Projects

Matera 2026 Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue

Renowned for its transformative journey towards a thriving European Capital of Culture in 2019, Matera is now aiming to become one of the Mediterranean Capitals of Culture in 2026 together with the city Tetouan (Morocco). Drawing from its rich heritage and the success of its 2019 cultural programme, Matera is eager to share its legacy of inclusivity, […]

Fantastico Medioevo

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Digitare Cultura

Digitare Cultura is a training initiative focused on the use of digital technologies to tell stories, enhance, and make cultural heritage more accessible. Aimed at high school and university students, the project offers a journey that bridges theory and practice, weaving together innovation, creativity, and memory through lectures, hands-on workshops, and experimentation on a real case […]

Fantastico Medioevo

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PODCAST ACADEMY SOUTH EDITION

An education programme dedicated to audio storytelling, aimed at highlighting talents, territories and new narrative paths across Southern Italy. “Podcast Academy – South Edition” is a project promoted by Fondazione Matera Basilicata 2019 with the support of Chora Media, in collaboration with Fondazione Banco di Napoli and Fondazione Carical. The initiative is designed for 40 […]

Rizomatica

We continue our exploration of the relationship between art and the environment, a project we launched in 2023 with the opening of Tomás Saraceno’s work “Life(s) of Webs, arachnophobias, arachnophilias, and other stories,” because culture and its many forms of expression can bring different worlds into dialogue with one another. To explore the theme of […]

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Creative Communities 2023

The results of the six-week co-creation residency held in Basilicata as part of the second edition of the “Creative Communities” project in memory of David Sassoli are now available. The project was organized in collaboration with the Potenza Library Network, with support from Lo Stato dei Luoghi and the Lagonegrese Reading Pact, and under the […]

Life(s) of Webs.

Life(s) of Webs. Arachnophobias, arachnophilias, and other stories Tomás Saraceno, Life(s) of Webs, arachnophobias, arachnophilias, and other stories. Courtesy the artist. Photography by Studio Tomás Saraceno.  Together with The National Museums of Matera, we are delighted to present Life(s) of Webs, arachnophobias, arachnophilias, and other stories by Tomás Saraceno, a permanent installation at Former Hospital of San Rocco, inside the […]

Creative Communities 2022

Un filo d’erba

As part of the celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of Scotellaro’s birth, we are pleased to present, in collaboration with Chora Media, the podcast A Blade of Grass, a profound exploration of the life and works of the Lucanian poet, written and narrated by Franco Arminio. Over the course of two episodes, each about 30 […]

In Linea d’Aria

From November 29 to December 5, five municipalities in the heart of Basilicata’s inland regions take center stage in In Linea d’Aria, a project by the Matera Basilicata 2019 Foundation, curated by Anna Gesualdi and Giovanni Trono of Teatringestazione, hosted on the digital platform of Radio Leib and performed live in the municipalities of Accettura, […]

So Far So Close

The So Far So Close Festival and its exercises in closeness A few hours after the Prime Minister’s Decree suspending public events in theatres, cinemas and open spaces, the “So Far So Close. Esercizi di vicinanza” Performing Arts Festival reached its conclusion in Matera on Saturday 24 October. We welcomed seven artists and companies (Emma Dante, Virgilio Sieni, Chiara […]

Matera 2019 – Open Future

Before 2019, Matera was a promise. A city known for its ancient beauty, yet still perceived as peripheral compared to Europe’s major centers. The question was simple and radical: can a medium-sized city do more than host culture—can it produce it? The bid to become a European Capital of Culture was born from this very […]