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FAI Autumn Days 2023
Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 October 2023 sees the return of the FAI Autumn Days, the much-loved and
long-awaited street event that the FAI - Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano ETS has been dedicating for twelve years to the
Italian cultural heritage and landscape.
The following openings are planned in the province of Bolzano:
BOLZANO - Old and New Town Hall
Double opening organised by the FAI Youth Group and the Bolzano Delegation
SATURDAY 14 OCTOBER / 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
MERANO - Town Hall
Opening by the FAI Youth Group and the FAI Group Merano
SUNDAY 15 OCTOBER / 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Places usually closed to the public because they are the headquarters of an institution or body
VISITS BY
Volunteers FAI Bolzano Delegation and FAI Youth Group
The Old and New Town Halls of Bolzano have a history that strongly links them to each other.
The former has served as the seat of the city administration, meeting place of the city council,
as well as the burgomaster's office from the 15th century until 1907.
At the beginning of the 20th century, a lively debate began on the construction of a new seat, driven by profound structural changes in the city and its administrative bodies.
The new building, corresponding to the historical wing of today's town hall, is the work of civic architect Wilhelm Kürschner with stylistic advice from architect Carl Hocheder. The most important inner hall, the seat of the city council, was frescoed by the painter Gottfried Hofer with clear allegorical references to its future use.
Bolzano is one of the few examples in Italy where two town halls have been preserved: the old one, still standing under the arcades, and the new one, built in 1907 in the heart of the city. Its construction was part of a larger project to renovate the old town. Work began in 1904 and was completed in 1907, when the new town hall was inaugurated by its client, the then mayor Julius Perathoner. The design of the New Town Hall by city architect Wilhelm Kürschner, with stylistic advice from architect Carl Hocheder, is a successful combination of tradition and innovation. Shortly before construction was completed, a new extension to the west was decided upon. Further extensions took place in the 1930s and 1950s. The symbolic meeting room of the municipal council on the second floor deserves special mention. At the request of Mayor Julius Perathoner, Gottfried Hofer painted a series of allegorical frescoes of the municipal council hall as a demonstration of national-liberal thought.
long-awaited street event that the FAI - Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano ETS has been dedicating for twelve years to the
Italian cultural heritage and landscape.
The following openings are planned in the province of Bolzano:
BOLZANO - Old and New Town Hall
Double opening organised by the FAI Youth Group and the Bolzano Delegation
SATURDAY 14 OCTOBER / 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
MERANO - Town Hall
Opening by the FAI Youth Group and the FAI Group Merano
SUNDAY 15 OCTOBER / 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Places usually closed to the public because they are the headquarters of an institution or body
VISITS BY
Volunteers FAI Bolzano Delegation and FAI Youth Group
The Old and New Town Halls of Bolzano have a history that strongly links them to each other.
The former has served as the seat of the city administration, meeting place of the city council,
as well as the burgomaster's office from the 15th century until 1907.
At the beginning of the 20th century, a lively debate began on the construction of a new seat, driven by profound structural changes in the city and its administrative bodies.
The new building, corresponding to the historical wing of today's town hall, is the work of civic architect Wilhelm Kürschner with stylistic advice from architect Carl Hocheder. The most important inner hall, the seat of the city council, was frescoed by the painter Gottfried Hofer with clear allegorical references to its future use.
Bolzano is one of the few examples in Italy where two town halls have been preserved: the old one, still standing under the arcades, and the new one, built in 1907 in the heart of the city. Its construction was part of a larger project to renovate the old town. Work began in 1904 and was completed in 1907, when the new town hall was inaugurated by its client, the then mayor Julius Perathoner. The design of the New Town Hall by city architect Wilhelm Kürschner, with stylistic advice from architect Carl Hocheder, is a successful combination of tradition and innovation. Shortly before construction was completed, a new extension to the west was decided upon. Further extensions took place in the 1930s and 1950s. The symbolic meeting room of the municipal council on the second floor deserves special mention. At the request of Mayor Julius Perathoner, Gottfried Hofer painted a series of allegorical frescoes of the municipal council hall as a demonstration of national-liberal thought.
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