Inauguration of the photographic exhibition Ruggero Monego: a life courageously lived at Villa De Manzoni in Patt di Sedico from September 12 to 28, 2025.

The exhibition focuses on the final period of World War II, particularly on the day of Liberation in Santa Giustina.

The displayed photographs, taken on May 2, 1945, document the welcome given by local people to the liberating Allied troops.

These images were preserved by Ruggero Monego, who made them available for reproduction about twenty years ago, along with his personal memories of that day.

The exhibition will be open to the public until September 28, 2025.

Ruggero Monego was born in Cesiomaggiore, Belluno, in 1920, graduated as a technical draftsman, and worked as a carpenter.

Enlisted in 1940, he fought during World War II in France and Montenegro.

After September 8, 1943, he joined the Resistance, where he adopted the code name Tabor.

He fought with the Gramsci Brigade on the Vette Feltrine, where he distinguished himself for his bravery.

After the war, the difficulty of reintegrating into social life and the pain from the death of his brother Franco, killed by the Nazis, led him to emigrate to Belgium, where he worked as a miner.

He returned to Italy with his wife Teresa and their firstborn Franco; later, three daughters, Flavia, Francesca, and Tiziana, were born.

Admission to the exhibition is free.

The opening hours of the exhibition: Monday to Friday by reservation, by contacting via email m.barbonetti@provincia.belluno.it or calling +39 0437 959331.

On Saturdays and Sundays, admission is from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM.