On 7 July 2008, the site San Marino and Borgo Maggiore Historic Centres and Monte Titano are inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List.
After 17 years, 7 July remains a date to be celebrated through cultural events that enhance its value.

Three days of meetings, exhibitions, music and projects to celebrate the UNESCO recognitions together with the values ​​of Peace Education, Active Citizenship and Dialogue.

From 5 to 7 July, the Republic of San Marino hosts a series of events to honor three significant anniversaries:
- Inclusion of the Bobbio manuscript Vita Sanctorum Marini et Leonis in the UNESCO “Memory of the World” Register
- 17th anniversary of the inscription of the Historic Center and Mount Titano in the World Heritage List
- The recent UNESCO Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Sustainable Development.

Free event

Programme

Saturday 5 July 

Inauguration of the Celebrations 
A place to stop and reflect and listen to your heart
Where: "Spazio del Silenzio", Porta della Rupe
Time: 14.00

Collective Exhibition "Sogni Liberi"
"Colors for Peace" Children's point of view on peace
"Against gender violence" Images created by boys and girls
"The Cloak and the Veil and more" creative works created by children guests of the workshops organized by the National Gallery
"Liberating the imagination" video document of the drawings of children from the Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem
Where: Aula Z UNIRSM, Ex Monastero S.Chiara - Contrada Omerelli
Time: inauguration 14.30; 14.30-19.00

"Aperto-ScuolaMuseo"
When the Museum meets the School in three citizenship education paths. 
Where: Museo Pinacoteca San Francesco
Time: 9.30-18.30

Readings aloud "AscoltiAmo la Pace!"
Readings aloud of illustrated books for all children. The internal cloister of the Library will be filled with colorful stories and words.
Where: Palazzo Valloni, Contrada Omerelli
Time: from 17.00

Music and Dance "To the Rhythm of Peace!"
A unique show, the result of the synergy between the Istituto Musicale Sammarinese and the Mya Gym sports association, where sounds and bodies tell emotions together. 
Where: Piazza Sant'Agata
Time: from 19.30

Meeting with the artists participating in MediterraneaA20 "Borderless GO! 2025"
Valentina Toccaceli and the Archivio Swag collective, artists who represented San Marino at MediterraneaA20 Biennale dei Giovani Artisti Borderless GO!, present their projects and their experience.
Where: Galleria Nazionale San Marino 
Time: presentation at 21.00

Videomapping at Palazzo Pubblico "Munus&Memoria Mundi"
Marino, Leone and the founding values ​​of communities 
An open-air audiovisual event in which Palazzo Pubblico is transformed into a speaking Architecture, which narrates universal values ​​of peace transmitted to future communities through the reinterpretation of historical events of San Marino hospitality and the Manuscript "Vita Sanctorum Marini et Leonis". 
Where: Piazza della Libertà 
Time: from 21.00

Sunday 6 July 

Visit to the Church of San Pietro under restoration "Cantiere Aperto"
Guided tour of the construction site of the Church of San Pietro, one of the most salient symbols of San Marino where the "bed" of Saint Marino, dug into the rock, is preserved. 
Where: Church of San Pietro, Piazzale Domus Plebis 
Time: 9.00-10.30
Event by reservation: info.museidistato@pa.sm 

"Aperto-ScuolaMuseo"
Where: Museo Pinacoteca San Francesco
Time: 9.30-18.30

Collective Exhibition "Sogni Liberi"
Where: Aula Z UNIRSM, Ex Monastero S.Chiara
Time: 9.00-19.00

Sports event "San Marino Heritage Run"
Youth races and Special Olympics (300 m)
Corporate Run and Walk (4 km)
Competitive Running (8 km)
San Marino Heritage Run comes to life in the districts and paths of the Old Town of San Marino, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A route suitable for everyone, professional athletes, amateurs and families to spend a day of sport and friendship together.
Where: start and finish in Piazza della Libertà 
Time: 17.00 meeting and bib collection 
For information and registration: info@tfsanmarino.com, +39 345 7807591

Videomapping at Palazzo Pubblico "Munus&Memoria Mundi"
Marino, Leone and the founding values ​​of communities 
Where: Piazza della Libertà 
Time: from 21.00

Monday 7 July

Open Museums
Free admission to State Museums and Monuments including:
Prima Torre; Seconda Torre; Palazzo Pubblico if open to visitors; Museo di Stato; Galleria Nazionale; Museo del Francobollo e della Moneta; Museo Pinacoteca San Francesco.
Where: Old Town
Time: 9.30-18.30 - last admission 18.00

"Aperto-ScuolaMuseo"
Where: Museo Pinacoteca San Francesco
Time: 9.30-18.30

Activities for children and families "Games for Peace"
A day of games and activities dedicated to the values ​​of Peace and sharing by Ludoteca Pologico.
Where: Parco Don Elviro, Domagnano
Time: 14.30-18.00 open to families

Exhibition "San Marino, land of freedom and peace"
Exhibition on the documentary path that bears witness to the thousand-year-old adhesion of the Republic of San Marino to the universal value of Peace. The exhibition space will be open until July 25, from Monday to Friday from 9.00 to 18.00.
Where: State Library, Palazzo Valloni - Contrada Omerelli
Time: 9.00-18.00
When: the exhibition will continue until July 25

Collective Exhibition "Sogni Liberi"
Where: Aula Z UNIRSM, Ex Monastero S.Chiara - Contrada Omerelli
Time: 9.00-19.00

Exhibition "Munus&Memoria Mundi. Vita Sanctorum Marini et Leonis"
Exhibition on the Manuscript included in the UNESCO "Memory of the World" register. The 10th century Manuscript, an extraordinary testimony of the life of Saints Marino and Leone, is exhibited to the public in the rooms of Palazzo Pubblico.
Where: Palazzo Pubblico, Piazza della Libertà
Time: Inauguration at 15.00
Videomapping at Palazzo Pubblico "Munus&Memoria Mundi"
Marino, Leone and the founding values ​​of communities
Where: Piazza della Libertà
Time: from 21.00

Flag-wavers performance
Performance by the Sammarinese Crossbowmen Federation
Where: Piazza della Libertà
Time: 20.30

Video screening of "A Cloth for Peace"
Video screening by the students of the University of San Marino to express their rejection of war and promote the positive principles of justice, human rights and brotherhood.
Where: Palazzo Pubblico, Piazza della Libertà
Time: 20.45

Military Band Concert
Concert by the San Marino Military Band 
Where: Piazza della Libertà
Time: 21.30

Projection of the movie "C'è ancora domani" by Paola Cortellesi
Where: Square in Borgo Maggiore Municipality
Time: from 21.30