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Inaugurated on May 1, 1904, by Luigi Rava, at the time Minister of Education, the Esposizione Regionale Romagnola was the first ‘Expo’ ever held in the city of Ravenna. Following the example of the great European exhibitions, the city’s public gardens were completely transformed to host temporary pavilions in a Liberty architectural style.
Nowadays, the Classense Library preserves a small but significant photographic collection documenting this important event in Ravenna’s history composed of only 21 negatives images. However, the collection holds exceptional documentary value.
These images powerfully convey the enormous impact the exhibition had on the daily
life of early 20th-century Ravenna.








































