The NEXT ROUTES digital Heritage Walk Game developed by ATRIUM combines historical storytelling, digital skills, and gamification to guide users in discovering the architecture and history of Forlì during the Fascist period. Discover the symbolic sites of 20th-century architecture in Forlì and access the game with your smartphone on this link or using the attached QR code.
In the 1930s and 1940s, the mining town of Niccioleta grew at a quick pace. However, in June 1944, the community experienced its darkest days: eighty-three miners were killed in one of the most brutal massacres carried out by the Nazi-Fascists in Italy. The massacre took place when peace seemed close, at the moment of the enemy's retreat. For those who remained, nothing would ever be the same again.
In the broadcast show on Thursday 6 November 2025 at 1.15 p.m. on Rai3 and at 8.30 p.m. on Rai Storia, Paolo Mieli and the historian Isabella Insolvibile shed light on an episode in our history that has remained in the shadows for a long time, while Carla Oppa visits places of historical interest among the remains of the mining facilities.
New book published, entitled “NOWA HUTA – Architektoniczny portret miasta drugiej połowy XX wieku” - NOWA HUTA – An architectural portrait of the city of the second half of the 20th century), dedicated to the architecture of the Nowa Huta district of Krakow after the advent of communism. View book presentation.
From 22-24 October 2025, at the 14th Annual Advisory Forum on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe in Cappadocia (Turkey), the ATRIUM Route was awarded in the category ‘Enhancement of memory, history and European heritage' for the project "Colonial legacies in public space. A participatory reinterpretation of the dissonant heritage and cultural landscape".
The project had been carried out in the context of the European EUrban DECO project and of the "Beyond the surface" project, funded by Emilia Romagna Region under the call of the regional law on Memoria del '900. The Award was received by Claudia Castellucci, Director of ATRIUM Route and Cristina Vallicelli, Development Officer of ATRIUM.
On 18 October 2025, "Argo - Progettare l'Europa" took part in the International Festival for Gender Equality in Perugia (Italy), presenting the EUrban DECO project as a best practice in promoting rights, non-discrimination, and equality.
On 16-17 October 2025, within the framework of the re-certification process as an official Cultural Route of the Council of Europe, the ATRIUM Association headquarter in Forlì received visit by an evaluator.
The evaluation for the re-certification of a Cultural Route is conducted by independent experts contracted by the Council of Europe's Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes (EPA). These experts assess the route through a documentary review and a field visit, submitting a report on its compliance with the criteria. The final decision to renew the certification is then made by the EPA Governing Board.