with the Prefect’, our best-selling event. A special visit in which Monsignor Bruno Fasani, Prefect of the Capitolare, will be the charismatic guide who will take you on an exciting journey to discover the millennial history of the Capitolare and of the city of Verona. ... Keep reading

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