Sassari is preparing to rediscover February 28, 1796, when Giovanni Maria Angioy entered the city to popular acclaim. That event ushered in a revolutionary era that would challenge the feudal order and colonial rule established by the House of Savoy and envision a new political horizon for Sardinia. Exactly 230 years after that entrance, a network of schools and associations is rediscovering the Angevin epic with two days of events, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, that combine study, educational programs, public art, and civic participation.
The exhibition is part of the project "1796–2026. Revolutionary Tàtari Tzitade," a special edition of the historic Sardinian Spring event, and focuses on directly engaging younger generations and reclaiming urban spaces as places of living memory. This project is supported by Sassari Mayor Giuseppe Mascia, who met with students from the Liceo Artistico and the Convitto Nazionale Canopoleno on January 23rd during their visit to the Sala Sciuti of the Provincial Palace.
The celebrations will get underway on the morning of February 27, when leading experts on the Sardinian Revolution will meet with students from various schools at the Angioy Technical Institute, giving rise to a direct exchange with the new generations on key moments in modern Sardinian history.
Also on Friday, February 27th, but in the afternoon, attention will shift to the Aula Magna of the Liceo Artistico Figari, where at 5:00 p.m., the public conference "1796–2026. Tàtari tzitade rivolutzionària" will be held, featuring historians and scholars such as Federico Francioni, Piero Atzori, Antonello Nasone, and Adriana Valenti Sabouret. The event will be moderated by Professor Sara Strinna.
The most evocative moment will come on Saturday, February 28, exactly 230 years since Angioy's arrival in Sassari. At 10:30 a.m., on Via Pompeo Calvia, in the presence of the authorities of the Metropolitan City of Sassari, the schools, and the participating associations, the commemorative mural conceived by student Simona Pala and created by the entire fifth-grade B class of the art high school's painting program, will be presented and officially inaugurated. The mural was under the artistic and historical supervision of teachers Claudio Cupiraggi and Cristiano Sabino.
The celebrations will be accompanied by readings by the Teatro S'Arza company, greetings from the mayor of Sassari and the Metropolitan City, Giuseppe Mascia, the president of ANS, Nicola Piu, and other institutional and association speakers.