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Rimini Biennale Disegno Returns with 12 Itineraries on Travel

festival-fair · 2026-04-26

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 the now-closed Part museum. Among the prominent exhibitions are 'Il tesoro della Westmorland' at the Museo della Città, featuring drawings from a ship capture in 1779; 'Viaggio in una stanza' showcasing the Rivi collection; 'I migliori viaggi della nostra vita' with contributions from 15 artists; 'Rimini sommersa' presenting future visions by Samuele Grassi; 'Cantiere disegno' with works from 27 contemporary artists; 'La rosa di Bagdad' highlighting Italy's first animated film; 'Cinema e libertà' displaying Cuban film posters; 'Thayaht' focusing on a futurist artist; 'Le vie dei riti' from an Oceania expedition; and 'Grotte, cascate e forre' featuring natural landscape drawings.

Key facts

  • Biennale Disegno returns to Rimini after a long pause.
  • Artistic direction by Massimo Pulini.
  • Theme of travel explored across 12 itineraries.
  • Around 1,000 drawings exhibited.
  • Part museum already closed for restorations.
  • Westmorland exhibition features drawings from a 1779 ship capture.
  • Rivi collection pairs modern drawings with antique frames.
  • Carlo Zinelli featured posthumously for 50 years since his death.
  • La rosa di Bagdad is Italy's first animated feature film in technicolor.
  • Cuban film posters from after the 1959 revolution exhibited.
  • Thayaht invented the jumpsuit in 1919.
  • FRAC Picardie loans works by 24 artists including Penone and Twombly.

Entities

Artists

  • Massimo Pulini
  • John Robert Cozens
  • Giovanni Battista Piranesi
  • John Henderson or Fardell
  • Enrico Baj
  • Carlo Mattioli
  • Giorgio Morandi
  • Lucio Fontana
  • Jean Fautrier
  • Hans Hartung
  • Emilio Vedova
  • Mario Schifano
  • Davide Benati
  • Andrea Barin
  • Massimiliano Galliani
  • Samuele Grassi
  • Simone Massi
  • Carlo Zinelli
  • Anton Giulio Domeneghini
  • Libico Maraja
  • Gildo Gusmaroli
  • Sandro Nardini
  • Federico Fellini
  • Ernesto Michahelles (Thayaht)
  • Filippo Tommaso Marinetti
  • Madeleine Vionnet
  • Grégoire Louis Domeny de Rienzi
  • Firmin Didot
  • Felice Giani
  • Giuseppe Penone
  • André Masson
  • Marlene Dumas
  • Enzo Cucchi
  • Pier Paolo Calzolari
  • Cy Twombly
  • Stendhal

Institutions

  • Biennale Disegno di Rimini
  • Museo della Città di Rimini
  • Part museum
  • Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
  • Compagnia Ima
  • Biennale d'Arte Cinematografica di Venezia
  • Fellini Museum
  • Palazzo del Fulgor
  • Istituto Cubano de Arte e Industria Cinematográficos
  • Biblioteca Gambalunga
  • Calcografia Nazionale di Roma
  • Biblioteca Piancastelli di Forlì
  • FRAC Picardie
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Rimini
  • Italy
  • Livorno
  • France
  • United Kingdom
  • Madrid
  • Spain
  • Oceania
  • Cuba
  • Havana
  • New York
  • Pietrasanta
  • Paris
  • Amiens
  • Faenza
  • Marradi

Sources