Folk Traditions

Folk Traditions

Ca’ Macana

How can one not succumb to the charm of Venetian masks and to the world’s most elegant Carnival? For a taste of its atmosphere, visit the ...

Venezia

Folk Traditions

Folk Traditions

Franco Maritato Caratza

In Ottana, Franco Maritato, an expert carver, is a dedicated artist who creates traditional local carnival masks, the caratza, tangible manifestations of the ...

Ottana (NU)

Folk Traditions

Folk Traditions

Fratelli Napoli

The old shop of the Napoli brothers is located in the historic centre and represents a heritage of great historical and cultural importance for the area, ...

Catania

Folk Traditions

Folk Traditions

Giuseppe e Marco Ferrigno

The artistry and love of the art of Neapolitan nativity scene-making has been handed down from father to son. Marco Ferrigno has inherited his father ...

Napoli

Folk Traditions

Folk Traditions

Judith Sotriffer

Judith Sotriffer makes old Val Gardena dolls: a tradition that was already going strong in the 1700s and disappeared in 1930. In Val Gardena the production of ...

Ortisei (BZ)

Folk Traditions

Folk Traditions

La Bottega dei Mascareri

An artistic journey through the history of the Carnival of Venice and  of Commedia dell’Arte, but ...

Venezia

Folk Traditions

Folk Traditions

La Butteghetta Magica

The Butteghetta was established in 1830 in the historic center of Genoa, as a store that sold household items and cribs. Over the years it specialized in niche ...

Genova

Folk Traditions

Folk Traditions

La Scarabattola

The Scuotto brothers’ Scarabattola was founded in 1996 as an innovative business with two focuses: on the one hand, the production of figurines for cribs, ...

Napoli

Folk Traditions

Folk Traditions

Pupi Salamanca

Francesco Salamanca sells his creations and is renowned the world over, but probably the idea of becoming a master puppeteer came to him when he was a child, ...

Mascalucia (CT)

Folk Traditions

Folk Traditions

Studio d’Arte di Marcello Aversa

Marcello Aversa’s passion for Neapolitan nativity scenes developed in the early eighties. At first, he adopted the traditional technique by using cork and ...

Sorrento (NA)

Folk Traditions

Folk Traditions

Teatro Agricolo

Since 1993, the Teatro Agricolo cultural association has dedicated itself to the creation of leather masks used for the theater, but also for ...

Livorno

Folk Traditions

Folk Traditions

Ulderico Pinfildi

Ulderico was born and raised in the family-run workshop and, thus, as he himself says, the art of nativity scene-making runs deep in his blood. His sculptures ...

Napoli

Franco Maritato Caratza
Piazza S. Antonio, 6, Ottana, NU, Italia

Fratelli Napoli
Via Reitano, 55, Catania, CT, Italia

Giuseppe e Marco Ferrigno
Via San Gregorio Armeno, 8/10, Napoli, NA, Italia

Judith Sotriffer
Strada Tresval, Ortisei, BZ, Italia

La Bottega dei Mascareri
Ponte di Rialto, 80, San Polo, Venezia, VE, Italia

La Butteghetta Magica
Via della Maddalena 2/R, Genova, GE, Italia

La Scarabattola
Via dei Tribunali, 50, Napoli, NA, Italia

Pupi Salamanca
Via Magenta, 58, Mascalucia, CT, Italia

Studio d’Arte di Marcello Aversa
Via Antonino Sersale, 3, Sorrento, NA, Italia

Teatro Agricolo
Via Giovanni Marradi, 116, Livorno, LI, Italia

Ulderico Pinfildi
Via San Biagio dei Librai, 113, Napoli, NA, Italia