The Mulberry Tree Between Memory, History and Protection
Agricultural School and Silk Tradition in PesaroIn its itinerary among the various historical places of silk memory, the Aracne project encounters the local community in Pesaro, a city rich in silk tradition and evidence ...
The Veneto Silkworm Network is born
Another step towards the revival of silkworm rearing in Veneto and the Aracne silk ecosystem creationVeneto farmers, the historic founders of the Business Network "Bachicoltura Setica" ("Fair Sericulture"), have decided ...
The New Silk Roads: Round Table
Opportunities and prospects of an ancient supply chain in the wake of tradition On Saturday 27th April, the municipality of Monzambano (MN) will host a round table on mulberry cultivation. The area was once very rich in ...
ARACNE project presentation at the Spanish local radio
On April 13th 2024, the Spanish local radio “Cadena SER Murcia” has interviewed Ana Pagán, the responsible of ARACNE project at IMIDA (Spain), for their weekly show “A vivir tierra y mar”. Click here to liste ...
Mulberries characterize the landscape of the unique lime basin of the former Ormož sugar factory
Mulberries are ecologically important, sustainable trees. In addition to growing leaves to feed silkworms and livestock, mulberries can be used for many other purposes. Due to their phytoremediation potential, mulberry t ...
Itinerando – Sustainability paths
Villa Chiozza in Scodovacca is a magical place for sericulture. It was there that Luis Pasteur and Luigi Chiozza (1828-1889), an illustrious chemist, conducted their research to find a cure for the terrible epidemic that ...
Traditional and cultural association visits the IMIDA Silk Museum
On March 26th 2024, 23 children and 6 adults from the traditional and cultural association “Peña Huertana El Almirez” (La Alberca, Murcia, Spain) have visited the old Sericulture Station of Murcia, where silk exhibition ...
[re]Think Silk – Cotsen Textile Traces Colloquium
The Cotsen Textile Traces Study Center at The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, Washington, D.C., with the support from the Rubin-Ladd Foundation and the Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collec ...
The secret of success is cooperation!
The secret of success is cooperation. The ARACNE team from the University of Maribor planted mulberry trees in the vineyards at the Toplišek farm. With this, we revived the traditional Italian concept of "mulberries marr ...
Silk model “The Light” on the exhibition in Lodz in Poland
The "Costumes & Contemplation. On Religion" exhibition explores the relationship of the individual to transcendent reality, narrating stories of faith and religious encounters that influence designers' perspectives ...