Fifty years of the history of the newspaper La Repubblica told through art. The exhibition “50 anni. La Repubblica 1976-2026” opened this morning in San Marino City, created by Sammarinese artist Riccardo Zani Faetanini to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the newspaper’s founding.
The exhibition is being held at the headquarters of the Consulta per l’Informazione (Information Council), in Scala dell’Arengo 1, within the Department of Tourism. The initiative is promoted by the Consulta with the patronage of the Department of Tourism, which holds responsibility for Information, and the Department of Education and Culture.
The opening ceremony was attended by the artist himself, along with the director of the Tourism Department, Filippo Francini, the Italian Ambassador to San Marino, Fabrizio Colaceci, and the president of the Consulta per l’Informazione, Roberto Chiesa.
Through a selection of works created specifically for the occasion, Zani Faetanini revisits some of the key moments that have shaped the newspaper’s history, reinterpreting pages, news stories and events published over the past fifty years.
A special section is dedicated to the memory of Eugenio Scalfari, who founded the newspaper in 1976 and was a towering figure in Italian journalism.
The exhibition also offers a reflection on the role of information in society and on the relationship between journalism, art and current affairs, through an artistic reinterpretation of the newspaper’s pages.
Commenting on the initiative, the Secretary of State for Tourism, Federico Pedini Amati, highlighted the significance of the project.
“Riccardo Zani Faetanini’s art pays tribute to this historic newspaper, adding a touch of color to the austere world of front pages. Through its pages, the newspaper preserves events, recounts transformations, documents its own era, and hands down to future generations the richness of history.”
Pedini Amati also underlined the contribution art makes to the reading and interpretation of news and information.
“Art in all its forms enhances the press and the world of information — it brings it to life and comments on it, but in a way it also allows us to take it a little less seriously. My sincere appreciation goes to Riccardo Zani Faetanini for this project, and to the Consulta per l’Informazione for proposing and supporting it.”
The exhibition will be open to the public from November 14, 2026, to January 6, 2027, with viewing also available on weekends during the Christmas season of “Natale delle Meraviglie.”
Admission is free, but booking is required by calling 0548 882414.
