Matera2026

Appuntamento 5 August 2026

Mediterranean sounds Matera and Tétouan

Concert by Solisti Lucani & Ensemble Chorale Assalam. A musical bridge between the musicians of Matera and Tétouan, the Moroccan city that shares with Matera the title of Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue 2026. Implemented in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Rabat, Morocco. After its first stop in Morocco Mediterranean Sounds arrives […]

Appuntamento 5 August 2026

The sea is closer than you see

October 3, 10:00 AM – Palazzo LanfranchiPress conference and public presentation of the exhibition From 3 rd October to 8 th December 2026, Matera will host THE SEA IS CLOSER THAN YOU SEE, a widespread group exhibition dedicated to the relationship between contemporary art, digital technologies, artificial intelligence and Mediterranean culture, curated by Chiara Canali, […]

Appuntamento 5 August 2026

The Canticle of the Creatures in Mediterranean Languages: an oratorio for Saint Francis in Matera

On Sunday, October 4 – marking eight hundred years since the death of Saint Francis – Matera celebrates the Canticle of the Creatures in Mediterranean languages. The Municipality of Matera and the Matera Basilicata 2019 Foundation are bringing “The Canticle of the Creatures: a multilingual oratorio for spiritual resistance” to the courtyard of the former […]

Appuntamento 5 August 2026

NEXTMED AGORÀ MEDITERRANEA day 1

15:30 – OPENING REMARKSAntonio Nicoletti, Mayor of MateraMichele Somma, President, Fondazione Matera-Basilicata 2019; President, Basilicata Chamber of CommerceFederico Silvestri, CEO, Il Sole 24 ORE Group16:00 – The Mediterranean as a Space for Cooperation and DevelopmentVideo message by: Dubravka Šuica, European Commissioner for the Mediterranean 16:10 – THE MEDITERRANEAN AS A CLIMATE HUB16:10 – The Mediterranean […]