Il Manifesto culturale dei Cascella: dalle esposizioni temporanee alla raccolta museale di Pescara

This article offers a reappraisal of the relationship between the Cascella family’s activities and their native Abruzzo region. This relationship is analysed from two principal perspectives: first, as a formative source of inspiration for much of the Cascella family’s artistic production; and second, the establishment of the Basilio Cascella Civic Museum in Pescara in 1975. This space, formerly a lithographic factory, art studio, and family home until the 1970s, witnessed Basilio as a precursor and mentor, promoting a vision of universal art across diverse artistic and craft media. Finally, the study aims to re-establish the bond between the museum and its surrounding territory as a crucial strategy for enhancing the value of the collections, so that they are understood not only in terms of their historical and artistic significance, but also as evidence of knowledge inherited from the past and passed on to future generations.