LOCATION

The Conference will take place at Palazzo Ducale in Piazza De Ferrari, at Museum of Palazzo Rosso - Museums of Strada Nuova in Via Garibaldi.
Please check on the programme where your Committee will take place.

Please check the route from your hotel / host family on map24 and look for bus lines on www.amt.genova.it

Palazzo Ducale, a site of great historic significance admired not only by the Genoese, but also the whole region of Liguria, will host GEMUN 2008. Palazzo Ducale is located in the historic center of Genoa, in Piazza De Ferrari, the major social gathering place for the people of Genoa.

The construction of the palace began following two Genovese victories over Pisa and Venice, in 1284 and 1298. The design of the palace was intended to incorporate already existing nearby architecture, namely the churches of San Lorenzo and San Mateo. In 1294 the construction of the site was integrated with the adjacent Palazzo tower, becoming the first headquarters of the Doge of Genoa, thus attaining the name Ducale (of the duke) in 1339.

In 1591 Andrea Ceresola rebuilt the Palazzo, following the growing ideals of Renaissance art and architecture. The result was the building of several new additions to the Palazzo, and a complete transformation of the outer and inner walls, including the Doge´s Chapel, a series of frescoes adorning the walls of Ducale representing the rise of Genoa, and the Doge´s apartments.

In 1777, a fire destroyed numerous parts of the palace. Eventually, under the guidance of Simone Ticino, the palace was restored. However Palazzo Ducale’s greatest restoration took place in the late 20th century. At its reopening on May 14, 1992, Palazzo Ducale, with 38,000 square meters, and 300,000 cubic meters, became the largest restoration carried out

In addition to Palazzo Ducale, Palazzo Rosso will also serve as host to GeMUN ’09. Deriving its names from color of the facade, Palazzo Rosso was built in the 17th century. Situated on the majestic Via Garibaldi, also known as the “golden street”, Palazzo Rosso is renowned for its artistic and historic significance. Today, the site hosts the The Red Palace Art Gallery.

When, in the XVIth century, Renaissance Genova expanded out of the boundaries of the narrow medieval city, the local noble families competed in building new palaces.

The result was what is today called Via Garibaldi, a wonderful street which Peter Paul Rubens liked so much as to prepare an album with the drawings of all the palaces, having in mind to reproduce them in Fiandres. The Palazzo Tursi, now the town-hall, is one of the best examples of resurgent architecture. Particularly interesting is the architectural solution to the problems arising from the overhanging hill.