A pre-Christmas market that will celebrate local artisan excellence. Design works and original creations by master craftsmen, such as artists of wood and canvas, precious and elaborate miniatures, candy, handmade decorations, and cartoons. Throughout the day, there will be guided tours of the millennial monastery to discover its history and secrets. For more information, visit […]

In addition to the traditional Christmas market, there is the Mercato dei Piccoli (Children’s Market) for bartering or giving away old toys, books, comics and other typical childhood memorabilia. The two-day creative workshops for children give them a chance to make, with their own hands, original greeting cards and decorations for the tree. There will […]

An exhibition-market dedicated to the world of toys. An opportunity to rediscover the wonderful games and toys of the past, stimulating the imagination, ingenuity and desire to build and invent. Handmade toys, gems with fairy-tale characters, products finely crafted by hand, books, educational pursuits and children’s clothing. In addition, for children, there is a corner […]

An exclusive exhibition market under the banner of artisan excellence and quality food and wine, in its tenth edition. On the program is a culinary, artisan, creative and cultural tour exploring the 18th-century villa that hosts the event, including fun creative workshops for adults and children and stands with tasty creations and products. For more […]

At the Foundation’s South gallery, once a laboratory in the former industrial complex which opens onto the vast spaces of the ‘Deposito’, the intense exhibition project “An Introduction” is taking place: a journey between the institutional and the personal, research and collecting, born from a dialogue between Miuccia Prada and Germano Celant. For more information, […]

The Medici’s Joseph Tapestries by Pontormo and Bronzino. The twenty tapestries depicting the stories of Old Testament Joseph, son of Jacob, commissioned in the 1500s by Cosimo I de’ Medici and realized by some of the Renaissance’s most important artists – Bronzino, Pontormo and Salviati – are returning to their place of creation after 150 […]

An important retrospective dedicated to the ingenious flair of Osvaldo Barbieri (1895-1958), known to the art world by the acronym BOT, an abbreviation of the pseudonym Barbieri Oswaldo Terribile, which he himself chose as he began moving closer to Futurism. Conceived and organised by the Piacenza and Vigevano Foundation with the support of the City […]

#WEAREGENIO è la campagna di crowdfunding messa in atto per una delle più grandi collezioni di maioliche ospitata presso la Casa Museo Stanze al Genio di Palermo. La collezione, che percorre 400 anni di storia della ceramica, è situata al piano nobile di Palazzo Torre nel quartiere della Kalsa del centro storico di Palermo e […]

The Cini Foundation of Venice is dedicating an extraordinary exhibit to one of the top exponents of Murano glass-making, Fulvio Bianconi, the brilliant graphic designer, illustrator, and designer to whom many Venini creations are owed—creations that have become true icons of the fire art of Murano, such as the handkerchief vases, those with horizontal, vertical […]

An exhibit dedicated to the language and spirit of Italian fashion of the new millennium, through the analysis of the labels and designers who are charting new territory. The exhibit’s objective is to bring to light the versatility of Italian creativity and its capacity for regeneration, not only through the work of Italian stylists but […]

International Contemporary Ceramic Art Competition, MIC Faenza. More than 1300 works by 618 artists from 57 nations will be on exhibit at the Museum of Faenza until the end of January. The world’s best ceramic artists selected from participants in the historic competition promoted with the support of the Ravenna Cassa di Risparmio Foundation, the […]

The Fair, founded in 1996 to promote handmade products from across the world, is one of the most significant economic and social phenomena of the last twenty years. Here, craftsmen with small artisan businesses meet in a truly global village: 3,000 exhibitors and 150,000 sqm of exhibition space, 150,000 products and 110 countries participating. The […]

Again this year, FAI – Fondo Ambiente Italiano (Italian National Trust) will be presenting “ManualMente”, which in 2015 is dedicated to the “Precious Crafts” of goldsmithing and the crafting of jewellery with semi-precious stones. For the occasion, Villa Necchi Campiglio will host an exhibition dedicated to the finest creations of master jeweller Alfredo Ravasco (Genoa […]

From October 11th through October 25th, 2015, the Cantù Lacemaking Promotional Committee, with the patronage of the Lombardy Regional Government and of the City Council of Cantù, has organized the 12th edition of the International Lace Biennial. This year’s event will feature a section dedicated to “The Chefs’ Tables”, where renowned masters of Italian cuisine […]

Lucca, a Tuscan city rich in history and culture since the Middle Ages, has always been one of the most important centres of paper production in Europe. Here, in 2004, Cartasia was born, an event which later became a biennial fair completely devoted displays of paper arts works. The promotion of the paper, its processing […]

Along the streets of the historic centre there will be typical products, tastings and the sale of products from the Valle d’Aosta. In the afternoon there will be traditional music throughout the Fair. 
Founded around the year 1000, historical reports show that there was a “curieuse” fair on 31 January 1243 from morning till nightfall. […]

Typical examples of Burano lace are on display together in a special exhibition in the Museum that aims to raise public awareness of new models manufactured according to this ancient traditional technique. All these items are made following complex techniques and designs, all strictly original and produced on the island.
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One of the most prestigious collections preserved in the historical archives of Prato’s Museo del tessuto [Textile Museum]. The collection is that of Countess Antonia Suardi, a noblewoman who was one of the main supporters of the Italian feminine industries (1903) and was involved in the research and study of the arts of embroidery and […]

Gianmaria Buccellati’s extraordinary creations of fine jewellery allow us to discover more about the history of this internationally successful business born in 1919. The protagonist of this trip is the son of the “prince of the goldsmiths”, as Gabriele D’Azzunzio defined the father, Mario. They are authentic masterpieces recognised the world over, worn by important […]