{"id":22706,"date":"2026-04-02T14:33:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8000\/bonnes-pratiques\/italian-port-days-2\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T13:45:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T11:45:36","slug":"italian-port-days-2","status":"publish","type":"bonnes-pratiques","link":"https:\/\/aivp.org\/en\/best-practices\/italian-port-days-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Port Days"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In May 2019, the Italian Ports Association (Assoporti<\/a>) launched the initiative “Italian Port Days – Opening Port Life and Culture to People<\/a>” to disclose port culture and identity to local citizens. This coordinated action included visits and cultural activities organised by 11 Port Network Authorities, including AIVP members such as Venice, Genoa, Livorno, La Spezia, Trieste, and Naples. For the first time, the 20 main Italian ports opened their doors during the same period, May 15 to May 22, allowing locals to look behind the walls that often separate ports from cities. The event brought approximately 20,000 visitors to harbour areas in 2019, expanding the visibility of previous initiatives already developed in ports like Livorno<\/a> or Venice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Between September and October of 2023, the event held its fifth edition. The ports of Venice and Chioggia<\/a> received approximately 2,700 people during the three-week activities. Between guided tours, live performances, and educational activities, the public could understand and interact with port facilities and daily life. Also, for the 2023 edition, the port authorities of Mar Tirreno Sentetrionale<\/a> held programs related to the Erasmus Days, promoting training days for maritime professionals. In 2024, the event received recognition from the European Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, for helping to promote a sustainable blue economy in Italy as part of “European Maritime Day in my Country” initiative.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Italian Port Days are fully supported by Italian Port Centres in their activities and event planning. This happens as the set-up and concept of “port centres” can be a more ambitious practice than port museums. The port centre concept is based on an interactive approach that enables visitors to learn about the day-to-day life of the modern port while educating a wider audience and introducing young people to a range of potential future careers. AIVP is an active supporter of this social integration-oriented approach through the “Port Centre Network<\/a>” initiative launched in 2011. The network now brings together the existing Port Centres in <\/span>Montréal, Dunkerque, Bilbao, Livourne, Le Havre, Rotterdam, Anvers, Lorient (virtual), Nice, Tanger, Ashdod and Vancouver.<\/p>\n

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