February 2022: Italy's Cultural Festivals and Fairs

Italy hosts a multitude of cultural festivals in February 2022, spanning literature, philosophy, history, cinema, music, and art. The ART+B=LOVE(?) festival in Ancona, curated by Sineglossa, runs from February 10 to 20 at La Mole Vanvitelliana, featuring a hybrid online-offline format with themes of feminisms, care, and biodesign, and a retrospective of artist Giulia Tomasello. TESTO [Come si diventa un libro] debuts in Florence from February 25 to 27 at Stazione Leopolda, organized by Pitti Immagine and Todo Modo, focusing on contemporary publishing. SEEYOUSOUND International Music Film Festival returns to Turin's Cinema Massimo from February 18 to 24, showcasing music films and documentaries. Cesena hosts the 10th edition of C'era una volta… Il Libro on February 19-20, a book fair for bibliophiles. FOG Triennale Milano Performing Arts presents its fifth edition from February 22 to May 14, featuring Laurie Anderson, Romeo Castellucci, and others. The Grand Central Literary Festival in Mestre continues its Winter Edition until March 2. The first Padova Chinese Film Festival runs February 7-10, organized by the Confucius Institute at the University of Padova and Guangzhou University, with free screenings at Multisala Porto Astra.