Digital Exhibition Path

Rights Cubed. The End of the Asylum, the Birth of Rights

The exhibition path was created by the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Gorizia, curated by Alberta Basaglia, Franco Perazza, and Roberta Demartin.

Smart Space – digital exhibition space at the headquarters of Fondazione Carigo (via Carducci, 2 – Gorizia).

Opening hours for the public:

• 10–13 November, from 16:00 to 17:30
• 14 November: Visits reserved for congress participants
• 15 November: Visits: at 10:00, 11:30, 16:00 and 17:30 (with an introduction by Dr. Perazza)
• 16 November: Visits: at 10:00, 11:30 and 17:30 (with an introduction by Dr. Perazza)

Reservation is recommended at: http://doodle.com/sign-up-sheet/participate/55d0ae7b-4062-45a6-bb1b-7d96e1aed712/select 

The exhibition experience is multimedia and interactive and is part of the broader Fondazione Carigo path on the theme of rights. It focuses on the revolution sparked in Gorizia by psychiatrist Franco Basaglia, supported by his wife Franca Ongaro and a visionary and enlightened medical staff at the end of the 1960s. This was internationally recognized as a true Italian “cultural revolution,” which culminated in 1978 with Law 180, permanently abolishing psychiatric hospitals.

The value of the exhibition project is based on two key aspects:

• Gorizia, where the "revolution of the mentally ill" began, and where Basaglia’s experience originated – the exhibition aims to keep the memory alive and reconstruct the pivotal events that allowed the experience to start here rather than elsewhere.
• Franca and Franco Basaglia, who speak throughout the exhibition in their own voices – captions are drawn directly from their writings, and the words for remembering and explaining are theirs.

On Friday, 14 November 2025, two guided visits will be reserved for congress participants at 16:00 and 17:30.

Visits will be available in Italian and English. Reservation is required at: https://DirittialCubo14novembre.eventbrite.it 

Summary:

A digital, multimedia, and interactive exhibition path dedicated to the revolution sparked in Gorizia by psychiatrist Franco Basaglia, supported by his wife Franca Ongaro and a visionary and enlightened medical staff at the end of the 1960s, internationally recognized as a true Italian “cultural revolution.”