Italian glory boxes of love

Italian glory boxes of love

In this SA History Festival event, come and see an exhibition of Italian glory boxes and listen to the stories behind the items.

By City of Charles Sturt

Date and time

Sat, 18 May 2024 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM ACST

Location

Civic (Woodville) Library

72 Woodville Road Woodville, SA 5011 Australia

About this event

  • 4 hours

Drop in to the library to see this exhibition of glory boxes specially curated by two Italian sisters - Claudia Callisto and Laura Di Martino-Kempt - with a passion for cultural storytelling.

This exhibition celebrates the strong Italian-Australian traditions of the 1950-1980 era where no bride married without an elaborately prepared 'corredo' (dowry), and speaks to the power of love filtering through generations of Italian women.

There will be a presentation at 11am where you will hear about the stories behind the collection. The exhibition can be viewed anytime between 10am-2pm.


No bookings necessary.

Please note:

  • Stay at home if you are unwell or have a cough, fever, sore throat, fatigue or shortness of breath.
  • Maintaining social distancing is the responsibility of the individual.

The City of Charles Sturt would like to acknowledge the land we occupy today is the traditional lands of the Kaurna people and that we respect their spiritual relationship with their country. We also acknowledge the Kaurna people as the custodians of the greater Adelaide region and that their cultural and heritage beliefs are still as important to the living Kaurna people today.

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The City of Charles Sturt offers a range of programs, events and activities to celebrate, inspire, collaborate and engage with our community across our libraries, community centres and local businesses.