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March 10, 2021 "On March 10, 2019, Sebastiano Tusa, internationally renowned archaeologist, regional councilor of Sicilian cultural heritage and identity, a passionate, joyful, simple man, as only the great can be, disappeared in an air disaster in Ethiopia , who was, for me, a friend and a reference figure. This date, so dark due to his loss, it was decided to make it bright thanks to the appointment, which by the will of President Musumeci will be renewed year by year, with 'The Day of Sicilian Cultural Heritage', during which you can enter for free in all the cultural sites of the Sicilian Region. And on the other hand, what better way to remember Sebastiano than by opening up the enormous cultural heritage that he loved so much and that does it belong to each of us? ".



The regional councilor for Cultural Heritage and Sicilian identity, Alberto Samonà, writes on his social pages on the second anniversary of the death of Sebastiano Tusa.    



"Our Sicily - continues Samonà - must be preserved, promoted, protected, made known and I say this because, traveling far and wide, thanks to the role I play, I realized that you never stop discovering it and being amazed by the surprises that every corner of our island is able to generate. Its extraordinary nature lies in the fact that the peoples who have succeeded one another, remaining fascinated by it, have given it works of profound beauty that allow us to make long excursions through the centuries and to be today that extraordinary cultural Koinè that we are. On March 10 - he adds - this 'Festival of Culture', this 'Day of Sicilian cultural heritage', wants to remind everyone that Sebastiano Tusa has never left, because his thought, intelligence, willingness to listen, the kindness of his ways and a path he traced that we are all called to continue.

was that, with a light step, he will move between museums, parks and galleries, enlivening them after a season that has seen them, inevitably, weakened.

My wish - concludes Samonà - is that we can soon regain possession of that chaotic life, made up of small and large projects, of ideas to share, of sea, sun, walks, hugs, ordinary everyday life, which the Sebastiano we met and loved so much beloved".