Bergamo and Brescia: 2023 Italian Capital of Culture
In 2023, Bergamo and Brescia hold the title of Italian Capital of Culture, highlighting their rich historical and artistic legacy. Notably, in 2022, GAMeC launched Christian Frosi's first exhibition since 2012, while Anri Sala's installation can be found at Palazzo della Ragione. The Accademia Carrara, which was established in 1796 and reopened in 2015, has received Diego Velázquez's Portrait of Maria Anna of Austria from the Museo del Prado and will lend pieces to Milan's Torre PwC. Key sites include the Cathedral of Sant'Alessandro, Piazza Vecchia, and the Venetian walls. The Museo delle Storie di Bergamo features a collection of six museums, and nearby Crespi d'Adda is recognized as a UNESCO site. Dining venues include Caffè Cavour 1880 and Casual by Enrico Bartolini.
Key facts
- Bergamo and Brescia are Italian Capital of Culture 2023.
- Christian Frosi's first museum exhibition opened at GAMeC in June 2022.
- Anri Sala has an installation at Palazzo della Ragione in Bergamo.
- Accademia Carrara exhibits Diego Velázquez's Portrait of Maria Anna of Austria on loan from Museo del Prado.
- Bergamo's Venetian walls were declared UNESCO World Heritage in 2017.
- Biblioteca Civica Angelo Mai offers free guided tours on the last Sunday of each month.
- Palazzo Moroni is managed by FAI and features frescoed halls and a garden.
- Accademia Carrara will loan masterpieces to Torre PwC in Milan in November-December 2022.
- GAMeC will transform the Palazzetto dello Sport into a new space by 2025.
- Crespi d'Adda is a UNESCO-listed 19th-century workers' village.
- The Cammino di Carlo Magno walking route was extended with four new stages in spring 2022.
Entities
Artists
- Christian Frosi
- Anri Sala
- Diego Velázquez
- Lorenzo Lotto
- Giovanni Battista Moroni
- Andrea Mantegna
- Giovanni Bellini
- Evaristo Baschenis
- Federico Zeri
- Luogo Comune
- Susanna Alberti
- Giovanni Chiamenti
- Andrea Mastrovito
- Gian Maria Tosatti
- Gaetano Donizetti
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Luigi Angelini
- Antonio Maria Caneva
- Giacomo Carrara
- Lorenzo Giusti
- Ilaria Gianni
- Edoardo De Cobelli
- Walter Carrera
- Marco Marcassoli
- Enrico Bartolini
- Marco Galtarossa
- Lio Pellegrini
- Oscar Mazzoleni
- Cerea family
- Carlo Magno
Institutions
- GAMeC
- Accademia Carrara
- Museo del Prado
- Palazzo della Ragione
- Biblioteca Civica Angelo Mai
- FAI
- Palazzo Moroni
- Fondazione Accademia Carrara
- Torre PwC
- CityLife
- PwC
- Spazio Volta
- The Drawing Hall
- Monastero di Astino
- Fondazione MIA
- Crespi d'Adda
- UNESCO
- Officine Tantemani
- Caffè Cavour 1880
- Da Vittorio
- Casual
- Carroponte
- Artribune
Locations
- Bergamo
- Italy
- Brescia
- Bergamo Alta
- Piazza Mercato delle scarpe
- Piazza Vecchia
- Piazza Duomo
- Cattedrale di Sant'Alessandro
- Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
- Cappella Colleoni
- Castello di San Vigilio
- Porta Sant'Alessandro
- Rocca
- Colle di Sant'Eufemia
- Palazzo Nuovo
- Atrio Scamozzino
- Palazzo Moroni
- Sentierone
- Chiesa di Santo Spirito
- Chiesa di San Bernardino
- Chiesa di San Michele al Pozzo Bianco
- Trescore Balneario
- Villa Suardi
- Milan
- Grassobbio
- Val d'Astino
- Crespi d'Adda
- Adda river
- Brembo river
- Val Camonica
- Val Cavallina
- Val Borlezza
- Lovere
- Passo del Tonale
- Trentino
- Pavia
- Verona
- Lodi
- Brusaporto
- Madrid
- Spain
- Siviglia
- Albino
- Rome
- Tirana
- Albania