The seventh edition of Doppia Firma. Dialogue between design thinking and high craftsmanship, in a path that winds through the magnificent halls of the main floor of Palazzo Litta, enhances the union between design innovation and the tradition of the great masters of art. In this 2023 edition, the creative pairs come not only from […]

For Fuorisalone 2023, high craftsmanship and creativity return to enhance the monumental spaces of Palazzo Litta, a baroque jewel box in the heart of Milan, in the historic Cinque Vie district, and the prestigious headquarters of the Regional Secretariat for Lombardy of the Ministry of Culture. On the occasion of Design Week 2023, Fondazione Cologni […]

In the magnificent Richini courtyard of Palazzo Litta, artfully illuminated by Viabizzuno, the public is welcomed by the monumental site-specific work TIME, created by the Milanese master of stone and metal art Gianluca Pacchioni, who has collaborated with the Veronese artisan company Girasole Pietre Naturali, which specializes in the research and working of stone, gathering […]

Imposing bronze sculptures and solid ceramic vessels are the protagonists of the exhibition Plasmare le forme. Bronzi e ceramiche di Paolo Staccioli (Shaping Forms. Bronzes and Ceramics by Paolo Staccioli) that, in their modernity, evoke an indefinite and fantastic past that becomes real through the concreteness of a chariot, a boat, a horse: imposing steed […]

The precious reliquary, stolen in 1989, is returning to the Archdiocese of Siena. It was found, along with other valuable 14th-century liturgical objects, thanks to the tenacity of investigators and, after, delicate restoration work, the Vatican Pinacoteca dedicated the exhibition Dalla Spada alla Croce. Il reliquiario di San Galgano restaurato (From the Sword to the […]

The exhibition, which has just opened in collaboration with the Fausto Melotti Foundation and the Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche di Faenza (MIC), will be on view until June 25 in Lucca at the headquarters of the Ragghianti Foundation. An articulated itinerary illustrates the ceramic work of Fausto Melotti, an artist who contributed to the renewal […]

On the occasion of Milan Design Week, fine craftsmanship and creativity return to enhance the monumental spaces of Palazzo Litta, home of the Regional Secretariat for Lombardy of the Ministry of Culture. Thanks to a partnership with the Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte, Palazzo Litta is now one of the most important places where the […]

Last March 9, at the Milan headquarters of the Accademia Costume & Moda, a Roman institution of excellence for training in the field of fashion and costume, a ceremony was held to confer the Certificate of Merit to Franco Cologni for his tireless commitment to the enhancement of beauty and artistic crafts and for his […]

Kicking off the fourth edition of “YouNique – Fine Craft Art & Design,” the exhibition-market of excellence dedicated to high craftsmanship, art and design that will be held on March 25 and 26 in Lugano, in the beautiful Villa Ciani, and will see master artisans and their works as protagonists of the event. Like every […]

The Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche (MIC) in Faenza dedicates an exhibition to the ceramic art of Galileo Chini, presenting about 300 works, many from private collections, some previously unpublished, and a selection of drawings and preparatory cartoons. In eight sections a path is traced through works that illustrate the formal, technical and decorative succession of […]

The exhibition dedicated to Roberto Capucci, undisputed master of Italian fashion, is on display at the Labirinto della Masone in Fontanellato, near Parma, which, after widespread critical and public acclaim, has been extended until April 16. Capucci’s dresses, true sculptures, are distinguished by their sculptural grandeur combined with refined, often unusual color choices of silk […]

The Golinelli Arts and Sciences Center, in agreement with the University of Bologna, presents the exhibition Beyond Space, Beyond Time. The Dream of Ulisse Aldrovandi: it is not just an exhibition to celebrate the innovative work of the scientist, but an articulated research project that compares five hundred years of the history of science with […]

year 1000 is considered the year zero of the Saint Bear Fair. On January 30 and 31, for more than a thousand years, the center of the city of Aosta has been packed with artisans, who, today as in the past, display and sell their products. The Foire de Saint-Ours is a great festival dedicated […]

Ending June 4th, 2023, and located in the newly restored and reopened to the public Accademia Carrara in Bergamo we find the Cecco del Caravaggio. L’allievo modello exhibition, dedicated to the painter (born Francesco Boneri, 1585-1620) who was a student of one Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. The artworks honor the Lombard artist, who followed his […]

The Villa Caruso of Bellosguardo, in Lastra a Signa, near the outskirts of Florence, is hosting an exhibition until March 5th, 2023, developed as a partnership between the Montelupo Museum Foundation and the Villa Caruso Association. Sixteen artists have reinterpreted in a contemporary light the 15th-century technique of Zaffera. Decoration depicting stylized oak leaves enriched […]

Fort Bard, a mighty 19th-century castle in the Aosta Valley, will be hosting the exhibit Il Déco in Italia, l’eleganza della modernità, until April 10th, 2023. More than 200 works, paintings, sculptures, ornaments, decorative arts and graphics, both illustrative and for advertising, showcasing the refined gracefulness of art deco. The exhibit recreates the Italian section […]

“Discovering Italian savoir-faire and artistic craftsmanship”, Wellmade’s itinerary among the artisan workshops in the centre of Bergamo, scheduled for Saturday 28 January from 10 a.m. to about 5 p.m., is part of the programme “La città in festa”, the inaugural days of Bergamo Brescia Capitale Italiana della Cultura, coordinated by the Department of Culture with […]

A free course for the creation of the Palazzo Litta brand: enrolment is open until Saturday 4 February for the “Bauhaus Barocco” workshop, devised for the MiC Lombardy Regional Secretariat and entrusted to the CorsiArte training body with the collaboration of Chiara Gatti, art historian, journalist and CorsiArte lecturer, and the scientific care of the […]

On the occasion of the presentation of the programme for Elefsina European Capital of Culture 2023, the Greek Deputy Minister of Culture, Nicholas Yatromanolakis, mentions: ‘We want to do something similar to the Italian projects of DoppiaFirma and Homo Faber, opening a hub. Among the many opportunities for the cultural, but also economic and social […]

Fifteen bags, part of the collection of the Domenico Michelucci Civic Museum of Straw and weaving in Signa, others donated or offered on temporary loan by private individuals, are the protagonists of the exhibition Sustainability at your fingertips. These are objects, together with hats, that distinguish the production of Signa and its territory, made of […]