Buongiorno Ceramica! is back, 12th edition of the widespread celebration of the Cities of Ceramics in Italy (and beyond)

On Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24, 2026, Buongiorno Ceramica! returns, the event promoted by AiCC - Italian Association of Ceramic Cities, which, now in its 12th edition, simultaneously involves 60 Italian municipalities in a large widespread celebration dedicated to artistic and artisanal ceramics. The initiative networks territories, workshops, artists and cultural institutions committed to the enhancement of one of the country’s most representative manufacturing traditions. For two days, ceramic cities and villages will in fact open their doors to the public through a wide-ranging calendar of events that will transform Italy into a large widespread workshop. Tradition, experimentation and contemporary creativity will meet in a journey through places recognized for their consolidated ceramic tradition, including ateliers, museums, schools, galleries, artisan workshops and public spaces.

Over the course of the weekend, visitors and enthusiasts will have the opportunity to enter the places of ceramic production, observing up close the different stages of production and discovering techniques and knowledge passed down through time. Workshops for adults and children, exhibitions, installations, guided tours, live demonstrations, meetings, lectures, performances and gastronomic appointments make up a program of more than 500 events distributed throughout the peninsula. The initiative is also an opportunity to get to know master craftsmen, young designers and contemporary artists up close, through itineraries that bring historical tradition into dialogue with new forms of creative research. A journey that recounts the deep connection between ceramics and the territories that guard this cultural and productive heritage.

The initiatives of Buongiorno Ceramica! which are constantly updated and can be consulted on the website www.buongiornoceramica.it, are distributed in the 60 Italian cities of ceramics and in numerous collateral events organized throughout Italy: Acquapendente, Albisola Superiore, Albissola Marina, Appignano, Ariano Irpino, Asciano, Ascoli Piceno, Assemini, Bassano del Grappa, Borgo San Lorenzo, Burgio, Calitri, Caltagirone, Calvello, Castellamonte, Castelli, Cava de’ Tirreni, Celle Ligure, Cerreto Sannita, Città of Castello, Civita Castellana, Collesano, Cutrofiano, Deruta, Este, Faenza, Fratte Rosa, Grottaglie, Grottole, Gualdo Tadino, Gubbio, Impruneta, Laterza, Laveno Mombello, Lodi, Matera, Mondovì, Monreale, Montelupo Fiorentino, Naples-Capodimonte, Nove, Oristano, Orvieto, Palermo, Pesaro, Rutigliano, San Lorenzello, San Pietro in Lama, Santo Stefano di Camastra, Sassuolo, Savona, Sciacca, Sesto Fiorentino, Squillace, Tarquinia, Terlizzi, Umbertide, Urbania, Vietri sul Mare, and Viterbo. The cities involved will thus offer a weekend of craftsmanship.

The journey starts in Piedmont with Castellamonte, where the fifth edition of Ceramiche Sonore, an international exhibition-competition dedicated to the terracotta whistle, is being held. Also on the program are workshops, demonstrations, exhibitions and visits to artisan workshops. In Mondovì, however, the exhibition dedicated to Marco Levi, a central figure in local industrial and cultural history, continues at the Museum of Ceramics.

In Liguria, Albissola Marina hosts the exhibition The 4 Seasons by Giovanna Crescentini, while the Circolo degli Artisti organizes a charity exhibition-sale. In Albisola Superiore, Matteo Musetti’s photography exhibition dedicated to Albisola’s ceramic tradition is inaugurated. In Savona, Villa Cambiaso hosts the exhibition Antiqua Savona. The ancient tradition, dedicated to the historical decorations of local ceramics.

In Veneto, Bassano del Grappa offers majolica painting workshops, demonstrations and guided tours of the Costenaro Collection and the collection of the G. Roi Museum, housed in Palazzo Sturm. In Este, the La Ceramica tra Arte e Gusto initiative explores the relationship between ceramic art and food, developing in the Ex Pescheria Vecchia hall the theme of table setting over time. Nove also joins with a program full of events and workshops dedicated to local tradition.

In Emilia-Romagna, Faenza is participating with the traditional appointments of the Ceramist’s Breakfast and Aperitif, as well as extraordinary openings of workshops and museums; among these, the Carlo Zauli Museum, in collaboration with AiCC, is organizing a day dedicated to the city of Montelupo Fiorentino with a workshop by artist Shilha Cintelli and the presentation of the publication Immersions by Patrizio Bartoloni. In Sassuolo, there is theTra Corte e Fabbrica exhibition at the Palazzo Ducale, while the Fiorano Ceramics Museum opens the Manodopera experiential path.

In the Marche region, Appignano offers the educational project Lasciamo un’impronta nel nostro paese (Let’s leave an imprint on our country), while Ascoli Piceno transforms the historic center into a widespread exhibition of ceramics. It will also be followed by thematic meetings and workshops at the Museum of Ceramics and experiential workshops curated by the local ANFFAS. Workshops and visits to terracotta workshops are planned in Fratte Rosa, while Pesaro dedicates the weekend to the rediscovery of Ferruccio Mengaroni and Giuliano Vangi.

In Tuscany, Asciano organizes workshops and guided tours with the involvement of students. In Impruneta, the historic kilns open their doors for tours, exhibitions and tastings. Montelupo Fiorentino offers a program dedicated to contemporary research and education, while Sesto Fiorentino enhances the historical memory of the Manifattura Ginori with exhibitions and events.

In Umbria, Città di Castello hosts the third edition of TazzinArt, an event dedicated to contemporary ceramics. In Deruta, the exhibition Francesco. The Imprint of Ceramics, while Gualdo Tadino organizes conferences, tours and workshops dedicated to the local tradition. In Lazio, the Tuscia towns of Viterbo, Civita Castellana, Tarquinia and Acquapendente are participating with extraordinary openings of ateliers, guided tours and free workshops. In Puglia, Cutrofiano, Grottaglie, Laterza, Rutigliano and Terlizzi offer workshops, exhibitions, museum visits and initiatives dedicated to the tradition of terracotta and majolica.

In Campania, Cerreto Sannita hosts Domizio Cassella’s Sacred and Profane exhibition. In Naples, ceramist Clara Garesio opens her atelier to the public, while Vietri sul Mare celebrates the centenary of the Vietrese donkey with exhibitions and meetings.

In Calabria, Squillace confirms its role of excellence in figuline art with urban routes, workshops and visits to ancient kilns. In Sicily, Caltagirone continues the Terra e Forma exhibition dedicated to Vincenzo Velardita, while Santo Stefano di Camastra transforms the village into a widespread artistic itinerary among workshops, museums and tastings. Finally, in Sardinia, Assemini offers a week of events including workshops, exhibitions and meetings dedicated to ceramic crafts.

Alongside the official program, numerous side events will involve cities such as Bologna, Turin, Saronno and Sassari with exhibitions, workshops and experiential activities for adults and children.

Buongiorno Ceramica! also continues beyond Italian borders thanks to the international initiative Good Morning Ceramics! which will involve the cities of Kütahya (Turkey), Petrinja and Čavle (Croatia) and the cities of Tondelo, Aveiro, Barcelos, Caldas da Rainha, Covilhã, Mafra, Montemor-o-Novo, Viana do Castelo and Vila Real (Portugal) in an international network dedicated to the enhancement of contemporary ceramic culture.

“Buongiorno Ceramica” is the big widespread festival promoted by the Italian Ceramic Cities Association that celebrates the Italian ceramic tradition every year. The Association continues to grow and today brings together 60 cities, a growing community that recognizes in ceramics a heritage of identity, craft knowledge and contemporary creativity," stresses AiCC’s newly appointed director Nadia Carboni. “For an entire weekend, workshops, laboratories, museums and urban spaces open to the public: an invitation to visit the cities of ceramics, enter the workshops, meet the artisans and be surprised by the beauty and vitality of an art that continues to speak to the present with an eye to the future.”

Buongiorno Ceramica! is back, 12th edition of the widespread celebration of the Cities of Ceramics in Italy (and beyond)

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