Singapore Welcomes the Iconic Amerigo Vespucci for Its Historic First Visit This October

Amerigo Vespucci and the Villaggio Italia will be docking inSingaporefrom October at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre where the Navy training ship will remain from 24th toOctober 28th.

SINGAPORE,Oct. 18, 2024/PRNewswire/ -- Singapore is set to be the 25th host of the Amerigo Vespucci and Villaggio Italia for five days at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre. During its visit to the island, this Navy training ship will feature an exciting array of activities and events, inviting guests on board to explore the finest offerings fromItaly.

Beginning onOctober 24thwith the opening ceremony, where authorities from bothSingaporeandItalywill be present to inaugurate the Villaggio Italia and mark the start of four days when the public can experience the historical excellence of Amerigo Vespucci first-hand.

From7.30pmonOctober 24th(Thursday) till6.30pmonOctober 27th(Sunday) guests can board the Navy Amerigo Vespucci to learn more about what makes the custodian of the oldest naval and seafaring traditions"the most beautiful in the world".

For the Singaporean leg of this tour, the near-century-old sailing ship standing as an emblem of the Navy and ambassador of Made inItalyin the world will once again be joined by theVillaggio Italia, the"World Itinerant Multi-Annual Exhibition"of Italian excellence. This will offer visitors a unique experience to get to know the beauty ofItalythrough its art, culture, music, food, cinema, technology and scientific research. The Amerigo Vespucci's world tour is not only a unified expression of the values of the entire nation but also a showcase of Italian excellence and supply chains, a driving force for the economy and the spread of Italian culture.

The""Amerigo Vespucci World Tour - Villaggio Italia"initiative, supported by Italian Government Minister of DefenseGuido Crosetto, combines the traditional training activities of the Navy's Officer Cadets on the School Ship with the promotion of Made inItalyexcellence in the main ports reached through theVillaggio Italia. At the Marina Bay Cruise Centre, visitors can look forward to an exciting lineup of events dedicated to music, cinema, art, the beauty ofItalybut also scientific research, sustainability, technology and entrepreneurship, tourism, and markets. The Villaggio Italia inSingaporewill serve as a platform where guests can participate in the dialogue on strategic issues regarding the future: sustainability, research, markets, and entrepreneurship.

Guests can book their free admission to visit both Amerigo Vespucci, Villaggio Italia and the scheduled activities viahttps://tourvespucci.it/en/singapore-24-28-october-2024/

Timeslots for Amerigo Vespucci:

Thursday, Oct. 24from7:30 to 8:30 p.m.; 

Friday, Oct. 25from4 to 7:30 p.m.;

Saturday, Oct. 26from10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.;

Sunday, Oct. 27from10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Comfortable footwear is highly recommended.

Opening hours for Villaggio Italia

The Villaggio Italia will be open to the public dailyfrom9 a.m. to 10:45 p.m.(exceptions:Thursday, Oct. 24will open to the public at7:30 p.m.at the end of the opening ceremony andMonday, Oct. 28will close in the afternoon at5 p.m.at the end of the closing ceremony). Reservations can be made for the activities

Photos, videos and renderings of the Villaggio Italia and photos and videos of Nave Amerigo Vespucci:

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Villaggio Italia and Nave Amerigo Vespucci

 Program activities open to the public fromOctober 24 to 28:

Music

InSingapore, the Villaggio Italia offers a rich musical program starting with the presenceFanfare of the Livorno Naval Academy, composed of 17 elements from various Italian conservatories and high schools of music, conducted by 1st LieutenantFranco Impalà, who will perform every day at the Villaggio Italia.

Opera musicwill be the highlight of Concert"Lirica Arts - Puccini, a life in 7 women,"a collection of various pieces of music structured in the story of the tragic end of seven protagonists of Puccini's operas (Friday, Oct. 25,11 a.m.). Dedicated toItalian pop musicin the world is the Concert byMatilde G, a young Italian singer, author, pianist and performer who brings to her songs the mix of different cultures within which she grew up (she spent part of her childhood inIndiaand for the past five years has been living inSingapore, a city she now considers home).

She will performonSaturday, October 26,9 p.m.Italian Baroque musicis featured in the concert"Viva Italia! Songs& Dances from Baroque Italy"by Red Dot Baroque, the premier baroque music ensemble of the prestigious and renowned Yong Siew Toh Conservatory (Sunday, Oct. 27,7 p.m.).The great classics of Italian musicwill be performed by artist, actress and presenterSerena Autieri(Sunday, Oct. 27,5:15 p.m.)

Exhibitions

Villaggio Italia will host several exhibitions that are open to all visitors."Italia Geniale,"dedicated to the history of Italian design. Produced by the Ministry of Business and Made inItalyand the Ministry of Defense in collaboration with ADI Design Museum, the exhibition tells the story of Italian design that has conquered the world, through dozens of original objects that have been protagonists of six decades of history. There will also be a space dedicated toItaly'smost innovative infrastructure, MOSE (the Experimental Electromechanical MOdule) inVeniceand the Strait of Messina Bridge project.

Theimmersiveexhibition"Divine Immersive Excellence,"produced in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, will offer a magical journey of colors, sounds and sensations dedicated to wine andItalythrough an immersive screen that will envelop visitors.

Cinema

Every day the programming in the Villaggio Italia will include screenings of a selection of internationally successful Italian films curatedby the Venice Biennale's International Film Festival:Thursday, Oct. 24,8:45 p.m.The film"Comandante"byEdoardo De Angeliswill be shown;Friday, October 25at8:45 p.m.the documentary dedicated to the city ofNaples"Can I come in? An ode toNaples"by T. Styler;Saturday, Oct. 26at5 p.m.there will be a screening of a selection of Singaporean and Italian short films"and at6 p.m.the film"The Lion's Share"byBaptiste EtchegarayandGiuseppe Bucchi;Sunday, Oct. 27at8:45 p.m.the filmHappiness"byMicaela Ramazzotti.

OnSunday, Oct. 27,12:30 p.m.there will be ascreening of the docuseries"Mano d'Opera- The Theater Told by those who make it"which will take visitors on a journey to discover the history and evolution of the key professions of Italian opera.

Art 

The Villaggio Italia will host the new bronze work"La David,"created byJago, one of the leading exponents of contemporary Italian art.There will be an exhibition dedicated to"Navy Painters"paintings and a photo exhibition entitled"The Soul of the Vespucci,"13 shots capturing crew members of the world's most beautiful ship at work, taken by Chief of 2nd cl Naval Photographer Maurizio Lapera.

Events and conferences

The Villaggio Italia will also host a series of conferences beginning onFriday, Oct. 25at9:30 a.m.with the seminar"Vespucci meets: science and physics"dedicated to the topic fromcosmic radiationand the studies currently underway, on board Nave Vespucci on which a small INFN (National Institute of Nuclear Physics) apparatus has set sail in Darwin for the detection of cosmic rays i.e. the rain of particles that constantly invests us from space.

OnFriday, Oct. 25at 4 p.mthenatural scienceseminar will host a session dedicated to naturalistic expeditions conducted by academics, scientists, and historians toSoutheast Asiaby sea, both past and present, betweenItalyandSingapore. Followed by a meeting"Vespucci meets: myth in artisticperformance"at 7:30 p.m.  with a focus onthe theme of Lean Greece and the culture of myth with artisticperformance, held in collaboration with the Department of Cultural Heritage Sicilian region.

Saturday, Oct. 26at10 a.m.will begin withthe conference"Vespucci on a journey to the 2026Winter Olympics"dedicated to the upcoming Winter Olympics to be hosted inItaly.OnMonday, October 28at10:30 a.m.there will be a conference dedicated tothe blue and space economy.

Food

Also available to visitors to the Villaggio Italia will be the world's most beloved cuisine with the"Italy Restaurant"and a tasting area in which traditional Italian culinary products will be available. The Piedmont Region will also bring to the Villaggio Italia inSingaporeits excellence with the wines of the territory UNESCO and the prized White Truffle of Alba.

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