Cranes, Tunnels and Manuscripts: Plots of History Beyond Earthquakes (L'Aquila 2009).

Eleven years after the 2009 earthquake, L'Aquila is a laboratory of experimentation in the techniques of restoration, anti-seismic consolidation, and energy adaptation. The case of L'Aquila is an example of how European societies have adapted to living with earthquakes by developing an anti-seismic culture that gradually diminishes at the end of each emergency. In a context marked by uncertainties over the reconstruction of public housing and the re-population of the historic centre, associative networks are constantly participating in the planning processes of Europe's largest construction site. In this smart city, historians have intervened in the reconstruction plan through experimentation with digital techniques, in synergy with engineers, art historians, architects, restorers and archaeologists. The communication of what is no longer invisible, the use of what is visible and difficult to position, the recovery of disappeared facies as well as augmented reality for publications are new opportunities for dialogue between communities and their cultural heritage.