“Magazzino 18” is the name used to identify the collection of belongings that Istrian, Fiuman, and Dalmatian exiles brought with them and deposited in the warehouses of the Old Port after arriving in Trieste. For many years, these memory-laden objects were preserved and displayed inside Magazzino 18, which became a symbol of this heritage also thanks to the theatrical production of the same name by Simone Cristicchi.
Today, this extraordinary testimony of the exodus is housed in Magazzino 26, whose spacious premises allow for the proper display of more than 2,000 cubic meters of furniture, work tools, everyday objects, and personal mementos. The site will also host the future Museum of Istrian, Fiuman, and Dalmatian Civilization, whose ethnographic section has already been set up.
The warehouse can be visited during guided tours organized twice a month by the Regional Institute for Istrian-Fiuman-Dalmatian Culture (I.R.C.I.), which also curates temporary exhibitions at its headquarters in the heart of Trieste, at Via Torino 8.
For information on I.R.C.I. cultural initiatives:
Via Torino, 8 - 34123 Trieste (TS)
Tel. 0039 040 639188
Mail:
irci@iol.it
