21 May 2019
ITALIAN EVENTS NEWSLETTER – SUMMER 2019
FESTIVALS AND OTHER CULTURAL EVENTS
LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA
58th International Art Exhibition
MAY YOU LIVE IN INTERESTING TIMES
Venice (Giardini and Arsenale), May 11th – November 24th 2019
Open to the public from Saturday May 11th to Sunday November 24th 2019, at the Giardini and the Arsenale, the 58th International Art Exhibition, titled May You Live In Interesting Times, will be curated by Ralph Rugoff and organized by La Biennale di Venezia chaired by Paolo Baratta.
The Exhibition will develop from the Central Pavilion (Giardini) to the Arsenale, and will include 79 artists from all over the world and it will also include 90 National Participations. 21 Collateral Events promoted by non – profit national and international bodies and institutions, take place in several locations of the historic center of Venice that are not always accessible during the year, and two Special Projects, that are two exhibition one at Forte Marghera (Mestre) inside the building called the Austrian Polveriera and the other at the Applied Arts Pavilion (Arsenale, Sale d'Armi).
RAVENNA FESTIVAL
5 Jun- 16 Jul 2019
This will be the 30th edition of this important festival hosted in Ravenna, a city famous for its magnificent mosaics, heritage of the Roman Empire. Music, dance, opera, drama are all present at the Festival which will be opened by renowned conductor Riccardo Muti and acclaimed pianist Maurizio Pollini on 5 June. Other performers are: Leonidas Kavakos, Emmanuel Krivine, Martha Graham Dance Company, Steve Copeland among others.
VENICE FILM FESTIVAL
Venice (Veneto), 28 Aug. – 7 Sept. 2019
This year the Venice's 76th annual Film Festival will turn the city into a buzzing hub of culture. Thousands of visitors, hundreds of projections and dozens of celebrities are expected during ten days of the festival, which promises to bring an incredible atmosphere and glittering parties to the Lido of Venice, the famous Island located in the Venice Lagoon.
FESTIVAL LETTERATURA
Mantua (Lombardy); 4 - 8 Sep. 2019
Every year world-famous writers and poets, essayists, musicians, artists and scientists from all over take part to Festivaletteratura, an incredible Festival of Literature held in the World Heritage City of Mantua. By attending readings, performances, gatherings and concerts, artists and visitors can get first-hand experience of the truly unforgettable festive atmosphere.
THE FESTIVAL OF THE MIND - FESTIVAL DELLA MENTE
Sarzana (Liguria) – 30 Aug- 1 Sept. 2019
The Festival of the Mind is the first European festival dedicated to creativity and thought processes. During the three days of the festival, which is held in Sarzana at the end of summer, Italian and international speakers submit events, lectures, performances and workshops and moments of cultural exchange; writers, artists, musicians, architects, film and theatre directors, as well as scientists and philosophers, investigate the nature of this most fascinating and mysterious human skill.
EXHIBITIONS
FLORENCE
Verrocchio, Leonardo's master
Until 14 Jul 2019
Palazzo Strozzi
The origins of Genius – Leonardo
15 Apr – 15 Oct 2019
Vinci, Leonardo's birth place
Museo Leonardiano
500th anniversary of the birth of Cosimo de' Medici
(court life, army, artworks from the time of Cosimo Medici)
6 June – 29 Sept. 2019
MILAN
THE XXII INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF LA TRIENNALE DI MILANO
BROKEN NATURE: DESIGN TAKES ON HUMAN SURVIVAL
Until – SEPTEMBER 1, 2019
The XXII Triennale di Milano, Broken Nature: Design Takes on Human Survival opens on March 1 and runs until September 1, 2019. Curated by Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator of Architecture & Design, Director of Research & Development at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Broken Nature is an in-depth exploration of the strands that connect humans to the natural environment that have been intensely compromised, if not entirely severed, over the years. By casting a wide net on architecture and design projects, the exhibition underlines
PALAZZO REALE
http://www.palazzorealemilano.it/wps/portal/luogo/palazzorealeEN
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Until 23 Jun.2019
Pre-Raphaelites and Italy
19 Jun – 6 Oct.2019
SYRACUSE, SICILY
Archimede a Siracusa
Until 21 Dec 2019
Syracuse, Galleria Civica Montevergini
https://www.mostraarchimede.it/
VENICE
Arshile Gorky 1904-1948
8 May – 22 Sep. 2019
Ca' Pesaro, Modern Art Museum
NEW MUSEUMS/ ATTRACTIONS/EVENTS
NEW DESIGN MUSEUM IN MILAN
The Museo del Design Italiano, the permanent collection of Italian Design at Triennale Milano, debuts its first permanent display, directed by Joseph Grima. The Museo shows the most iconic and representative pieces of Italian design, selected from the 1,600 items in the Triennale Collection. The permanent collection is located in the curved space on the ground floor of the Palazzo dell'Arte, a space of about 1,300 square meters. The 200 objects currently on display, selected from the Museum's permanent collection of over 1,600 pieces, tell the story of thirty years of radical experimentation in which new materials, new techniques and new aesthetic codes revolutionized the established order within the domestic sphere and beyond. The exhibition spans from 1946 to 1981, one of the periods of greatest influence of Italian designers, from the post-war boom years of the 1950s, through to the early '80s, when the arrival of fresh, exuberant currents such as Memphis spelled the beginning of a new era of heightened internationalism in design production, in Italy and elsewhere.
RE-OPENING OF THE ABBAZIA DI SAN GIUSTO, Tuscania, Lazio
After centuries of oblivion, the Abbey of San Giusto(built in 11460 has finally been restored to its former grandeur and can be explored in its entirety. The abbey is also home to an organic farm producing herbal extracts and essential oils, a b&b-agriturismo, and an incomparable backdrop for special events. Today, as in the middle ages, San SGusto is a site of rare calm and beauty.
VENICE BOAT SHOW 2019: THE ART OF SHIPBUILDING IS BACK HOME
Venice (Arsenale), 19 - 23 June 2019, from 10.00 to 19.30 www.salonenautico.venezia.it/en/
The Boat Show lands in the Lagoon: a unique occasion to celebrate the thousand-year old relation between the city and water with exhibitions, events and guests from all over the world.
The Boat Show will be held inside the basin and the pavilions of a place that is also a symbol of Venice: the Arsenale, the dockyard, established in 1104, where those ships that granted power to the Republic of the Serenissima were built. For the occasion the Arsenale will be open to the city through its Ships Pavilion, part of the Venice Naval Historical Museum, allowing the public to acces the space via its monumental entrance. The Show won't be simply about the art of international shipbuilding, but it will mostly be a moment of gathering and aggregation for families and children, as well as the perfect occasion to come to Venice with one's boat. Indeed, there will be the possibility to discover the tradition of Venetian shipbuilding, which gave life to the characteristic wooden vessel still visible today around the city; it will be possible to try Venetian rowing, a centuries-old tecnique specific of the Lagoon; and closely observe the Mose's operation centre, part of an innovative project for tide control. There will also be room for new technologies and for children, with events dedicated to them, and much more all over the water city and on the land.
SPORT
EUROGAMES 2019
Rome; 11/13 July 2019
http://www.romaeurogames2019.org/
After the great success of the last edition, hosted in Helsinki, Rome will host the EuroGames (LGBTI European Multisport Championship), an event open to anyone regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or age. The event, which is licensed by the EGLSF and organised with the support of the National Olympic Committee of Italy, will welcome athletes from all over Europe to join the sport in favour of equal civil rights.
MONZA MOTOR GRAND PRIX
Monza; 6 - 8 September 2019
The Italian Grand Prix is one of the most important running events on the Formula One calendar. Monza circuit that embodies the spirit of F1. A can't-miss appointment for all lovers of fast cars.
BARCOLANA – SAIL RACE
Trieste; 4 - 13 October 2019
The Barcolana is one-of-a-kind event on the international sailing stage, with expert sailors and sailing lovers race side by side on boats of different sizes. Every year more than two thousand sails meet in the Gulf of Trieste, making the Barcolana Europe's biggest sailing event and the only regatta in the world to set a single start line for so many yachts.
Stefania Gatta – Press and Communications – Italian National Tourist Board
NB: information correct at time of publication, May 2019
