Maria Montessori interview

Maria Montessori Interview

AMI Archivists | 31 August 2020
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Maria Montessori Interview

Today, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Maria Montessori's birth, we are sharing exclusive archival footage of an interview with Maria Montessori upon her return to Italy after the years spent in India (1947). In the garden setting we also see Mario Montessori, her daughter-in-law Ada Pierson, and her friend, Maria Maraini, countess of Gonzaga.

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