Students of the IIS “Antonio Della Lucia” Agricultural High School Visit Esapolis Museum
On Wednesday, October 8, the students of class 4AT from the “Antonio Della Lucia” Technical Agricultural School in Feltre visited the Esapolis Museum as a reward for their project.The class won the school competition for ...
From Mulberry Trees to Silkworms: CREA’s Activities Featured on TeleChiara
On Saturday 20 and Sunday 21, TeleChiara's agricultural news programme broadcasted a report in which Silvia Cappellozza, responsible of the CREA's Sericulture Laboratory of Padua presented an overview of the activities o ...
Back-to-School Celebration: Children and Families Discover Silkworms in Padua
On Sunday 21 September, a festival was held at a school complex in Padua to mark the start of the new school year. The complex comprises nine primary and secondary schools. Around 300 children and their parents attended ...
Climate and Farming Practices Influence Protein and Phenolic Content in Mulberry Leaves in Slovenia
Members of the Department of Botany and Plant Physiology at the Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Maribor, kindly invite you to read our newly published scientific article entitled: “Local Climate a ...
From Cocoon to Jewel: The Renaissance of Venetian Silk at the Palladian Villa
The D'orica company, one of the Aracne partners, uses a small and restored Nissan reeling machine to process the cocoons produced by farmers in the Veneto region, creating silk and gold jewellery. On 16 September 2025, a ...
Spanish School IES Salvador Sandoval Showcased in Padua with Silk Project
On 10 September, the students from the Spanish School IES Salvador Sandoval (Murcia) who won the 2024 Cultural Path competition were welcomed to Padua. They and their accompanying teachers, took a guided tour of CREA's r ...
Esapolis Hosts Soufli Students, Winners of the 2024 Cultural Path Competition
On 4 September, students from Soufli High School, the winners of the 2024 Cultural Path competition, visited the Esapolis Museum in Padua. They were welcomed by Dr Moretto, the director of Esapolis, and Dr Silvia Cappell ...
Chemins de la Soie – Website Now Accessible in English
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University of Maribor experts’ excursion to ARACNE partners in the Cévennes, France
Partners from the University of Maribor's Faculty of Agriculture, together with an Italian silkworm farmer from Sisiano, visited the ARACNE French partners in the Cévennes. The main objective was to exchange knowledge an ...
Silk, History and Cinema: The Premiere of On the Footsteps of Marco Polo – Pippo Doesn’t Know
On 2 September 2025, Silvia Cappellozza (responsible of the Sericulture laboratory of Padua) and Dr Diana Mantegazza attended the premiere of the short film 'Sulle Orme di Marco Polo - Pippo non lo sa' ('On the Footsteps ...