Lab of Life
Connect with people in a way you never thought possibile.
The Adventurous History of the Temples of Humankind
After the first excavations began in the summer of 1978, the Temples of Humankind remained a secret for sixteen years. Only the Damanhurian artists, craftspeople and masons directly involved in the construction knew about it. Even though the Temples were on Damanhurian property, they were unauthorized because in the Piedmont region of Italy, there were neither laws that regulated underground construction nor authorities for the asking of permission.
Commitment
To take actions to change the world for the better, and inspire others to do the same. Day after day, with dedication and radical optimism.
Respect for the earth, the environment and exploration of interspecies communication
Respect for the earth, the environment and exploration of interspecies communication
Fostering of spiritual awareness through the arts, education and the creation of Sacred Spaces
Fostering of spiritual awareness through the arts, education and the creation of Sacred Spaces
Inter-cultural dialogue and support of Indigenous Peoples’ wisdom
Intercultural dialogue and support of Indigenous Peoples’ wisdom
The Labyrinth
The Labyrinth is composed of five long naves with Gothic arches, connected by perpendicular corridors.
The art works in the two naves further to the left from the entrance have been recently completed: they are splendidly painted and enriched with sculptures and mosaics. The walls of the three older naves, on the contrary, are undergoing a first phase of restorations.
THE MUSEUM OF PEOPLES
One of Damanhur’s purposes is to establishing a Learning Center to collect and disseminates ancient knowledge on how to create, sustain and develop a community and a People.
Connected to the Parliament there will therefore be a library dedicated to sacred and spiritual texts of Indigenous peoples, as well as to research on their traditions. A part of this knowledge will be collected by Damanhurian researchers themselves, in partnership with different experts and institutions. This is to make sure that the information can then be transmitted in a way that is as close as possible to the oral tradition through whichever they’re normally transmitted.