{"id":3452,"date":"2026-02-12T12:05:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T00:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/?p=3452"},"modified":"2026-02-20T10:18:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T22:18:26","slug":"echoing-umberto-eco-a-conversation-on-his-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/news\/dall_ambasciata\/2026\/02\/echoing-umberto-eco-a-conversation-on-his-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Echoing Umberto Eco | \u00a0A Conversation on His Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The<strong> Embassy of Italy in Wellington<\/strong>, in partnership with <strong>Victoria<\/strong> <strong>University of Wellington <\/strong>and <strong>Unity Books<\/strong>, is pleased to present <em>Echoing Umberto Eco<\/em>, a commemorative event marking ten years since the passing of one of Italy\u2019s most influential intellectuals.<\/p>\n<p>The conversation will be led by <strong>Professor Marco Sonzogni<\/strong> of Victoria University of Wellington and will feature the participation of the Ambassador of Italy to New Zealand <strong>Cristiano Maggipinto.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The event offers an opportunity to reflect on Eco\u2019s enduring contribution to literature, semiotics, and critical thought, and to explore the relevance of his work in today\u2019s cultural landscape.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Event details:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Date: <strong>Thursday, 19 February 2026<\/strong><br \/>\nTime: <strong>12:30 PM<br \/>\n<\/strong>Venue: <strong>Unity Books, 57 Willis Street, Wellington<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The event is open to the public, and all those interested in Italian culture and literature are warmly encouraged to attend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Embassy of Italy in Wellington, in partnership with Victoria University of Wellington and Unity Books, is pleased to present Echoing Umberto Eco, a commemorative event marking ten years since the passing of one of Italy\u2019s most influential intellectuals. The conversation will be led by Professor Marco Sonzogni of Victoria University of Wellington and will [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3449,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3452"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3452\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3455,"href":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3452\/revisions\/3455"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}