Rome, Italy

Occupational Therapy Workshops Banners

The Old “Villaggio manicomiale di San Niccolò” in Siena was in the forefront in the use of occupational therapy for the mentally ill. We can still see some of the banners which signaled the craft specialization of every workshop in the village: tailor, carpenter, blacksmith, shoemaker….

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  • Photos by Luca Borghi @ (July 2012), courtesy of Francesca Vannozzi and Davide Orsini.
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