Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, is a much admired time capsule reflecting the Italian ‘dolce vita’ of the 1930s. A cluster of modernist buildings has been preserved at the city centre – an Italian futurist vision erected by Mussolini’s colonial administration. The postcolonial context of this cultural gem has now been documented in a project […] Continue reading “The many layers of Bella Asmara”