The visit of Robin Byron, great-grandson of the great English Romantic poet, and his wife Robyn to the Byron and Risorgimento Museums, together with the precious gift of his ancestor’s walking stick, has once again projected the Museums—opened just 10 months ago—onto the pages of the major international newspapers.
Just days after the official visit of the Heads of State of the Republic of San Marino, Denise Bronzetti and Italo Righi, another major event has shone an international spotlight on the Byron and Risorgimento Museums.
Those ideals of beauty and passion that inflamed Lord Byron—poet, lover, and rebel—shine through the pages of Mozart, Beethoven, Donizetti, and Mendelssohn, performed by the chamber ensembles of the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra in the romantic heart of Ravenna: the new museum complex created by the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Ravenna dedicated to Lord Byron and the Risorgimento.
The evening magic of the Byron and Risorgimento Museums is winning over the hearts of increasing numbers of visitors: since 2 July, the first date on which ‘Mosaico di Notte’ opened the doors of the two museums, the number of people registered for the Wednesday evening visits has been growing steadily, so much so that, by the third event, the Municipal Tourist Office decided to organize a double tour in Italian to accommodate everyone, in addition to the English-language tour that usually closes the evening.
The world turns its eyes to the Byron and Risorgimento Museums, and on the grand closing day of the Ravenna Festival 2025, the artists of Les Étoiles pour Homme