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Venice Institute for the Study of the History of the Resistance and Contemporary Society

Who We Are

Venice Institute for the Study of the History of the Resistance and Contemporary Society
Iveser, Venice Institute for the Study of the History of the Resistance and Contemporary Society, was established in 1992 by local associations of partisans (anti-fascist fighters), together with historians and scholars. It supports the Ferruccio Parri National Institute and is part of a network of 67 similar institutions throughout Italy. Between 2017 and 2021, a general meeting of members approved a modified constitution to enable the Institute to join the so-called ‘third sector’ (voluntary sector).
Iveser provides consultancy on historical material and the spread of scientific knowledge; promotes research and debates, conferences, seminars and meetings; organises exhibitions; publishes books and documentaries in collaboration with the local universities, institutions and associations. Iveser also advises on bibliographic and archival research, guided visits and educational itineraries regarding locations important to Venice’s twentieth-century history. Iveser also organises and promotes cultural events.
In the field of education, Iveser acts as a centre of services for the training of teachers and students; it has a specialised library and important and unique archives pertaining to twentieth-century Venetian history.
In its role as a custodian of twentieth-century history, Iveser takes its inspiration from the values of peace and civil coexistence in the struggle for freedom against fascism, and endorsed by the Constitution of the Italian Republic. Iveser also shares the principles stated in the Faro Convention of the Council of Europe on the value of cultural heritage for society.
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The Activities

Venice Institute for the Study of the History of the Resistance and Contemporary Society
The Institute is engaged in numerous activities in the following areas:
– the promotion of research; events; conferences; exhibitions; scientific and educational initiatives; film shows; guided tours and visits;
– publications, including periodicals, interactive and multimedia material; and historical and documentary consultancy;
– research, collection, acquisition, arrangement and cataloguing of material ranging from documentaries, bibliographies, iconographies and audiovisuals in line with the mission of the Institute;
– the preparation and provision of research, workshops, proposals for the teaching of contemporary history to school children;
– participation in projects and plans also in collaboration with other cultural institutions, university departments and individuals, where this participation is in keeping with the official purposes of the Institute.

Archive and Library

Venice Institute for the Study of the History of the Resistance and Contemporary Society
The Institute holds an important assemblage of documents, partly at the disposal of the public, consisting of more than 60 archives containing approximately 1,700 files acquired by the Institute over the years. They cover twentieth-century Venetian and national history in the areas of political, social, cultural and trade-union history. The Institute also possesses a large collection of posters, photographs and audiovisual material. The library contains about 30,000 items consisting of monographs, periodicals, magazines, pamphlets and single publications. In addition to the topic areas of the history of the Resistance and anti-fascism in Italy and the Veneto, the library has numerous volumes on the history of labour, the labour movement, political history, trade-unionism and the social history of Venice and its surrounding areas during the twentieth century.
The library’s catalogue can be consulted online via the national library network of SBN (Servizio Bibliotecario Nazionale).
Access to the archives and library is free subject to the filling in of our enrolment form.
Opening hours for consulting documentary materials held by the Institute are as follows: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays: 9 a.m. to 14.30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays: 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.

Education

Venice Institute for the Study of the History of the Resistance and Contemporary Society
In the field of education, the Institute is a service point – recognised by the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Social Research – for the training of teachers and students, through the organising of training courses, apprenticeships and refresher courses. For teachers and schools, Iveser offers workshops, meetings, films and documentary shows, history tours and guided visits, educational projects on ‘school and work’, consultancy and activities regarding important national anniversaries (such as the Day of Remembrance of the Holocaust, Day of Remembrance of the Foibe Massacres, Liberation Day, Anniversary of the Republic, Anniversary of the 4th of November and Unification of Italy Day.
In this field, the Institute works with the respective regional and municipal offices, various associations and networks involved in education, as well as with the Department of Humanities of Ca’ Foscari University (Venice).

How to support us

Venice Institute for the Study of the History of the Resistance and Contemporary Society
All forms of support are important to Iveser and the type of support may vary according to a supporter’s intentions and circumstances.
You can contribute in many ways:
• by becoming a member
• by a direct donation
• 5×1000: donate your 5×1000 to Iveser using fiscal code 94019850273
• by a donation
• by a bequest
• by volunteering

Informations and contacts

Venice Institute for the Study of the History of the Resistance and Contemporary Society
Where we are:
APS/ETS Iveser Giudecca 54/P
Villa Hériot 30133 Venezia > map
Contact us:
ph. (0039) 0418502357 m. (0039) 3884058931
info@iveser.it – iveser@pec.it
How to get here:
Vaporetto boat Stop: Zitelle
Line: 2 / 4.1 / 4.2 (Giudecca Island)
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