Parco di San Giovanni ex Ospedale Psichiatrico Provinciale
Trieste · Friuli-Venezia Giulia · Italy
Reuse of vacancyCivic labs and participationCommons and belonging1971
Franco Basaglia ran Trieste's psychiatric hospital from 1971 and opened its doors to the city, starting the reform that led to the legal closure of asylums in Italy in 1978. The former hospital and its park became an open place where patients and residents could mix freely, a model studied worldwide. Today the Parco di San Giovanni houses social cooperatives, the university, a theatre and municipal services, with historic buildings still under refurbishment.
- Led by
- Franco Basaglia and his team; today the University and Trieste city council
- Status
- Transformed
- Participation
- Institution led, participatory
- Visitable
- Yes, public park with university buildings, cooperatives and culture
- Website
- www.itineraribasagliani.org ↗
- Contact
- No public contact on record
- Last reviewed
- 1 September 2026
Verification
Partially verified
This place has at least one source on record and awaits a second one for contrast. Full verification will arrive in the review phase of the atlas.
- Verified two sources including a primary one, or first-hand knowledge of the place
- Partial one source on record
- Unverified starting knowledge, sources pending
Sources
- La trasformazione dell'ex Ospedale Psichiatrico Provinciale di Trieste ↗ · secondary source · consulted on 1 September 2026 · Itinerari Basagliani
- Il Parco di San Giovanni a Trieste: storia di una rigenerazione ↗ · secondary source · consulted on 1 September 2026 · Il Passo Giusto