People Archives - Urbino Project 2015
People of the Marche Region of Italy.
From Farm to City Hall
June 23, 2015 | Sarah EamesMaurizio Gambini’s journey has taken him from the family farm to Urbino’s top job.
SCHIETE, Italy – “Maurizio Gambini, the mayor of Urbino, is surrounded by friends young and old in the Centro Socio Culturale waiting to kick off Palio … Read More
A Lasting Impression
June 23, 2015 | Olivia ParkerMarcello Tiboni, retired master engraver, plans to open a school for traditional printmaking
URBINO, Italy – Marcello Tiboni carefully uses his thumb and index finger to pick up a sheet of paper, as thin as the translucent page of a … Read More
Coming out in Urbino
June 23, 2015 | Abbie LatterellGay community faces old prejudices in a country out of step with Europe.
URBINO, Italy – In an effort to start a dialog with local residents, the Gay and Proud Association of Urbino (GAP) last June held a screening of … Read More
Benelli Born and Raised
June 23, 2015 | Kendall GilmanA love for the Benelli shotgun factory trickles down from one generation of employees to the next
Tito Micheli, 67, smiles quietly as he listens to his daughter excitedly describe her childhood memories of his employer, the Benelli shotgun factory. … Read More
Man’s Best Friend, in Training
June 23, 2015 | Deanna BrigandiVittorio Scalbi teaches dogs to hunt truffles, just for fun
“Attenti ai cani”—beware of the dogs—reads a sign on the narrow dirt road that leads to Varea le Coste, a bed-and-breakfast two kilometers outside Urbino, Italy. My companion and I … Read More
Italian Family Circles
June 22, 2015 | Ashley ManskeFor families like the Spadonis, the generations still stick together
URBINO, Italy – The Cathedral pews are half empty for the 10:30 a.m. Sunday Mass, but the three Spadoni women are there as usual sitting side by side: the grandmother … Read More
Pausa: A Fading Italian Tradition
June 22, 2015 | Brittany DierkenItaly’s traditional three-hour lunch break is slowly disappearing.
Urbino, Italy – The Bucci family left their home for work and school around 7:30 a.m., but at 1:00 p.m. they pour back through the door to prepare and bond over the … Read More