The Civic Archaeological Museum of Bologna (Italy) hosts the exhibition CHE GUEVARA tú y todos, a journey into the history and life of a man who has profoundly influenced the collective imagination of entire generations , becoming the very icon of the revolutionary : Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, universally known as Che Guevara.
The spaces of the Bologna museum host a significant part of the vast unpublished photographic and documentary repertoire of the Centros de Estudios Che Guevara archive in Havana . The exhibition offers the public the opportunity to explore , thanks to digital and interactive tools, the crucial moments of Che Guevara’s life, allowing them to discover his humanity , his ideals and his emotional ties . The historical and geopolitical events of a crucial period, from the early 1950s to the late 1960s, which profoundly influenced several generations, are contextualized.
The exhibition, conceived and created by SIMMETRICO Cultura , is curated by Daniele Zambelli , Flavio Andreini , Camilo Guevara and María del Carmen Ariet Garcia , with an original soundtrack composed by Andrea Guerra . It is produced by Alma and the Centro de Estudios Che Guevara, whose archive was recognized as a “Memory of the World” heritage site by UNESCO in 2013, in collaboration with the University of Milan, IULM University and the Civic Museums Sector | Museo Civico Archeologico Bologna, with the patronage of the Italian National Commission for UNESCO , the Cuban Embassy in Italy , the Emilia-Romagna Region and the Municipality of Bologna .
The realization of the project saw the close collaboration of Che Guevara’s wife , Aleida March , and his son Camilo Guevara , who passed away in 2022, to whom the entire exhibition project is dedicated.
The meaning of the title: tú y todos (you and everyone)
The title of the exhibition, tú y todos , takes up an intense and touching verse from a poem that Che Guevara wrote to his wife Aleida before his departure for Bolivia , where he was captured and assassinated on October 9th 1967, after a long interrogation.
This title underlines the intent of the exhibition: to restore the intimate and conscious dimension of the figure of Ernesto Che Guevara , detaching it from the myth of the uncompromising and fearless guerrilla, constructed by the media of the time, both for and against depending on the political alignment to which one belonged. The exhibition will tell the story of the man , the political figure and the historical context in which he lived, through over 2,000 unpublished documents , including letters, notes, diaries, photographs taken by himself, official and private images, autographed writings and videos of the time.
A project for everyone
CHE GUEVARA tú y todos is aimed at a broad and transversal audience , with the aim of telling an iconic and contemporary figure like Che Guevara. The exhibition places the visitor at the center , involving him directly and making him an active part of the experience, through an innovative approach to dissemination , the path aims to create an emotional connection with visitors, proposing a reflection on still current issues. The visit will not be a passive path, but an actively lived experience, in which the public will feel as an integral part of the story.
CHE GUEVARA tú y todos
March 27 – June 30, 2025
Museo Civico Archeologico di Bologna
Via dell’Archiginnasio 2
Bologne – Italie
www.mostracheguevara.com
