The Award was established in 2005 in the name of “Paestum” and from 2018, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the Tomb of the Diver, named after Mario Napoli (archaeologist and scholar of Magna Graecia, Archaeological Superintendent of Sa, Av, Bn in 1964 when the Porta Rosa came to light in Velia, a singular construction complex of the II-III century BC and in 1968, about 1.5 km south of Paestum in the Tempa del Prete necropolis, the Tomba del Diver, the only evidence in the Greek context of non-vascular painting, which he dated to about 480 BC).
It is assigned to personalities and organizations that contribute, with their commitment, to intercultural dialogue, the enhancement of cultural heritage, the promotion of archaeological tourism.
2023
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| Gianfranco Ravasi Presidente emerito del Pontificio Consiglio della Cultura |
École française de Rome | Parco Archeologico del Colosseo |
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| Parco Archeologico di Pompei |
2022
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| Association of Foreign Press in Italy | Vatican Museums | Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria |
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| Pontifical Commissin for Sacred Archaeology | Touring Club Italiano |
2021
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| Dana Firas President Petra National Trust and ICOMOS Jordan |
Lina Mendoni Minister of Culture and Sports – Greece |
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| Enrico Ducrot Founder Viaggi dell’Elefante |
Willy Fassio Founder Il Tucano Viaggi Ricerca |
Maurizio Levi Founder I Viaggi di Maurizio Levi |
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| Archeoclub d’Italia 50th anniversary |
ICOM Italia International Council of Museums |
ICOMOS Italia International Council on Monuments and Sites |
2019
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| Council for British Archaeology | Giovanni Nistri | Sebastiano Tusa postumo |
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| Commander General of the Carabinieri |
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| Unione Nazionale Pro Loco d’Italia |
2018
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| Irina Bokova | Sackona Phoeurng | Paolo Verri | |
| Former Director-General UNESCO | Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts of the Kingdom of Cambodia |
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2017
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| Antonia Pasqua Recchia | |
| Counselor of the Italian Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism for the for the implementation of the reform of the Ministry, research and programming |
2016
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| Silvia Costa | Stefano De Caro | INRAP |
| Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education of the European Parliament | ICCROM Director-General |
2015
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| Fondazione Museo delle Antichità Egizie of Turin | Gruppi Archeologici d’Italia | Bardo Museum of Tunis |
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| Francesco Rutelli | ||
| PresidenteAssociazione Priorità Cultura |
2014
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| Franck Goddio Founder of the European Institute of Underwater Archaeology |
Rai Cultura | Louvre Museum Department of Greek, Etruscans and Roman Antiquities |
2013
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| Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa | Archaeological Institute of America | Viviano Domenici |
| Minister of Culture of the Kingdom of Bahrain | Journalist and writer |
2012
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| Francesco Bandarin Deputy Director-General of UNESCO for Culture |
Andrea Carandini Archaeologist |
Mario Tozzi Host of “Atlantide” – La7 |
2011
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| Adriano La Regina | Ahmed Mahjub | Valerio Massimo Manfredi |
| Archaeologist | Director Archaeological site of Leptis Magna, Lybia | Archaeologist and writer |
2010
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| Azedine Beschaouch Archaeologist |
Carlo Gambalonga Director ANSAmed |
Louis Godart Advisor for Conservation of the Artistic Heritage – Presidency of the Italian Republic |
2009
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| Emanuele Greco Director of the Italian Archaeological School of Athens |
Taleb Rifai UNWTO Secretary-General |
2008
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| Prince Albert II of Monaco | Jawdat Khoudary | Folco Quilici |
| Founder of the Archaeological Museum in Gaza “Al Mathaf” | Director | |
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| Carabinieri Tutela Patrimonio Culturale | ||
| 40th anniversary |
2007
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| Piero Angela | Colin Renfrew | Domenicale de “Il Sole 24 Ore” |
| Author and TV host | Archaeologist | 25th anniversary |
2006
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| Mounir Bouchenaki ICCROM Director-General |
Alessandro Cecchi Paone Author and TV host |
Zahi Hawass Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of the Antiquities of Egypt |
2005
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| Asma Al-Assad | Roberto Giacobbo | Paolo Matthiae |
| First Lady of the Syrian Arab Republic | Host of Voyager Rai Due | Archaeologist |
