Associazione Arnaldo da Brescia

Associazione Arnaldo da Brescia is a cultural association based in Brescia, Italy, founded in 1986. It takes its name from Arnaldo da Brescia, the 12th-century religious reformer born in the city, and operates as a non-profit membership organization dedicated to the promotion of the art, history and cultural heritage of Brescia and its province. Its registered office is at Via XXV Aprile 18 in Brescia, and it maintains a website at arnaldodabrescia.it. The association's core activity is the organization of guided tours and cultural itineraries. According to its own account, it has built up an internal sector of authorized tourist guides — members holding the official tour-guide licence — who specialize in the historical, artistic and architectural heritage of Brescia and its surrounding territory. It offers guided visits for adults and school groups, for groups and individual visitors, and provides services in a wide range of languages including Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Flemish and Swedish, with accompanying, translation and interpreting services also available in Japanese, Arabic, Chinese and Russian. Beyond guided tours, the association organizes cultural meetings, book presentations, exhibitions, tastings, theatre, music and entertainment events. It periodically promotes poetry and short-story competitions for schools in Brescia and its province. It has also organized thematic conferences and guided visits on special occasions, and has collaborated with institutions such as the Fondazione Cab on initiatives for the enhancement of the Viridarium within the Santa Giulia complex. As of its own reporting, the association counts 36 authorized tourist guides among its members. It is registered in the provincial register of associations (Registro provinciale dell'Associazionismo no. 39/2000) and is affiliated with bodies including Libertas, ASC, CSV and AIE. Its statute was first drawn up and registered in 1986, with the most recent version drafted on 31 August 2005 and registered on 19 September 2005. The association describes itself as having thirty years of experience in the cultural, tourism and sporting fields as of 2016.

Associazione Arnaldo da Brescia was founded in 1986 in Brescia, Italy. Its statute was drawn up and registered that same year, establishing it as a cultural association. The most recent version of its statute was drafted on 31 August 2005 and registered on 19 September 2005. The association is named after Arnaldo da Brescia, the 12th-century religious reformer and preacher born in Brescia, and it has organized commemorative events tied to him — including, on the occasion of the 10th centenary of his birth, conferences and thematic guided visits. It has similarly marked other local anniversaries, such as the Festa del Gonfalone di Marcheno and the 150th anniversary of the birth of the poet Angelo Canossi, with conferences and guided tours. Over the years the association developed a specialization in the study of the city of Brescia and its province. It formed an internal sector of authorized tourist guides — members holding the official tour-guide licence — who deepened their knowledge of the historical, artistic and architectural themes of Brescia and its territory. It also organized preparatory courses for the tour-guide licensing examination. As long as the initiative was offered by the Province, the association took part in a project for the enhancement of cultural heritage organized by the Province of Brescia for primary and secondary schools. On 20 December 2002 it organized a major tourism conference titled "Brescia città d'arte e sapori" (Brescia, city of art and flavours), held in the Salone Vanvitelliano of Palazzo Loggia, attended by numerous tourism councillors, presidents of mountain communities and tourism experts. It also collaborated with the Fondazione Cab on a series of thematic meetings and guided visits for the enhancement of the Viridarium within the Santa Giulia complex. By its own account, the association had accumulated thirty years of experience in the cultural, tourism and sporting fields by 2016. It is registered in the provincial register of associations under number 39/2000 and is affiliated with Libertas, ASC, CSV and AIE. As of its own reporting, 36 authorized tourist guides are enrolled as members. The association continues to run a regular programme of guided visits, exhibitions and excursions, addressing its members and friends as "Arnaldini".

• 2016

  The association marks thirty years of activity in the cultural, tourism and sporting fields.

• 2005

  The latest statute is drafted on 31 August and registered on 19 September.

• 2002

  Organizes the tourism conference "Brescia città d'arte e sapori" on 20 December in the Salone Vanvitelliano of Palazzo Loggia.

• 2000

  Registered in the provincial register of associations under number 39/2000.

• 1986

  Associazione Arnaldo da Brescia is founded in Brescia; its statute is drawn up and registered.

A non-profit cultural association promoting the art, history and heritage of Brescia and its province through guided tours, events and educational initiatives.

• Guided tours of Brescia and its province

  Guided visits for adults and school groups, for groups and individual visitors, covering the historical, artistic and architectural heritage of Brescia and its territory.

• Multilingual guide and interpreting services

  Services in Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Flemish and Swedish, with accompanying, translation and interpreting also available in Japanese, Arabic, Chinese and Russian.

• Cultural events and conferences

  Cultural meetings, book presentations, exhibitions, tastings, theatre, music and entertainment events.

• Poetry and short-story competitions

  Competitions periodically promoted for schools in Brescia and its province.

1. 1Associazione Arnaldo da Brescia BS – official websitearnaldodabrescia.it
2. 2Chi siamo – Associazione Arnaldo da Brescia BSarnaldodabrescia.it
3. 3Associazione Arnaldo da Brescia – Wikidatawikidata.org