Two Italian festivals celebrate nature through landscape design and hidden gardens
In Bergamo, the Maestri del Paesaggio/Landscape Festival transforms Piazza Vecchia into a garden designed by Cassian Schmidt, featuring over 80 trees and 7,000 perennials. For the first time, the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences collaborated, focusing on Forgotten Landscapes like alluvial forests. The project addresses urban heat and water absorption by de-cementing spaces. In Ferrara, Interno Verde opens private gardens of historic and contemporary buildings to the public since 2016. The festival includes dance performances by Teatro Comunale Claudio Abbado, workshops on biodiversity and pollinators, and emphasizes urban regeneration through ecology and sustainability.
Key facts
- Maestri del Paesaggio/Landscape Festival in Bergamo promotes landscape culture and garden design.
- Piazza Vecchia in Città Alta is transformed into a garden by Cassian Schmidt.
- Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences participated for the first time.
- The theme is Forgotten Landscapes, focusing on alluvial forests near the Po River.
- Over 80 trees and 7,000 perennials are used to create urban forests and reduce temperatures.
- The project aims to de-cement urban spaces to absorb heavy rains.
- Interno Verde in Ferrara has been opening private gardens to the public since 2016.
- Teatro Comunale Claudio Abbado organizes site-specific dance performances in gardens.
Entities
Artists
- Cassian Schmidt
- Claudia Zanfi
Institutions
- Maestri del Paesaggio/Landscape Festival
- Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences
- Interno Verde
- Teatro Comunale Claudio Abbado
- Artribune
Locations
- Bergamo
- Piazza Vecchia
- Città Alta
- Ferrara
- Po River
- Lombardy
- Italy
- Germany