ITALIAN EVENTS NEWSLETTER AUTUMN/WINTER 2018 ART EXIBITIONS ROME MANTEGNA S ROOM. Masterpieces of the Jacquesmart-Andre Museum in Paris Until 27 January 2019 Palazzo Barberini https://www.barberinicorsini.org/evento/la-stanza-di-mantegna-capolavori-dalmuseo-jacquemart-andre-di-parigi/ OVID. Loves, myths and other stories 17 Oct 2018 20 Jan 2019 Scuderie del Quirinale https://www.scuderiequirinale.it/mostra/ovidio-amori-miti-e-altre-storie-000 ANDY WARHOL Until 3 Feb. 2019 Complesso del Vittoriano http://www.ilvittoriano.com/mostra-warhol-roma.html FLORENCE MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ 21 September 2018-20 January 2019 Palazzo degli Strozzi www.palazzostrozzi.org/mostre/marina-abramovic/ MILAN PICASSO and THE MYTH 18 Oct 2018-17 Feb 2019 Palazzo Reale
www.palazzorealemilano.it PAUL KLEE AND THE EUROPEAN PRIMITIVISM Until 27 Jan 2019 Mudec Museum of Cultures www.mudec.it CARLO CARRA Until 3 Feb 2019 Palazzo Reale www.palazzorealemilano.it THE ART OF BANKSY. A VISUAL PROTEST From 21 Nov 18 24 Mar 2019 Mudec http://www.mudec.it/ita/banksy-mudec-milano/ FERRARA COURBET AND NATURE Until 6 Jan 2019 Palazzo dei Diamanti http://www.palazzodiamanti.it/1616/courbet-e-la-natura VENICE TINTORETTO 1519 1594 Until 6 Jan 2019 Palazzo Ducale http://palazzoducale.visitmuve.it/it/mostre/mostre-in-corso/mostra-tintoretto/2018/02/18903/tintoretto/ TURIN I MACCHIAIOLI: Italian art towards modernity 26 Oct 2018 24 Mar 2019 http://www.gamtorino.it/it
FESTIVALS AND OTHER CULTURAL EVENTS SCIENCE FESTIVAL Genoa 25 Oct. 4 Nov. 2018 www.festivalscienza.it The Festival of Science is an important appointment for the diffusion of science. The exhibition aims to make accessible to a wider public the many scientific subjects it deals with. The variety of events offered encompasses scientific and artistic exhibitions, workshops, conferences and shows and enables the public to interact with this material in an enjoyable way. Theme for this year: Changes. ROMA EUROPA FESTIVAL Rome Until 25 November 2018 http://romaeuropa.net/ This will be the 23rd edition of this quirky festival that brings music, ballet, digital art, theatre and circus in the piazzas and theatres of the Capital. INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF MUSIC AND SACRED ART Rome 31 O ct -14 November 2018 http://www.festivalmusicaeartesacra.net/it/programm.php Exquisite sacred music concerts in the most iconic basilicas and churches in Rome with the best philharmonic orchestras in the world. This year the festival will be opened with a concert with the participation of King s College Choir in Cambridge. TORINO FILM FESTIVAL Turin 23 Nov 1 Dec 2018 www.torinofilmfest.org This will be the 36 th edition of the Turin Film Festival, this year s major retrospective will be dedicated to the iconic actress Rita Hayworh. UMBRIA JAZZ FESTIVAL Orvieto, Umbria 28 Dec 2018 1 Jan 2019 The winter edition of this popular festival, held in Perugia in summer, moves to the medieval town of Orvieto for the end of the year. It showcases the best jazz artists from around the world. www.umbriajazz.com
INAUGURATION OF THE LA SCALA OPERA SEASON Milan, 7 December 2017 Attila by Verdi will be the opening opera of the La Scala 2018-2019 season. The opera will be conducted by Riccardo Chailly. www.teatroallascala.org HISTORICAL RE-ENACTMENTS/FOLKLORE HALLOWEN THE FEAST OF THE WITCHES Corinaldo, Marche 27-31 October 2018 www.missstrega.it Since 1998, the lovely town of Corinaldo in the Le Marche region hosts the Feast of the Witches to coincide with Halloween. The town transform itself into an open air amusement park with attractions such as the tunnel of fear, fear-inspiring places and dressed up characters in the most frightening costumes. The main event is the election of Miss Witch, a beauty contest with a difference! THE FESTIVAL OF MADONNA DELLA SALUTE Venice November 21 st 2018 www.comune.venezia.it Events and Festivals Section The Festival of Health is perhaps the less spectacular of Venice festivities. In a religious context it is an event dedicated to the Madonna in thanksgiving for her intercession which put an end to the plague which struck Venice between the years 1630-1631. SANTA LUCIA FESTIVAL Siracusa, Sicily 1-13 December 2018 http://www.comune.siracusa.it/index.php/en/santa-lucia-storia-e-tradizioni Siracusa celebrates Santa Lucia s birthday on 13 December in a touching and emotional celebration. The Feast starts on 1 st December with a festive playing popular tunes played by the band along the city streets, on 9 December the religious celebrations start in the St. Lucia Chapel in the Cathedral to culminate on 13 December with a solemn procession and fireworks. Stefania Gatta Press and communications office Italian National Tourist Board London NB: Information correct at time of publication, October 2018