Matera2026

Appuntamento 20 October 2026

Materadio, the Rai Radio 3 Festival. Day 2

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Cinema GuerrieriTUTTA LA CITTÀ NE PARLALive music by the Sandro Savino Quintet. Hosted by Pietro Del Soldà Just days after the elections in Israel and on the eve of the US midterm elections, Pietro Del Soldà will discuss the crisis of the international order with journalists Lucia Goracci, Davide […]

Appuntamento 20 October 2026

Materadio, the Radio 3 Festival. Day 1

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Cinema Guerrieri SANCHO + L’IDEALISTA Hosted by Sara Zambotti with Valerio Corzani. Live music by Renanera To tell the story of Matera’s community, Sancho will engage in live conversations with anthropologists, local journalists, and residents actively involved in caring for their local area: those who have chosen to move […]

Appuntamento 15 October 2026

Matera: culture, cinema and taste – a year-round destination to experience

Through the event “Matera: culture, cinema and taste – a year-round destination to experience”, scheduled for tomorrow from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM in Sala Noce, the city will showcase its year-round programme of events, including major exhibitions and cultural initiatives running through May 2027.

Appuntamento 12 October 2026

INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE METHODS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE

On 13 and 14 October 2026, Matera will host a major international event dedicated to cooperation, research and innovation in the conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage across the Mediterranean, as part of the Matera 2026 Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue programme.Organised by the Istituto Centrale per il Restauro (ICR), the two-day event will […]

Appuntamento 8 October 2026

Public presentation of the artist Sophie Usunier

At the SoutHeritage Foundation’s exhibition space, in the heart of Matera’s historic Sassi districts, a public event will introduce the international artistic residency “Unfolding Pathways: Fluid Forms and Hybrid Interpretations of Paper Craft Design”, featuring artist-in-residence Sophie Usunier, joined by artist Giovanni Gaggia. Drawing on his book “Com’è il cielo in Palestina?” (Mar dei Sargassi, […]

Appuntamento 8 October 2026

Open studio 3 with Sara Persico

EKHO III is an immersive audio installation—a workshop for listening and participating in the collective creation of a final sound piece. You are invited to join this experience between 7:30 PM and 10:00 PM (last entry at 9:30 PM).Having already brought resonance to the sites and instruments of the Mediterranean’s cultural heritage, we now turn […]

News 6 October 2026

Matera 2026: a weekend of art, music and theatre

From contemporary art to comics and the words of Saint Francis resonating in the languages of the Mediterranean: the first weekend of October brought a new series of events to Matera as part of the Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue 2026 programme. Contemporary art and new technologies, artistic residencies, languages and voices from different […]

News 28 September 2026

Matera Cielo Stellato®: 2026 candles among the Sassi

On Saturday 26 September the ancient ritual of light and music transformed the Sassi of Matera into a sky full of stars. Matera Cielo Stellato® returned, promoted together with the Municipality of Matera as part of the programme of Matera 2026 – Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue. Thousands of residents and visitors followed the […]

Appuntamento 26 September 2026

Kunt’zar Matera: A Journey into Palazzo Viceconte

Ulderico Pesce, Stefano Saletti, and the co-creation participants will tell the story of Niccolò Venusio in a traveling performance within the palazzo that bears his name—Palazzo Viceconte—located near the Matera Cathedral and considered one of the city’s finest buildings. Niccolò Venusio hailed from Amalfi; in the late 15th century, he produced and traded cotton paper—a […]

Appuntamento 25 September 2026

Closing event with Karen Keyrouz

Strane Nuvole presents a live drawing concert at Cinema Il Piccolo featuring Lebanese comic artist Karen Keyrouz. The performance brings together live drawing and music, with the participation of Pietro De Ruggieri and Tommaso Di Marzio, and contributions from visual artist Federico Nitti. The event marks the conclusion of the artistic residency “Med Comics: des […]