The Seminary for the City

The project "The Seminary for the City: A New Space for Meeting, Dialogue, and Culture" restores the Aula Magna and the adjacent "San Benedetto" hall in the monumental complex of Santa Maria Teodote, in the heart of Pavia, to full use. They will become places of meeting, learning, and cultural exchange open to the entire city, especially young people.

What the project involves

• fire safety compliance of the Aula Magna and the adjacent room;
• adaptation of the electrical system;
• heating and cooling system with fan coils connected to the boiler room, for comfort and energy savings;
• access ramps, to eliminate architectural barriers.

The adjacent room, currently unused, will become a space for study, meeting and socialising for students and young people.

Who supports it

The project was proposed by the Seminary with the support of the FAI – Pavia Delegation, the Niccolò Copernico Scientific High School, and the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture (DICAr) of the University of Pavia. It is one of seven projects selected through the "Community Initiatives" call, which the Community Foundation of the Province of Pavia manages with Fondazione Cariplo: the Community Foundation is contributing €70,000.

The work begun with the agreement between the Seminary and the University of Pavia continues: students in the Architectural Restoration programme have studied the complex and envisioned its reuse. What began as a study is now becoming a concrete intervention.

How to help

You can donate from the project page on the website of the Community Foundation of the Province of Pavia, by PayPal or by bank transfer to Fondazione Comunitaria della Provincia di Pavia – Onlus (IBAN IT10 X030 6909 6061 0000 0122 582, Intesa Sanpaolo), with the payment reference «Seminario di Pavia – Il Seminario per la Città».

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