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• PhotoVogue Festival 2025: The Tree of Life Celebrates Nature in Milan festival-fair

  The ninth edition of the PhotoVogue Festival, titled The Tree of Life: a Love Letter to Nature, will take place from March 6 to 9, 2025, at Base Milano. Directed by Alessia…

• Independent Brands at Milan Fashion Week Blend Art, Travel, and Memory festival-fair

  During Milan Fashion Week (February 25 to March 3), independent brands presented autumn/winter 2025/26 collections that go beyond fashion, exploring three main themes: the…

• Milano Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2025/26: Fashion in Crisis festival-fair

  The Milan Fashion Week for autumn/winter 2025/26 unfolded against a backdrop of economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions. Asian markets no longer drive sales as before, and…

• Milano Fashion Week Donna 2025/26: identità, coolness e sperimentazione nelle collezioni autunno inverno festival-fair

  Sabato 1 marzo è stato l'ultimo giorno di sfilate in presenza della Milano Fashion Week Donna, che si conclude lunedì 3 con show digitali e domenica 2 con Giorgio Armani. Tra i…

• Napoli celebrates 2500 years with over 2500 events in 2025 festival-fair

  In 2025, Naples will commemorate its 2500th anniversary with more than 2500 events focused on culture and tourism, as revealed by Mayor Gaetano Manfredi and tourism councilor…

• Tschabalala Self's Performance Piece Sounding Board Explores Figuration Through Theater festival-fair

  Artist Tschabalala Self created her first theatrical work, Sounding Board, as a commission for the Performa 2021 Biennial. The play, which examines a relationship conflict between…

• March 2025 Performance Art Highlights Across Italy festival-fair

  Between late February and mid-March 2025, Italy will host various performance art festivals. The eighth Danza in Rete Festival in Vicenza, curated by Pier Giacomo Cirella,…

• Milano Fashion Week Donna 2025/26: anniversari, cambi e sfilate festival-fair

  La Milano Fashion Week Donna autunno/inverno 2025/26 si apre con celebrazioni e cambiamenti. Dsquared2 festeggia 30 anni dalla fondazione (1995) con una sfilata anni Duemila che…

• Aichi Triennale 2025 Announces Full Artist Roster for 'A Time Between Ashes and Roses' festival-fair

  The Aichi Triennale 2025 edition, titled 'A Time Between Ashes and Roses,' will feature an extensive lineup of international artists across contemporary art and performing arts…

• Milano Fashion Week Donna Autumn/Winter 2025/26: 56 Physical Shows and Major Anniversaries festival-fair

  Milano Fashion Week Donna is set to take place from February 25 to March 3, 2025, highlighting the Autumn/Winter 2025/26 collections through 56 runway shows, 6 digital…

• CioccolaTò 2025: Torino's chocolate festival expands with cultural program festival-fair

  CioccolaTò, the annual artisan chocolate festival in Turin, returns from February 27 to March 2, 2025, with a new format linking it to museums and cultural venues. The festival…

• Dreams Wins Golden Bear at 75th Berlinale festival-fair

  The 75th Berlin International Film Festival, the first edition under the leadership of Tricia Tuttle, concluded with the Golden Bear awarded to "Dreams," the final chapter of Dag…

• TESTO 2025: Florence Book Fair Returns with 174 Publishers, 210 Guests festival-fair

  The upcoming fourth edition of TESTO, an international book fair in Florence, is set to take place from February 28 to March 2, 2025, at Stazione Leopolda. Organized by Pitti…

• MuseoCity 2025 Expands to Full Week in Milan festival-fair

  Running from March 2 to 8 in Milan, MuseoCity 2025, themed 'Le Strade dell'Arte,' marks its inaugural full week. Over 130 locations, including museums and foundations, are…

• Canone Effimero: Italy's Hidden Musical Traditions at Berlinale festival-fair

  The documentary 'Canone Effimero' by the De Serio twins premiered in the Forum section of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. It explores Italy's ethnomusical traditions…

• Cremona Contemporanea Art Week 2025: terza edizione dal 24 maggio al 2 giugno festival-fair

  Cremona Contemporanea Art Week torna per la sua terza edizione dal 24 maggio al 2 giugno 2025, confermandosi un appuntamento di riferimento per l'arte contemporanea in Italia. La…

• Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Hosts Inclusive Art Events During Special Olympics Winter Games festival-fair

  The Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin has announced a series of accessible art programs from March 8-15, 2025, coinciding with the Special Olympics Winter World Games.…

• Italy's Cultural Festivals: A Guide to Late February Events festival-fair

  A roundup of cultural festivals taking place across Italy from late February 2025. The Salone del Vermouth returns to Turin on February 22-23 at the Museo Nazionale del…

• Nomad 2025 to take over a former medical clinic in St. Moritz festival-fair

  The Nomad fair, established in 2017 by Giorgio Pace and Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte, is set to take place in St. Moritz from February 20 to 23, 2025, at the historic Klinik Gut, a…

• Global Photography Festivals 2025 Explore Humanity, Nature, and Technology festival-fair

  In 2025, a variety of international photography festivals are scheduled. The PhotoVogue Festival, directed by Alessia Glaviano, will be held at BASE Milano, Italy, from 6-9 March,…

• Lucio Corsi: The Outsider Artist at Sanremo 2025 festival-fair

  Lucio Corsi, a 30-year-old singer-songwriter from Grosseto, Italy, emerged as the most distinctive act at the 75th Sanremo Festival in 2025. His song 'Volevo essere un duro'…

• AlUla Arts Festival 2024 Returns with Expanded Programme and Major Commissions festival-fair

  The fourth AlUla Arts Festival has commenced in AlUla, Saudi Arabia, and will continue until 22 February 2025. This event revitalizes the oasis city through various performances,…

• Performance art initiatives across Brazil address racial, gender, and accessibility issues festival-fair

  Grada Kilomba returns to Inhotim for the second act of 'O Barco,' deepening her exploration of ancestrality and racial themes. The 16th edition of Verbo Performance Art Festival…

• Saremo AI Music Festival: 27 virtual singers compete in first AI-created music festival festival-fair

  The Saremo AI Music Festival, launched by Bologna-based company LOOP, is the first music festival entirely created by artificial intelligence. Running from February 7 to April 3,…

• Five stylists shaping the looks of Sanremo 2025 artists festival-fair

  The 2025 Sanremo Music Festival highlights five talented stylists. Simone Furlan (Sifu), a 1992-born artist with a background in art history, has created a vintage-contemporary…

• Sanremo Festival 2025: Museums and Cultural Spaces Join the Celebration festival-fair

  The 75th Sanremo Festival is set to take place from February 11 to 15, 2025, sparking a range of cultural activities throughout Italy. In Prato, the Centro Pecci is offering a…

• Arte Fiera 2025: mixed results, tax reform disappointment, and new leadership festival-fair

  The 2025 Arte Fiera took place in Bologna from February 7-9, marking the final edition curated by artistic director Simone Menegoi, who has been succeeded by Davide Ferri. The…

• Art City 2025 Bologna: 'Facile Ironia' and Site-Specific Installations festival-fair

  The Bologna Art City 2025 circuit presents 'Facile ironia. L’ironia nell’arte italiana tra XX e XXI secolo' at MAMbo, under the curation of Lorenzo Balbi and Caterina Molteni.…

• Arte Fiera 2025: Italian Focus and Strong Sales Mark Menegoi's Final Edition festival-fair

  The 2025 edition of Arte Fiera in Bologna, under the direction of Simone Menegoi for the final year, commenced with a positive atmosphere and robust sales. Highlighting Italian…

• February 2025 Cultural Festivals Across Italy festival-fair

  Italy will host a range of cultural festivals in February 2025, despite facing financial difficulties. The 11th edition of Seeyousound will take place in Turin from February 21 to…

• Berlinale 2025: Tricia Tuttle's first edition opens with Tom Tykwer's 'Das Licht' festival-fair

  Scheduled from February 13 to 23, 2025, the 75th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) will be led by artistic director Tricia Tuttle, who takes over from Carlo Chatrian.…

• BOOMing Art Fair Moves to Palazzo Isolani for 2025 Edition festival-fair

  The fifth edition of BOOMing, the Bologna art fair directed by critic and curator Simona Gavioli, will take place from February 6 to 9, 2025, at Palazzo Isolani, near the Two…

• SUPERNOVA: New Art District Launches in Bologna During Art City 2025 festival-fair

  A new art district called SUPERNOVA has formed in Bologna's historic center, uniting galleries, artist studios, and creative spaces around the Torresotto di Via Porta Nova. The…

• Arte Fiera Bologna 2025: Guide to Must-See Exhibitions festival-fair

  From February 7 to 9, 2025, Arte Fiera Bologna will celebrate its 50th anniversary, showcasing 170 galleries and introducing the Flash Art Italia Award. Simultaneously, ART CITY…

• Ferrara hosts first festival dedicated to Italian and international provincial culture festival-fair

  The inaugural festival celebrating both Italian and international provincial culture, named 'Vivere A-Metropolitano', is set to occur from March 31 to April 23, 2025, across…

• Salone del Mobile 2025: Robert Wilson, Sorrentino, and Light Forum festival-fair

  The 63rd edition of Salone del Mobile will take place from April 8 to 13, 2025, in Milan. Presented at the Piccolo Teatro, the event features a new Euroluce International Lighting…

• Modenantiquaria 2025: High-End Antiques Fair Returns to Modena festival-fair

  From February 8 to 16, 2025, the 38th Modenantiquaria, Italy's leading high-end antiques fair, will be held at ModenaFiere. This event, organized by the Antiquari Modenesi and the…

• 1-54 Marrakech 2025 Returns with Over 30 Exhibitors and Newcomers festival-fair

  The 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair returns to Marrakech from January 30 to February 2, 2025, at La Mamounia hotel and DaDa art space. This edition features over 30 exhibitors…

• 1-54 Marrakech 2025 Highlights Moroccan Art Scene with Intimate Fair Format festival-fair

  The 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair's sixth edition wrapped up on 2 February, highlighting the talents of Moroccan artists. Touria El Glaoui, the founder, infused a personal…

• miart 2025 Returns to Milan with New Sections, Prizes, and Rauschenberg Tribute festival-fair

  The 29th miart, Milan's renowned international fair for modern and contemporary art, is set to take place at Allianz MiCo from April 4 to 6, 2025. This year's theme, 'tra amici'…