A crucial decade, a cultural and productive renaissance, an all-Italian story that crossed the ocean. From April 5 to June 29, 2025, the Ragghianti Foundation of Lucca is hosting in the San Micheletto Monumental Complex the exhibition Made in Italy. Destinazione America 1945-1954, an exhibition project that recounts, with rigor and passion, the fundamental role of Italian creativity in the reconstruction and revitalization of the country after World War II.

Curated by Paola Cordera and Davide Turrini, and realized with the support of the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca, the exhibition follows in the footsteps of Italy at Work, the famous traveling exhibition organized in the United States between 1950 and 1953 to promote the quality of Italian design and craftsmanship.