The Belle Époque - the period from the 1880s to the beginning of the first terrible world conflict (1914) - is a happy time for the city. The football successes of Genoa CFC, go together with the emerging role of the city in the context of the national economy. Genoa, which is living its first fifteen years of the 20th century, is a dynamic city in search of visibility. In 1914 Genoa still offers a thematic exhibition dedicated to the maritime economy and to the contribution of Italians to the world progress.