The exhibition “Earthquakes: Beware of the Elements. Details That Save Your Life,” created by theIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia On the occasion of the 2019 Genoa Science Festival, the exhibition is now traveling with events scheduled in numerous Italian cities. The aim of the exhibition is to illustrate best practices for earthquake preparation and raise public awareness of the Earth's dynamic, constantly evolving environment.
The Varese exhibition, which the Municipality hosts in the Villa Baragiola headquarters, is mainly dedicated to schools, but provides for extraordinary openings for the public on the Sunday afternoons of 9, 16 and 23 February 2020.
The event involves researchers from INGV supported by the staff of the Campo dei Fiori Regional Park Authority and the GV Schiaparelli Observatory – Prealpine Geophysical Center. Furthermore, the students of some classes of the "G. Ferraris" State Scientific High School and of the Varese “F. Daverio - N. Casula - PL Nervi”, trained by INGV researchers and assisted by the staff of the AstroNatura social cooperative, will act as scientific "guide" to the exhibition.
In an interactive itinerary, visitors will discover how the different elements that make up a building react to earthquake shocks and what is the role of the land on which our houses are built. The structural elements of a building are the load-bearing parts which, if damaged, can cause it to collapse; the non-structural ones are the systems, the architectural parts - such as partition walls, panels, balconies - and the furnishings. In fact, even furnishings, if not positioned and fixed correctly, can cause injuries, obstruct escape routes and cause economic damage.
This exhibition will reveal details little known to the public and simple gestures that can make the difference in the event of an earthquake.
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