From June 13th to September 28th, the spaces of the Contemporary History Library “Alfredo Oriani” in Ravenna host DANTE PLUS – a collective exhibition, curated by Marco Miccoli “Bonobolabo“, which this year will be dedicated not only to the Supreme Dante Alighieri, but also to Lord Byron, an English poet who stayed in our city between 1819 and 1821.
Dante is the most famous poet in the world, and the Divine Comedy has undoubtedly inspired every generation resisting space and time and continuing to inspire artists from all over the globe.
This year’s edition celebrates the link between the image of the Supreme Poet and street art, bringing into the spotlight the work realised in the streets that, in recent years, has transformed Ravenna into an open-air museum.
Special guest of this year’s exhibition is an exclusive photograph by Martha Cooper, world legend of urban photography, who visited Ravenna in March 2025 together with photographer Nika Kramer. On that occasion Martha immortalised the mural of Dante and Virgil as children, created by Millo in 2020, under a splendid rainbow, thus giving the city a powerful and symbolic image. Their presence marked a special moment, testifying to how the spirit of street art continues to travel between territories, languages and generations all over the world.
The image, created as the event poster, is the very recent mural by Refreshink.
