Annunziata Berrino

A graduate in philosophy, she taught Contemporary History for many years at the Naples Orientale University and since 2006, she has been working as a researcher and associated professor of the University Studi of Napoli Federico II.

In the 1990s she became interested in the migration phenomenon which took place in the southern Italian regions during the 19th century. Since 1998 her interests have been concentrated on tourism. From 2001 till 2007 she worked as a Tourism councillor for private and public bodies and has signed a fixed schedule dedicated to the history of tourism for the monthly magazine Traveller edited by Condè Nast. Shes directed research projects regarding the history of tourism, and in 2002 founded the editorial series the History of tourism Annale Franco Angeli Editions.

In 2011 she published the book entitled History of Italian Tourism- with Il Mulino, a volume that is concentrated on research and covers tourism in Italy from the second half of the 18th century to the beginning of the year 2000.

Her last work is dedicated to the thermae in Italy in this day and age (Ritrovare lItalia. Andare per terme, Il Mulino, Bologna, in uscita).

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Date	City	Interventions	Summary	Media

2014-10-17	Acqui Terme	Annunziata Berrino: Stories of Italian Thermal Towns: culture, practice and immaginay	We cover the history of the Thermae in Italy, through the projection of a rich collection of images, that portray throughout Europe how springs and baths were attended for therapeutic use during mid-18th century. Its a phenomenon that spreads like wildfire and gives life to a variety of passionate stories: scientific and medical culture, politics, the institutions, entrepreneurs, everyone is interested in the therapeutic water. From the beginning of the 19th century and an increase in attendances, a sociality around the waters and baths becomes popular, giving way to a rich and unexpected cultural production. Theatres, music, literature, art, graphics, essay writing everyone produces and creates for the public that frequent the Thermae. Without forgetting that the expansion of this therapeutic practice represents an important occasion for architecture, hydraulics, urban planning that give life to functional and beautiful places, where men and women combine body care along with leisure and recreation. Up until the present days when the therapeutic water and baths are part of a much more ample complex, that expands to the quality of the air, the food, the care of ones body and mind, the teaching and refusal of artificiality and the research of a total well-being.

2014-10-17

Acqui Terme

Annunziata Berrino: Stories of Italian Thermal Towns: culture, practice and immaginay

We cover the history of the Thermae in Italy, through the projection of a rich collection of images, that portray throughout Europe how springs and baths were attended for therapeutic use during mid-18th century. Its a phenomenon that spreads like wildfire and gives life to a variety of passionate stories: scientific and medical culture, politics, the institutions, entrepreneurs, everyone is interested in the therapeutic water. From the beginning of the 19th century and an increase in attendances, a sociality around the waters and baths becomes popular, giving way to a rich and unexpected cultural production. Theatres, music, literature, art, graphics, essay writing everyone produces and creates for the public that frequent the Thermae.

Without forgetting that the expansion of this therapeutic practice represents an important occasion for architecture, hydraulics, urban planning that give life to functional and beautiful places, where men and women combine body care along with leisure and recreation. Up until the present days when the therapeutic water and baths are part of a much more ample complex, that expands to the quality of the air, the food, the care of ones body and mind, the teaching and refusal of artificiality and the research of a total well-being.