WHAT: “Florence: Days of Destruction” – a film directed by Franco Zeffirelli
WHEN: Saturday, 17 April 2010 at 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Film to be shown at 2:00 p.m. Discussion & Fellowship to follow. Later dinner in College Park
WHERE: Nonprint Media Room “J”
0300 Hornbake Library, University of Maryland, College Park
http://www.lib.umd.edu/nonprint/information/contact_us.html
Campus map: http://dots.umd.edu/2008Map.pdf
Presented by:
UM Libraries’ Non-Print Media Services (301-405-9236)
UM Libraries’ Preservation Department (301-405-9349, -9343)
Guild of Book Workers, Potomac Chapter
Narrated by British actor, Richard Burton, this rare film documents the devastation of Florence, Italy, when the Arno River overflowed its banks on November 4, 1966. The damage suffered by one of the world’s great cultural centers, filled with historic architecture, art, books and archives, resulted in an international rescue and salvage effort that fundamentally changed approaches to the preservation of cultural property.
Also on display will be a collection of printed materials relating to the Florence Flood and its aftermath.
Parking in the Regents Street Garage is free on Saturday.
UM Shuttle 104 runs between the College Park Metro Station (Green Line) and
the center of campus. Shuttle service is FREE!
Join us for dinner at a local restaurant if you are able!
SO, if you regret not having been a “mud-angel”, bring your Wellies & rain hats! (Sand bags will be provided.)
Potomac Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers 