Carrara - Finestre sull'Arte

Inside the halls of Palazzo Staffetti Del Medico Sarteschi, the hidden heart of Carrara

To see the palace, you have to turn your back on the Duomo; if you want to see the Duomo, you have to forget about the palace. Two visions of stone and marble. The palace and the cathedral scrutinize and measure each other, standing face to face—for ...
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Carrara: "The Ladies of Art," an exhibition at Palazzo Cucchiari featuring female artists from the 19th and 20th centuries

After dedicating its previous exhibition seasons to the sea, the 20th century, the Belle Époque, and games, the galleries of Palazzo Cucchiari in Carrara are reopening to present an exhibition for the summer and fall of 2026 that focuses on re...
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White Carrara 2026, marble design returns to the city: 30 works for the historic center

The city of Carrara is hosting from June 5 to August 30, 2026 the tenth edition of White Carrara, entitled Design Lives in the City. The event takes place under the artistic direction of Domenico Raimondi - thesignlab and takes the form of a widespre...
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The gipsoteca that isn't and won't be there: the plaster casts of the Carrara Academy still without a museum

For decades in Carrara, there has been an ongoing attempt to find an exhibition venue that can permanently house one of Italy's most important plaster cast collections: the plaster cast collection of the Academy of Fine Arts. Retracing, albeit briefl...
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Ministry of Culture promises 500 thousand euros to save Moneta Castle

500 thousand euros to save the Moneta Castle in Carrara. This is the sum promised by Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli , who visited the city of marble yesterday. Moneta Castle is one of the city's most important monuments: an ancient castle mentione...
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Carrara, Moneta Castle in danger of disappearing: new signs of subsidence

Carrara, a new crack runs through the history of Moneta Castle. In fact, from the hill overlooking the town comes another warning sign: the walls of the Moneta village church, just below the ancient fortress, are cracking. Giving news of this is an a...
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White Carrara, another missed opportunity to talk about marble: review below expectations

Examined by scratching the surface a little, the seventh edition of White Carrara, the festival that has enlivened the start of summers in the historic center of the city of the marbles since 2017, looks a lot like a Monicelli film. It resembles the ...
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John Anthony Cybei at last: the first monographic exhibition of the great forgotten sculptor

After years of waiting, Carrara finally welcomes the first monographic exhibition on Giovanni Antonio Cybei (Carrara, 1706 - 1784), one of the greatest artists the city has produced, and who had never before been able to boast of an exhibition ...
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