Inaugurata la mostra “Splendete come astri nel mondo” al Museo Casa Don Bosco

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(ANS – Torino) – Nel pomeriggio di sabato 8 novembre, pochi giorni prima del 150º anniversario della prima spedizione missionaria salesiana (11 novembre 1875), è stata inaugurata la mostra “Splendete come astri nel mondo” presso il Museo Casa Don Bosco di Torino-Valdocco. La mostra itinerante è il frutto di un lavoro corale che ha coinvolto le Ispettorie dei Salesiani INE e ILE e delle Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice ITV e ILO.

Alla cerimonia hanno preso parte il Rettor Maggiore dei Salesiani, Don Fabio Attard, la Madre Generale delle Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice, Madre Chiara Cazzuola, il curatore della mostra e la responsabile dei reperti in prestito del Museo Etnologico Missionario del Colle Don Bosco, affiancati da numerosi missionari salesiani, animatori missionari, volontari e rappresentanti del mondo salesiano e culturale. I visitatori, accorsi numerosi, hanno affollato i diversi ambienti del museo.

In apertura della cerimonia, la direttrice del Museo Casa Don Bosco, la Dott.ssa Ana Martín García, ha ringraziato gli ospiti e ha illustrato la duplice finalità dell’iniziativa: celebrare l’anniversario della prima spedizione missionaria e riscoprire l’attualità del carisma missionario oggi. Inoltre, ha sottolineato come la mostra sia stata resa possibile grazie alla preziosa collaborazione con il Museo Etnologico Missionario del Colle Don Bosco, che ha selezionato e concesso in prestito importanti reperti provenienti dalle proprie collezioni.

È poi intervenuta la Dott.ssa Letizia Pecetto, curatrice del Museo Etnologico Missionario del Colle Don Bosco, la quale ha illustrato la scelta dei reperti etnografici, sottolineando la volontà comune di valorizzare il patrimonio salesiano come ponte tra culture e popoli. Ha inoltre evidenziato il valore peculiare dell’esposizione, che presenta per la prima volta al Museo Casa Don Bosco una significativa selezione di reperti etnografici, suddivisi in tre grandi nuclei tematici:

La prima missione salesiana in Patagonia, con materiali e testimonianze originali;
I missionari salesiani, rappresentati da oggetti personali come il pullover di Mons. Vincenzo Cimatti, il copricapo di piume appartenuto a Don Luigi Bolla e il sacco a pelo del Cardinale Giovanni Cagliero;
Le missioni nei quattro continenti, attraverso una selezione di oggetti che dialogano con lo sviluppo mondiale dell’opera salesiana.

Il curatore della mostra, don Fabio Maistro, ha poi illustrato il percorso espositivo dei quindici pannelli, articolato in tre sezioni: una parte storica, dedicata alle origini e alle prime spedizioni; una parte agiografica, che presenta dieci figure luminose di missionari (due per ciascun continente); e una parte contemporanea, che rilancia il tema missionario nella vita quotidiana di oggi. La mostra si propone anche come uno strumento significativo per sensibilizzare e formare ragazzi, giovani e adulti al tema della missione.

La Madre Generale ha poi condiviso una riflessione ispirata da diversi racconti storici, sottolineando il ruolo fondamentale della presenza di Maria nelle prime missioni e nella vita missionaria attuale, e ricordando come le Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice siano nate, fin dall’inizio, con un profondo carisma missionario.

A conclusione della cerimonia, il Rettor Maggiore ha ringraziato tutti gli organizzatori e i collaboratori del progetto, soffermandosi sul significato del titolo “Splendete come astri nel mondo”. “Già il titolo ci parla con forza evangelica e ci porta al cuore dell’esperienza della prima comunità cristiana condensata in quell’invito di san Paolo ai Filippesi: Siate irreprensibili e puri, figli di Dio in mezzo a una generazione che si perde, in mezzo alla quale risplendete come astri nel mondo”, ha ricordato Don Attard.

Ha incoraggiato in particolare i giovani presenti a continuare a splendere nella vita quotidiana come segni di speranza, proprio come fecero i primi missionari salesiani. “Non si tratta di brillare da soli – ha sottolineato – ma di formare costellazioni di luce, comunità vive dove la fede si fa cultura, dove la gioia si fa servizio, dove il Vangelo diventa vita condivisa”.

La cerimonia si è conclusa con il taglio ufficiale del nastro, affidato congiuntamente alla Madre Generale e al Rettor Maggiore, tra gli applausi e l’emozione dei partecipanti.

La mostra presso il Museo Casa Don Bosco sarà visitabile fino al 18 gennaio 2026.

Per ulteriori informazioni e materiali di approfondimento è possibile consultare la pagina dedicata sul sito del Movimento Giovanile Salesiano Italia.

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Inauguración de la muestra “Brillen como astros en el mundo” en el Museo Casa Don Bosco

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(ANS – Turín) – En la tarde del sábado 8 de noviembre, pocos días antes del 150° aniversario de la primera expedición misionera salesiana (11 de noviembre de 1875), fue inaugurada la muestra “Brillen como astros en el mundo”, en el Museo Casa Don Bosco de Turín-Valdocco. La exposición itinerante es el fruto de un trabajo conjunto que involucró a las inspectorías de los salesianos INE e ILE y de las Hijas de María Auxiliadora ITV e ILO.

En la ceremonia participaron el Rector Mayor de los salesianos, padre Fabio Attard; la Madre General de las Hijas de María Auxiliadora, madre Chiara Cazzuola; el curador de la muestra y la responsable de las piezas prestadas por el Museo Etnológico Misionero del Colle Don Bosco, acompañados por numerosos misioneros salesianos, animadores misioneros, voluntarios y representantes del mundo salesiano y cultural. Los visitantes, llegados en gran número, llenaron los distintos espacios del museo.

Al inicio de la ceremonia, la directora del Museo Casa Don Bosco, la doctora Ana Martín García, agradeció a los invitados y explicó el doble propósito de la iniciativa: celebrar el aniversario de la primera expedición misionera y redescubrir la actualidad del carisma misionero hoy. Además, destacó que la muestra fue posible gracias a la valiosa colaboración con el Museo Etnológico Misionero del Colle Don Bosco, que seleccionó y concedió en préstamo importantes piezas de sus colecciones.

A continuación, intervino la doctora Letizia Pecetto, curadora del Museo Etnológico Misionero del Colle Don Bosco, quien explicó la elección de las piezas etnográficas, subrayando la voluntad común de poner en valor el patrimonio salesiano como puente entre culturas y pueblos. También destacó el valor particular de la exposición, que presenta por primera vez en el Museo Casa Don Bosco una significativa selección de piezas etnográficas, distribuidas en tres grandes núcleos temáticos:

La primera misión salesiana en la Patagonia, con materiales y testimonios originales;
Los misioneros salesianos, representados por objetos personales como el suéter de monseñor Vincenzo Cimatti, el tocado de plumas que perteneció al padre Luigi Bolla y la bolsa de dormir del cardenal Juan Cagliero;
Las misiones en los cuatro continentes, a través de una selección de objetos que dialogan con el desarrollo mundial de la obra salesiana.

El curador de la muestra, el padre Fabio Maistro, explicó luego el recorrido expositivo de los quince paneles, estructurado en tres secciones: una parte histórica, dedicada a los orígenes y a las primeras expediciones; una parte hagiográfica, que presenta diez figuras luminosas de misioneros (dos por cada continente); y una parte contemporánea, que relanza el tema misionero en la vida cotidiana actual. La muestra se propone también como una herramienta significativa para sensibilizar y formar a niños, jóvenes y adultos sobre el tema de la misión.

La Madre General compartió una reflexión inspirada en varios relatos históricos, subrayando el papel fundamental de la presencia de María en las primeras misiones y en la vida misionera actual, y recordando que las Hijas de María Auxiliadora nacieron, desde el principio, con un profundo carisma misionero.

Al concluir la ceremonia, el Rector Mayor agradeció a los organizadores y colaboradores del proyecto, deteniéndose en el significado del título “Brillen como astros en el mundo”. “Ya el título nos habla con fuerza evangélica y nos lleva al corazón de la experiencia de la primera comunidad cristiana, condensada en aquella invitación de san Pablo a los Filipenses: ‘Sean irreprochables y puros, hijos de Dios en medio de una generación que se pierde, en medio de la cual brillan como astros en el mundo’”, recordó el padre Attard.

Animó especialmente a los jóvenes presentes a seguir brillando en la vida cotidiana como signos de esperanza, tal como lo hicieron los primeros misioneros salesianos. “No se trata de brillar solos –subrayó– sino de formar constelaciones de luz, comunidades vivas donde la fe se hace cultura, donde la alegría se hace servicio, donde el Evangelio se convierte en vida compartida”.

La ceremonia concluyó con el corte oficial de la cinta, realizado conjuntamente por la Madre General y el Rector Mayor, entre los aplausos y la emoción de los participantes.

La muestra en el Museo Casa Don Bosco podrá visitarse hasta el 18 de enero de 2026.

Para más información y materiales complementarios se puede consultar la página dedicada en el sitio del Movimiento Juvenil Salesiano Italia:
https://mgsitalia.it/150-anniversario-dalla-prima-spedizione-missionaria-salesiana.

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Opening of the ‘Shine like stars in the world’ exhibition at the Museo Casa Don Bosco

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(ANS – Turin) – On the afternoon of Saturday 8 November, just a few days before the 150th anniversary of the first Salesian missionary expedition (11 November 1875), the ‘Shine like stars in the world ’ exhibition was opened at the Casa Don Bosco Museum at Valdocco, Turin. The travelling exhibition is the fruit of a combined effort that involved the Salesian INE and ILE Provinces and the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians ITV and ILO Provinces.

The ceremony was attended by the Rector Major of the Salesians, Fr Fabio Attard, the Mother General of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, Mother Chiara Cazzuola, the curator of the exhibition and the person in charge of the exhibits on loan from the Missionary Ethnological Museum at Colle Don Bosco, flanked by numerous Salesian missionaries, missiony animators, volunteers and representatives of the Salesian and cultural world. Numerous visitors crowded the various rooms of the museum.

Opening the ceremony, the director of the Casa Don Bosco Museum, Dr Ana Martín García, thanked the guests and illustrated the dual purpose of the initiative: to celebrate the anniversary of the first missionary expedition and to rediscover the relevance of the missionary charism today. She also emphasised how the exhibition had been made possible thanks to the valuable collaboration with the Missionary Ethnological Museum at Colle Don Bosco, which had selected and loaned important artefacts from its collections.

Dr Letizia Pecetto, curator of the Colle Don Bosco Missionary Ethnological Museum, then took the floor to illustrate the choice of ethnographic exhibits, emphasising the common desire to enhance the Salesian heritage as a bridge between cultures and peoples. She also emphasised the special value of the exhibition, which presents for the first time at the Casa Don Bosco Museum a significant selection of ethnographic artefacts, divided into three major thematic nuclei:

The first Salesian mission in Patagonia, with original materials and testimonies;
The Salesian missionaries, represented by personal items such as Monsignor Vincent Cimatti’s pullover, the feather headgear that belonged to Fr Luigi Bolla and Cardinal John Cagliero’s sleeping bag;
The missions in the four continents, through a selection of objects that speak of the worldwide development of the Salesian work.

The curator of the exhibition, Fr. Fabio Maistro, then illustrated the fifteen-panel exhibition, which is divided into three sections: a historical part, dedicated to the origins and the first expeditions; a hagiographic part, presenting ten shining figures of missionaries (two for each continent); and a contemporary part, which revives the missionary theme in today’s daily life. The exhibition is also proposed as a significant tool to sensitise and form children, young people and adults to the theme of mission.

The Mother General then shared a reflection inspired by various historical stories, underlining the fundamental role of Mary’s presence in the first missions and in today’s missionary life, and recalling how the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians were born, from the beginning, with a profound missionary charism.

At the conclusion of the ceremony, the Rector Major thanked all the organisers and collaborators of the project, dwelling on the meaning of the title ‘Shine like stars in the world’. ‘Already the title speaks to us with the power of the gospel and takes us to the heart of the experience of the first Christian community condensed in that invitation of St Paul to the Philippians: Be blameless and pure, children of God in the midst of a lost generation, in the midst of which you shine like stars in the world,’ Fr Attard said.

He particularly encouraged the young people present to continue to shine in daily life as signs of hope, just as the first Salesian missionaries did. ‘It is not a matter of shining alone,’ he stressed, “but of forming constellations of light, communities, living communities where faith becomes culture, where joy becomes service, where the Gospel becomes shared life.’

The ceremony ended with the official ribbon-cutting ceremony, entrusted jointly to the Mother General and the Rector Major, amid the applause and emotion of the participants.

The exhibition at the Casa Don Bosco Museum will remain open until 18 January 2026.

For further information and materials, please consult the dedicated page on the website of the Salesian Youth Movement Italy

https://mgsitalia.it/150-anniversario-dalla-prima-spedizione-missionaria-salesiana.

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Inaugurata la mostra “Splendete come astri nel mondo” al Museo Casa Don Bosco

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Inauguración de la muestra “Brillen como astros en el mundo” en el Museo Casa Don Bosco

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Opening of the ‘Shine like stars in the world’ exhibition at the Museo Casa Don Bosco

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