Gestures is Finestre sull'Arte's space dedicated to master craftsmen and their creations to those objects and processes that while maintaining strong ties to the past have had the ability to contaminate themselves with the contemporary. This new space will feature articles and insights dedicated to the protagonists of savoir-faire, their achievements and gestures. The content will be written with the quality and rigor that distinguish the proposal of Windows on Art. This column will be managed in collaboration with Artex
By Redazione | 19/09/2018
From September 14-30, 2018 in Venice, at the Cini Foundation, takes place 'Homo Faber. Crafting a more human future', the first major event dedicated to art crafts in Europe.
By Redazione | 14/08/2022
Once again this year, "Crafts and Palace," now in its 28th year, welcomes socially valuable craft cooperatives aimed at helping people in need reintegrate into the community.
By Redazione | 30/09/2022
The Academy of France in Rome - Villa Medici is launching a call for projects to refurbish and furnish guest rooms in the historic building.
By Redazione | 18/12/2023
The 2024-2025 season of exhibitions to be held at MudaC, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and CARMI - Museo Carrara e Michelangelo was presented in Carrara. Here is the full program.
By Redazione | 30/12/2023
In the heart of Anghiari, in a 16th-century palace, is home to a historic weaving mill that has been in continuous operation since 1842: this is Busatti Weaving, the success story of a family business that uses handcrafted products to create fine fabrics with designs inspired by the fabrics of the Renaissance and beyond.
By Redazione | 03/01/2024
An exhibition of twenty-six Maltese nativity scenes, all handcrafted by the artisans of "Ghimmanu-El," the Ghajnsielem Nativity Association in Gozo, is on display at the Basilica of Sant'Andrea della Valle in Rome until Feb. 7, 2024.
By Redazione | 12/02/2024
On the occasion of the eighth edition of Milano MuseoCity, the doors of public and private museums and artists' archives open for the public. This year's theme: Worlds in Milan.
By Redazione | 23/02/2024
From Feb. 22 to May 26, 2024, illustrator Roberto Innocenti is on display in Florence with the "Illustrating Time" exhibition: plates rich in detail transport the public into the Tuscan artist's universe.
By Redazione | 09/03/2024
During Milan Design Week, April 15-21, 2024, the Superdesign Show event, curated by Gisella Borioli and Giulio Cappellini, arrives at Superstudio: the 2024 edition under the banner of science, technology and inclusiveness.
By Redazione | 06/04/2024
From April 7 to July 31, 2024, the Palazzo Reale in Milan will celebrate Dolce&Gabbana's haute couture for the first time with an exhibition. The exhibition will be enhanced by works by visual artists created in dialogue with the fashion house's creations.
By Redazione | 16/04/2024
Opens the 62nd edition of the Salone del Mobile.Milan, April 16-21, 2024. The fair presents innovative and creative furniture designed to enrich the home environment. This year also features two rooms by David Lynch.
By Redazione | 23/04/2024
In Salzburg, the Austrian region of Saalfelden Leogang is renowned not only for its enchanting natural landscape but also for the richness of its cultural and musical offerings, particularly jazz.
By Redazione | 06/05/2024
At the Labirinto della Masone in Fontanellato, "EPHEMERA il bel bazar," the new thematic multi-brand store that houses some examples of contemporary design and craftsmanship, following Franco Maria Ricci's idea that the Labirinto would also offer refined souvenirs, was opened.
By Redazione | 14/05/2024
The White Carrara event returns from June 14 to September 29, 2024, and this year's edition is entirely devoted to Made in Italy design combined with local excellence.
By Redazione | 03/06/2024
UNESCO has chosen Italy for the bells that have been ringing for several days in the church in Mosul, rebuilt after the 2017 Isis destruction. The new bells are in fact a creation of Pontificia Fonderia Marinelli of Agnone.
By Redazione | 06/06/2024
The year of Giorgio Vasari's celebrations brings to Arezzo an exhibition on the Vasari potters: indeed, the great historiographer's family had ties to the city's ancient pottery production, the history of which is retraced in an exhibition at the National Archaeological Museum from June 12, 2024 to February 2, 2025.
By Redazione | 11/06/2024
Carrara's candidacy for the title of Italian Capital of Contemporary Art 2026 was presented this morning. The dossier will be sent to the Ministry of Culture by June 30.
By Redazione | 19/06/2024
The Ministry of Culture today launches the public notice for the second edition of the New Grand Tour project: up for grabs are fifty residencies for as many Italian artists under 30 to work in 23 research centers in France.
By Redazione | 21/06/2024
The Compasso d'Oro 2024 awards have been given out. Here are all the winners with reasons, including the Compasso d'Oro for Lifetime Achievement. A museum is also among the awardees.
By Redazione | 03/07/2024
Stabia's Libero D'Orsi Archaeological Museum of Stabia expands its exhibit with new valuable artifacts from the MANN National Archaeological Museum in Naples. Also frescoes on display for the first time.
By Redazione | 04/07/2024
A new permanent exhibition opened at Racconigi Castle with more than one hundred objects from the collection of non-European artifacts studied and restored in recent years.
By Redazione | 14/07/2024
In London, the Victoria&Albert Museum succeeds in raising the £2 million needed to prevent a very rare Romanesque ivory, dating from the 12th century and considered a key piece of English art history, from leaving for the US.
By Redazione | 18/07/2024
Deadline for New Grand Tour call extended to July 28. The call provides residencies for Italian artists and creatives in France. Here's how to participate.
By Redazione | 24/07/2024
From October 24, 2024 to February 2, 2025, the Trevi-Trevilab Center in Bolzano is hosting an exhibition that aims to be a specific survey of the artistic and craft production of the Etruscan civilization.
By Redazione | 03/08/2024
From October 24, 2024 to February 2, 2025, the Trevi-Trevilab Center in Bolzano presents an exhibition on the production of the Etruscan civilization. The itinerary is divided into 8 thematic sections.
By Redazione | 27/08/2024
Fondaco dei Tedeschi, the center of Venetian shopping, presents a program for Homo Faber 2024 that offers an in-depth look at the world of crafts in the traditions of Venice.
By Redazione | 02/09/2024
From Sept. 14 to Nov. 3, Gallerie dell'Accademia is hosting the exhibition 'Convito di vetro.' It houses a table on which more than 200 artifacts made in Murano are displayed, and will dialogue with Veronese's Convito in the House of Levi.
By Redazione | 07/09/2024
The third edition of Homo Faber, which from September 1 to 30, 2024 will return to transform the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore into a stage of art craftsmanship, is starting. Homo Faber 2024 counts on the artistic direction of Luca Guadagnino, and the theme is 'The Journey of Life.
By Redazione | 05/09/2024
From September 10 to 29, 2024, on the occasion of The Venice Glass Week, the Fratelli Toso glassworks in Murano presents an exhibition on the vast production of glass from the 1800s and 1900s. The most relevant pieces and archival materials are on display.
By Redazione | 11/09/2024
From Sept. 13 to 15, 2024, Florence's Corsini Garden will host Crafts and Palace to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the event focused on the highest Italian and European craft tradition.