{"id":121480,"date":"2026-01-21T13:53:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T12:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cini.it\/?page_id=121480"},"modified":"2026-05-21T17:02:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:02:35","slug":"humankind-longevity-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cini.it\/en\/humankind-and-longevity-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Humankind and Longevity 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;bg_color&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;full&#8221; bg_color_value=&#8221;rgba(234,234,234,0.57)&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bottom_border&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;white-smoke&#8221;]<div class=\"dinamic_sticky_main_cnt\"><div class=\"dinamic_sticky_menu_cnt\"><ul class=\"dinamic_sticky_menu_ul\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Humankind and Longevity&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1769071467043{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 1.31% !important;padding-bottom: 4.2% !important;background-color: #f5f5f5 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;cini_font_huge custom_cini_heading&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bottom_border&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;right_border&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1731603359801{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"ult_row_spacer\"><div class=\"ult-sticky-anchor\"><div class=\"ult-sticky-section ult-sticky \"  data-stick_behaviour= 'stick_with_scroll_row'  data-sticky_position= 'top' data-mobile='no' data-support='no'>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;cini_font_basic&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Foundation\u2019s cultural programme for 2026 will focus on the theme of longevity, exploring its various aspects from its most distant cultural roots right up to the present day. Over the last century, for the first time in human history, life expectancy has risen significantly, and the aspiration for a longer life is being systematically pursued through scientific research.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This increase in average life expectancy stems from scientific and healthcare innovations, social welfare measures and economic progress. There are, however, issues that require further investigation. The biological limits of the process of extending life are not certain; nevertheless, scientific understanding of the factors underlying ageing is making continuous progress, partly due to the enormous resources dedicated to research. Artificial intelligence contributes to these changes through its ability to process vast amounts of data and the use of dynamic models, accelerating drug discovery, the development of personalised medicine, and digital twins for prediction and prevention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The implications of these developments are manifold. Rising life expectancy, combined with a significant decline in birth rates, is leading to a gradual increase in the proportion of the elderly population within the total population. This process tends to place strain on public finances, create problems for the labour market and reduce innovative capacity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Longevity can have significant effects on political systems and can influence international relations. It can alter the mechanisms of cultural transmission and our relationship with life, with repercussions on social and family relationships, our relationship with religion, and artistic and scientific creativity. It may be accompanied by persistent inequalities in life expectancy, both between countries and within each country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increased life expectancy represents a crucial challenge for our societies; it is a source of great opportunities but is also potentially divisive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Humankind and Longevity<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> project will take shape primarily through a symposium bringing together international experts from various disciplines and a series of initiatives inviting participants to explore and reflect on the aspects, meanings and implications of a longer life.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><div class=\"ult-space\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1731603364831{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"ult_row_spacer\"><div class=\"ult-sticky-anchor\"><div class=\"ult-sticky-section ult-sticky \"  data-gutter= '50' data-stick_behaviour= 'stick_with_scroll_row'  data-sticky_position= 'top' data-mobile='no' data-support='no'>[vc_single_image image=&#8221;125537&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;width-100&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1771934957445{padding-top: 15px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;cini_font_small_sans&#8221;]<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Giorgione<\/span><\/span>, &#8216;The Three Ages of Man&#8217; <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Galleria Palatina<\/span><\/span>. By concession of the Ministry of Culture \u2013 <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Gallerie degli Uffizi<\/span><\/span>.[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6a2169e7a3581\" data-id=\"6a2169e7a3581\" data-height=\"30\" data-height-mobile=\"30\" data-height-tab=\"30\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult-space\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bottom_border&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1731923289249{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1731603497350{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1769087679627{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;cini_font_large&#8221;]The Fondazione Giorgio Cini presents a program of interdisciplinary activities throughout the year, dedicated to the theme of <em>Humankind and Longevity<\/em>: a major symposium in November, conferences, and concerts.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;right_border&#8221;]<div class=\"ult_row_spacer\"><div class=\"ult-sticky-anchor\"><div class=\"ult-sticky-section ult-sticky \"  data-stick_behaviour= 'stick_with_scroll_row'  data-sticky_position= 'top' data-mobile='no' data-support='no'>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Program of activities&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1769087729535{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;cini_font_large&#8221;]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6a2169e7a35f2\" data-id=\"6a2169e7a35f2\" data-height=\"30\" data-height-mobile=\"30\" data-height-tab=\"30\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult-space\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1737045864564{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;padding-reset&#8221;]    <div class=\"accordion-container \" >\n        <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n            <div>\n                                    <h3 class=\"h3-accordion-title\">\n                        Study day and closing concert | 24 February 2026                    <\/h3>\n                                <div class=\"accordion-title-container\">\n                    <span class=\"accordion-header-text-span\">Hindsight and repositioning: composers and the challenges of the third age<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"accordion-icon-container\">\n                <span class=\"accordion-icon-span\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cini.it\/wp-content\/themes\/cini\/icons\/Plus.svg\" alt=\"plus\" style=\"transform: rotate(0deg);\">\n                <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"accordion-content\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-content-inner\">\n                <h5 class=\"cini_font_small_sans_uppercase_titoletto\" style=\"font-family: DMSansBold, sans-serif; font-size: 0.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.125rem; text-align: left; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 30px;\">INSTITUTE OF MUSIC<\/h5>\n<p>A study day devoted to the behaviour, reactions, choices and rethinking that characterised the final phase of the life and creativity of some of the most influential composers of the twentieth century: Arnold Sch\u00f6nberg, Igor Stravinsky, Gian Francesco Malipiero, Olivier Messiaen and Dmitri Shostakovich. The theoretical reference is the concept of \u2018late style\u2019, which was coined by Theodor W. Adorno for Beethoven\u2019s last works and later taken up and expanded by Edward Said in his book of the same name.<br \/>\nThe speakers aim to broaden the conceptual field traced by the two philosophers in the directions of intellectual biography and aesthetic evolution;<br \/>\nlongevity is related to the alienating perception of the new age and the response to the challenges coming from it.<br \/>\n&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cini.it\/en\/eventi\/hindsight-and-repositioning-composers-and-the-challenges-of-the-third-age\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"accordion-container \" >\n        <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n            <div>\n                                    <h3 class=\"h3-accordion-title\">\n                        SEMINAR AND CONCERT | 16 \u2014 20 March 2026                    <\/h3>\n                                <div class=\"accordion-title-container\">\n                    <span class=\"accordion-header-text-span\">Trionfi. Music, poetry and longevity between Guillaume de Machaut and Francesco Petrarca<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"accordion-icon-container\">\n                <span class=\"accordion-icon-span\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cini.it\/wp-content\/themes\/cini\/icons\/Plus.svg\" alt=\"plus\" style=\"transform: rotate(0deg);\">\n                <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"accordion-content\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-content-inner\">\n                <h5 class=\"cini_font_small_sans_uppercase_titoletto\" style=\"font-family: DMSansBold, sans-serif; font-size: 0.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.125rem; text-align: left; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 30px;\">EARLY MUSIC SEMINARS EGIDA SARTORI AND LAURA ALVINI<\/h5>\n<p>Advanced training seminar in early music with final concert <em>Trionfi. Music, poetry and longevity between Guillaume de Machaut<\/em><br \/>\n<em>and Francesco Petrarca<\/em> the seminar intends to investigate a selection of materials by Petrarch and Machaut in search of possible reciprocal influences, but above all the types of influence that both had on music contemporary to them or slightly later.<\/p>\n<p>The main materials of study are the poetic-musical lyrics included in Guillaume de Machaut\u2019s <em>Rem\u00e8de de Fortune<\/em> and other compositions circulating<br \/>\nin central Europe or Italy around the turn of the fifteenth century.<br \/>\n&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cini.it\/en\/eventi\/trionfi-music-poetry-and-longevity-between-guillaume-de-machaut-and-francesco-petrarca-2\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"accordion-container \" >\n        <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n            <div>\n                                    <h3 class=\"h3-accordion-title\">\n                        CONFERENCE | 14 \u2014 15 May 2026                    <\/h3>\n                                <div class=\"accordion-title-container\">\n                    <span class=\"accordion-header-text-span\">Paolo Poli, Man of theatre<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"accordion-icon-container\">\n                <span class=\"accordion-icon-span\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cini.it\/wp-content\/themes\/cini\/icons\/Plus.svg\" alt=\"plus\" style=\"transform: rotate(0deg);\">\n                <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"accordion-content\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-content-inner\">\n                <h5 class=\"cini_font_small_sans_uppercase_titoletto\" style=\"font-family: DMSansBold, sans-serif; font-size: 0.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.125rem; text-align: left; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 30px;\">INSTITUTE OF THEATRE AND OPERA<\/h5>\n<p>The conference, organised in collaboration with Ca\u2019 Foscari University in Venice and the University of Florence, aims to investigate the figure of Paolo Poli (Florence, 1929 &#8211; Rome, 2016), ten years after his death. Florentine by birth, Poli immediately caught the public\u2019s attention as a versatile<br \/>\nand original artist, and built a long and successful career until his retirement from the stage, when well into his eighties. Thee author of a creative,<br \/>\nlight but cultured theatre, thanks to his tireless imagination, he was a fine example of life-long creativity. For this important occasion, the Institute of Theatre and Opera will make available to interested scholars the rich archive fond acquired in 2019 from the will of Lucia Poli, the artist\u2019s sister,<br \/>\nand his nephew, the composer Andrea Farri.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cini.it\/en\/eventi\/paolo-poli-sixty-and-more-years-of-theatrical-ingenuity\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"accordion-container \" >\n        <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n            <div>\n                                    <h3 class=\"h3-accordion-title\">\n                        CONFERENCE | 3 \u2014 4 July 2026                    <\/h3>\n                                <div class=\"accordion-title-container\">\n                    <span class=\"accordion-header-text-span\">Inequalities in Longevity<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"accordion-icon-container\">\n                <span class=\"accordion-icon-span\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cini.it\/wp-content\/themes\/cini\/icons\/Plus.svg\" alt=\"plus\" style=\"transform: rotate(0deg);\">\n                <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"accordion-content\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-content-inner\">\n                <p>The Inequalities in Longevity conference is dedicated to specific aspects of longevity: inequalities in average life expectancy and quality of life that results from different economic and social conditions. While disparities in average life expectancy between different income groups are evident, with the wealthiest not only living longer but also enjoying better health, differences between countries are also striking. While education and cultural environment influence life expectancy, social conditions, loneliness and discrimination against the elderly also have a significant impact. Welfare, public and private pension schemes can help to reduce these disparities. The conference will explore these issues over two days of discussion.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"accordion-container \" >\n        <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n            <div>\n                                    <h3 class=\"h3-accordion-title\">\n                        ROUND TABLE | 2 July 2026                    <\/h3>\n                                <div class=\"accordion-title-container\">\n                    <span class=\"accordion-header-text-span\">The representation of the elderly and generational relationships in the works of Vivaldi<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"accordion-icon-container\">\n                <span class=\"accordion-icon-span\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cini.it\/wp-content\/themes\/cini\/icons\/Plus.svg\" alt=\"plus\" style=\"transform: rotate(0deg);\">\n                <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"accordion-content\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-content-inner\">\n                <h5 class=\"cini_font_small_sans_uppercase_titoletto\" style=\"font-family: DMSansBold, sans-serif; font-size: 0.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.125rem; text-align: left; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 30px;\">ITALIAN ANTONIO VIVALDI INSTITUTE<\/h5>\n<p>Representaion of the Elderly and Generational Relations in Vivaldi\u2019s Operas In the eighteenth century, improved social and hygienic conditions led to<br \/>\na prolongation of average life expectancy and a postponement of the onset of the signs of old age, which in the seventeenth century had been around<br \/>\nthe age of forty. #e roundtable, curated by Giada Viviani, in collaboration with the research group<em> La drammaturgia musicale a Venezia (1678 &#8211; 1792)<\/em>,<br \/>\nFondazione Ugo e Olga Levi, reflects on the effects of these changes on the representation of the figure of the elderly in music drama.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"accordion-container \" >\n        <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n            <div>\n                                    <h3 class=\"h3-accordion-title\">\n                        STUDY DAY | 29 October 2026                    <\/h3>\n                                <div class=\"accordion-title-container\">\n                    <span class=\"accordion-header-text-span\">Conversation on Longevity in Artistic Production<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"accordion-icon-container\">\n                <span class=\"accordion-icon-span\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cini.it\/wp-content\/themes\/cini\/icons\/Plus.svg\" alt=\"plus\" style=\"transform: rotate(0deg);\">\n                <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"accordion-content\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-content-inner\">\n                <h5 class=\"cini_font_small_sans_uppercase_titoletto\" style=\"font-family: DMSansBold, sans-serif; font-size: 0.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.125rem; text-align: left; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 30px;\">INSTITUTE OF ART HISTORY<\/h5>\n<p>The Institute of Art History promotes a day of conversations led by art historians illustrating some of the most significant \u2018case histories\u2019 that have<br \/>\nmarked the landscape of the figurative arts in the modern and contemporary age. Famous biographies, with which to interpret longevity not only in terms of biological achievement, but also (and above all) intellectual and creative ones: at the heart of the insights are therefore the final works \u2013 the \u2018swansongs\u2019\u2013 of the selected artists. Such works constitute vital expressions of a continuous renewal, signs of regeneration and experimentation.<br \/>\nSix \u2018case histories\u2019 have been selected, bearing witness to examples of \u2018creative longevity\u2019 from the sixteenth to the twentieth century: Titian,<br \/>\nGiambattista Tiepolo, Francisco Goya, Pablo Picasso, Giorgio De Chirico and Virgilio Guidi.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"accordion-container \" >\n        <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n            <div>\n                                    <h3 class=\"h3-accordion-title\">\n                        SEMINAR | 10 \u2014 12 November 2026                    <\/h3>\n                                <div class=\"accordion-title-container\">\n                    <span class=\"accordion-header-text-span\">Global music production in times of longevity: aesthetics, markets, technologies, new professions and the transmission of knowledge<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"accordion-icon-container\">\n                <span class=\"accordion-icon-span\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cini.it\/wp-content\/themes\/cini\/icons\/Plus.svg\" alt=\"plus\" style=\"transform: rotate(0deg);\">\n                <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"accordion-content\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-content-inner\">\n                <h5 class=\"cini_font_small_sans_uppercase_titoletto\" style=\"font-family: DMSansBold, sans-serif; font-size: 0.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.125rem; text-align: left; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INTERCULTURAL INSTITUTE OF COMPARATIVE MUSIC STUDIES<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Demographic change has a strong impact on music production choices and market strategies, from concerts to the media, streaming platforms and social networks, it influences musical aesthetics, leading to the development of new sound production and communication technologies, while creating new professions for care and wellbeing.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"accordion-container \" >\n        <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n            <div>\n                                    <h3 class=\"h3-accordion-title\">\n                        SEMINAR AND CONCERT | 2\u2009\u2014\u20096 November 2026                    <\/h3>\n                                <div class=\"accordion-title-container\">\n                    <span class=\"accordion-header-text-span\">The Aura of Willaert. Petrarchan Madrigals in \u2018Musica Nova\u2019, 1559<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"accordion-icon-container\">\n                <span class=\"accordion-icon-span\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cini.it\/wp-content\/themes\/cini\/icons\/Plus.svg\" alt=\"plus\" style=\"transform: rotate(0deg);\">\n                <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"accordion-content\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-content-inner\">\n                <h5 class=\"cini_font_small_sans_uppercase_titoletto\" style=\"font-family: DMSansBold, sans-serif; font-size: 0.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.125rem; text-align: left; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 30px;\">EARLY MUSIC SEMINARS EGIDA SARTORI AND LAURA ALVINI<\/h5>\n<p>Kapellmeister at the Basilica of St Mark from 1527 until his death (1562), Adrian Willaert was one of the most authoritative, prolific and influential composers of the central decades of sixteenth-century Europe. Willaert was also a teacher, and his disciples included some of the best-known composers and theorists of the time, such as Nicola Vicentino, Costanzo Porta, Cipriano de Rore and Gioseffo Zarlino. The last two succeeded the maestro in the prestigious position at the Marciana, so Willaert is generally considered the founder of the \u2018Venetian school\u2019.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"accordion-container \" >\n        <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n            <div>\n                                    <h3 class=\"h3-accordion-title\">\n                        SIMPOSIO | 19 \u2014 21 novembre 2026                    <\/h3>\n                                <div class=\"accordion-title-container\">\n                    <span class=\"accordion-header-text-span\">Humankind and Longevity<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"accordion-icon-container\">\n                <span class=\"accordion-icon-span\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cini.it\/wp-content\/themes\/cini\/icons\/Plus.svg\" alt=\"plus\" style=\"transform: rotate(0deg);\">\n                <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"accordion-content\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-content-inner\">\n                <p>Il simposio sulla longevit\u00e0 invita esperti internazionali delle varie discipline che sono coinvolte nella riflessione intorno all\u2019allungamento della vita \u2013 scienziati, filosofi, teologi, economisti. Articolato in tre giornate, si sofferma sulla dimensione scientifica della longevit\u00e0, sulle implicazioni per la societ\u00e0, la politica, l\u2019economia, le relazioni internazionali e sulle ripercussioni nella sfera antropologica, culturale ed etica.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Spanning three days, the meeting will begin by examining the biological dimension of longevity, the scientific and medical reasons for the increase in average life expectancy, the future prospects of ongoing research, the role of artificial intelligence and the consequences of personalised medicine. It will then investigate the social dimension of longevity and its impact on welfare, economics, politics, and international relations, without neglecting the aspects of prevention, education, popular narratives on ageing, and intergenerational equity. Finally, it will address the human dimension of longevity and its anthropological, philosophical and ethical aspects, keeping in mind the implications for family and social relationships, scientific research and artistic creativity, the transmission of knowledge and the spiritual dimension.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"accordion-container \" >\n        <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n            <div>\n                                    <h3 class=\"h3-accordion-title\">\n                        CONFERENCE | \u20091 \u2014\u20093 dicembre 2026                    <\/h3>\n                                <div class=\"accordion-title-container\">\n                    <span class=\"accordion-header-text-span\">Religion after Longevity: Between Religious Traditions and Post-Humanism<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"accordion-icon-container\">\n                <span class=\"accordion-icon-span\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cini.it\/wp-content\/themes\/cini\/icons\/Plus.svg\" alt=\"plus\" style=\"transform: rotate(0deg);\">\n                <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"accordion-content\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-content-inner\">\n                <h5 class=\"cini_font_small_sans_uppercase_titoletto\" style=\"font-family: DMSansBold, sans-serif; font-size: 0.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.125rem; text-align: left; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 30px;\">CENTRE FOR COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF CIVILISATIONS AND SPIRITUALITIES<\/h5>\n<p>This conference explores the relationship between longevity and religious phenomena. It will discuss how religious traditions have been concerned with both the care of the body and the soul, examining religious rituals, practices, dietary norms and activities that promote not only harmonious ageing but also spiritual purification. It will study how ageing societies influence religious beliefs and practices, and how religious traditions evolve within them. Finally, it will discuss emerging religious and quasi-religious movements that question the very concept of death and propose transhumanist approaches to life extension. Event co-organised with Ca\u2019 Foscari University Venice, the University of Amsterdam and the Center for the Study of World Religions.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"accordion-container \" >\n        <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n            <div>\n                                    <h3 class=\"h3-accordion-title\">\n                        CONFERENCE | \u200915\u2009\u2014\u200917 December 2026                    <\/h3>\n                                <div class=\"accordion-title-container\">\n                    <span class=\"accordion-header-text-span\">Longevity and Gerontocracy in Venice (XIII \u2013 XVIII centuries)<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"accordion-icon-container\">\n                <span class=\"accordion-icon-span\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cini.it\/wp-content\/themes\/cini\/icons\/Plus.svg\" alt=\"plus\" style=\"transform: rotate(0deg);\">\n                <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"accordion-content\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-content-inner\">\n                <h5 class=\"cini_font_small_sans_uppercase_titoletto\" style=\"font-family: DMSansBold, sans-serif; font-size: 0.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.125rem; text-align: left; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 30px;\">INSTITUTE FOR THE HISTORY OF THE VENETIAN STATE AND SOCIETY<\/h5>\n<p>The theme of longevity, understood as an individual and social phenomenon, takes on a central role in the contemporary world as we witness a profound redefinition of the stages of life. This is largely unprecedented, according to our historical knowledge. Therefore, can the category of \u2018longevity\u2019 also be used for the past? And in what terms on a European scale? What was the cultural meaning of longevity in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? The question arises if we think of the ruling class of the Venetian Republic, of the ranks of patricians who remained active in their positions until their seventh decade of life and beyond, or if we think of the election of doges and their lives that usually exceeded the age of eighty. The conference aims to answer these questions. 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