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• Jacques Audiard's Genre-Bending Musical 'Emilia Perez' Premieres at Cannes festival-fair

  Jacques Audiard's new film 'Emilia Perez' premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, blending musical, melodrama, gangster movie, and LGBTQ+ themes. The story follows Mexican…

• Philip Colbert leads treasure hunt for kids at Banca Ifis sculpture park in Mestre festival-fair

  On May 26, 2024, from 3:30 to 4:30 PM, the Parco Internazionale di Scultura di Banca Ifis at Villa Fürstenberg in Mestre will host a treasure hunt for children aged 5 to 10, led…

• Italian Theatre Festivals to Watch in June 2024 festival-fair

  The summer live performance season in Italy for 2024 will showcase several outdoor locations, including the Teatro Grande di Pompei and Arena Shakespeare in Parma. Notable…

• Sky Arte Documentary Explores Inaugural Torino Foto Festival festival-fair

  A documentary titled 'EXPOSED. Torino Foto Festival New Landscape' airs on Sky Arte on May 24, 2024, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the first edition of the Torino Foto…

• Rimini Biennale Disegno Returns with 12 Itineraries on Travel festival-fair

  The Biennale Disegno, led by Massimo Pulini, makes its return to Rimini, showcasing approximately one thousand drawings centered around the theme of travel. Key locations include…

• BAM Circus Returns to Milan with 60 Free Performances festival-fair

  BAM Circus – Il Festival delle Meraviglie returns to the Biblioteca degli Alberi park in Milan from May 24 to 26, 2024, featuring over 40 artists and 15 international companies in…

• Limonov di Kirill Serebrennikov in concorso a Cannes 77 festival-fair

  Il film 'Limonov', diretto da Kirill Serebrennikov, è in concorso alla 77esima edizione del Festival di Cannes. Tratto dall'omonimo romanzo di Emmanuel Carrère, il film non è un…

• ARF! Festival Turns 10: Rome Comic Art Event Returns with International Lineup festival-fair

  ARF! Festival, Rome's independent comic art festival, celebrates its tenth edition from May 24 to 26, 2024, at the Pelanda del Mattatoio and Città dell'Altra Economia in the…

• Milano Arch Week 2024: Seven Must-See Exhibitions Across the City festival-fair

  In anticipation of the sixth Milano Arch Week, scheduled for May 20–26, 2024, the city is presenting a series of exhibitions focused on architecture and design. At M.A.C. Musica…

• Genoa's Rolli Days Spring 2024 Opens Palaces, Villas, and Churches Free to Public festival-fair

  The Spring Rolli Days in Genoa are set for May 17 to 19, 2024, featuring complimentary guided tours of 42 Palazzi dei Rolli, which have held UNESCO World Heritage status since…

• Cremona Contemporanea Art Week Returns with Expanded Program festival-fair

  The second edition of Cremona Contemporanea Art Week is set to take place from May 18 to 26, 2024, following its successful inaugural event that drew over 15,000 attendees.…

• Quentin Dupieux's Meta-Cinema Comedy Opens Cannes 2024 festival-fair

  Quentin Dupieux's film 'La Deuxième Acte' (The Second Act) opened the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. The comedy breaks the fourth wall, exploring the blurring of…

• Toronto Biennial of Art 2024: Precarious Joys Lineup Announced festival-fair

  The Toronto Biennial of Art (TBA) has unveiled details for its third edition, titled Precarious Joys, running from 21 September to 1 December 2024. Curated by Dominique Fontaine…

• Asian Art Biennale 2024 in Taichung to Explore Power of Becoming festival-fair

  The Asian Art Biennale 2024 will open on November 16 at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts in Taichung, Taiwan. Curator Fang Yen Hsiang reveals the theme centers on the…

• Cannes 77 Opens with Greta Gerwig Jury and Meryl Streep Honorary Palme d'Or festival-fair

  The 77th Cannes Film Festival has kicked off on the Croisette amid a charged atmosphere, as France's audiovisual sector grapples with MeToo protests and compensation disputes…

• Eurovision 2024: moda e look iconici sul Turquoise Carpet festival-fair

  La Malmö Arena in Svezia ha ospitato la 68esima edizione dell'Eurovision Song Contest dal 7 all'11 maggio 2024, con il cantante svizzero Nemo che ha trionfato. Hanno partecipato…

• William Kentridge's Centre for the Less Good Idea Takes Over Fondation Cartier in Paris festival-fair

  From May 14 to 20, 2024, the Fondation Cartier in Paris hosts William Kentridge's Centre for the Less Good Idea, a nomadic laboratory of participatory art. Founded in 2016 in…

• Rome's 2024 Gallery Weekend Sees Strong Organization and International Interest festival-fair

  Rome's second gallery weekend, Contemporanea Roma, took place in May 2024, building on the previous year's Tuttacittà event. The key development was the formation of an official…

• TEFAF New York 2024 Opens with Strong Sales and Celebrity Attendance festival-fair

  On May 9, 2024, the Park Avenue Armory hosted the tenth edition of TEFAF New York, which kicked off with a bustling preview. Approximately 90 exhibitors are participating, with…

• Museum of Life and Science Hosts Bird Bonanza Event for World Migratory Bird Day festival-fair

  The Museum of Life and Science organized a Bird Bonanza event on May 11, coinciding with World Migratory Bird Day, as part of its Spring into Action series. The activity involved…

• Urbs Scripta Festival Returns to Venice and Chioggia for Second Edition on Historical Graffiti festival-fair

  The second edition of Urbs Scripta, Italy's inaugural festival focused on historical graffiti, is set to take place from May 8 to 12, 2024, in Venice and Chioggia. Established in…

• Piazza Tevere a Filo d’Acqua: arte contemporanea per il Tevere a Roma festival-fair

  Il 11 maggio 2024, a Roma, si svolgerà l'evento 'Piazza Tevere a Filo d’Acqua', organizzato da Tevereterno e Fontana più Stella, con l'obiettivo di ripensare il fiume come un…

• Mason Bates Returns to American Academy Rome for Soundscapes festival-fair

  The American Academy in Rome will host Soundscapes, a live set by composer and DJ Mason Bates, on May 10, 2024, in its outdoor garden pavilions. The event is part of the Festival…

• North Carolina Youth Climate Summit Engages Teens Through Art and Science festival-fair

  The Museum of Life and Science hosted the North Carolina Youth Climate Summit on February 18-19, 2024, bringing together over 100 high school students from across the state. The…

• Malta Biennale's first edition: highs and lows of a Mediterranean debut festival-fair

  The inaugural Malta Biennale commenced on March 13 and will continue until May 31, under the curation of Sofia Baldi Pighi. This event is hosted at various locations throughout…

• Piano City Milano Returns with 270 Free Concerts Across 150 Venues festival-fair

  The 14th edition of Piano City Milano will take place from May 17 to 19, 2024, featuring over 270 concerts in more than 150 locations across Milan, all free and open to the…

• Expodemic: Rome's Festival of Foreign Academies and Institutes Returns festival-fair

  The second edition of the Festival of Foreign Academies and Cultural Institutes in Rome, titled Expodemic, runs from May 7 to August 25, 2024, at Palazzo delle Esposizioni.…

• Videocittà 2024 at Rome's Gazometro: Immersive Art and Digital Culture festival-fair

  The Festival della Visione, known as Videocittà 2024, is set to take place at the Eni Gazometro complex in Rome from July 5 to 7. This seventh edition continues its thematic…

• Milan Launches First Biennial Dedicated to Communication Design and Visual Cultures festival-fair

  The inaugural edition of BIG, the Biennale Internazionale Grafica, is set to take place in Milan from May 23 to 26, 2024, offering free access throughout the city. Established by…

• FAI's 'Three Days for the Garden' Showcases Rare Botanicals and Craft at Castello di Masino festival-fair

  The Fondo Ambiente Italiano (FAI) presents the 32nd edition of 'Tre giorni per il giardino' at Castello di Masino in Caravino, Turin province, running until May 5, 2024. This…

• Italy's May Cultural Festival Map: From Turin Book Fair to Ravenna Festival festival-fair

  Italy will host a variety of cultural festivals in May 2024. The Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino, directed by Annalena Benini, will take place from May 9-13, with the…

• EXPOSED Festival: 9 Must-See Photography Shows in Turin festival-fair

  The inaugural EXPOSED photography festival in Turin is set to take place throughout May 2024, offering a range of talks, screenings, and exhibitions. Max Pinckers will showcase…

• Giungla Festival 2024: Contemporary Art Takes Over Lucca's Historic Market festival-fair

  The Giungla festival of contemporary art is set for its fifth edition at the Mercato del Carmine, running from May 3 to 5, 2024, after moving from Lucca's Orto Botanico. Since it…

• Fashion Metaverse Conference 2024: Digital Fashion, AI, and Web3.0 festival-fair

  The Fashion Metaverse Conference 2024 took place from March 26 to 30, 2024, on the Spatial platform, under the organization of YIQIN (Isola) ZHU and Choice LGBTQIA+ Family. This…

• May 2024 Theatre and Dance Highlights in Italy festival-fair

  Bob Wilson's multilingual production 'Pessoa. Since I've been me' premieres at Teatro della Pergola in Florence from May 2 to 12, celebrating 50 years of Portugal's Carnation…

• Presente Indicativo Festival Returns to Milan with 16 Days of Theatre and Performance festival-fair

  The second edition of the international festival Presente Indicativo, curated by Claudio Longhi, artistic director of Piccolo Teatro di Milano, will take place from May 4 to 19,…

• Fucina Madre 2024: Artigianato e Design in Basilicata festival-fair

  Fucina Madre, the third edition of the expo promoting craftsmanship and design in Basilicata, takes place in Matera from May 1 to 5, 2024. Organized by ATP Basilicata, the event…

• Giffoni Shock: First Edition of Youth Creativity Festival Held in Salerno festival-fair

  The inaugural Giffoni Shock, a satellite event associated with the Giffoni Film Festival, took place from April 16 to 20, 2024, in Salerno, Italy, at the Giffoni Multimedia…

• Liquida Photofestival 2024: Third Edition Opens in Turin with Theme 'Rebirth' festival-fair

  The third edition of Liquida Photofestival, born from the Paratissima fair, opens at the Complesso della Cavallerizza in Turin from May 1 to 5, 2024, under the theme 'Rebirth.'…

• Art Brussels 2024: Italian Galleries Report Strong Sales at 40th Edition festival-fair

  In 2024, the 40th edition of Art Brussels showcased more than 170 exhibitors, prominently featuring Italian galleries. Il Triangolo sold pieces by Alessandro Polo (€2,000), I.W.…