This Month in Matera
Already under way
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Viva Vittoria Matera
A community artwork made from knitted squares measuring 50 by 50 centimetres, created by the whole city – against violence towards women. The proceeds from selling the blankets stay in Matera.
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Michelangelo Pistoletto: Art as a Testimony of Dialogue
Michelangelo Pistoletto returns to Matera after twenty years. At the centre is his 2008 “Founding Declaration of the Cultural Parliament of the Mediterranean” – read anew today. Until 28 November, free admission.
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Michelangelo Pistoletto: Love Difference – Mar Mediterraneo
The “Mediterranean Table” in the rock churches: a mirrored table measuring 7.5 by 4.5 metres in the shape of the Mediterranean basin, surrounded by chairs from all the countries bordering the sea.
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I Solisti Lucani – 2026 Concert Season
Ten concerts by the string orchestra I Solisti Lucani at Palazzo Viceconte, from May to December, each from 8 to 9.30 pm. Single ticket €10, under-25s €5.
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Terra – Forma – Suono
Series at the Fondazione Le Monacelle, from early September to late November. The listed start time is 5.30 pm, and admission is free.
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Archivi Ritrovati – Rediscovered Archives, 2nd Edition
Photographs from the MIP archive, newly assembled: from Henri Cartier-Bresson and Luigi Ghirri to Mimmo Jodice and young names. Until 31 October at the State Archives, free admission.
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Pompeii – Architectures of the Gaze
Antonello Di Gennaro photographs Pompeii: surfaces, fragments, traces. Opening on 25 September at 6.30 pm, then on show until 20 October at the State Archives.
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IN-LAND residenza artistica
Event at Cinema Piccolo. Date: 01.10.2026 – 26.10.2026. Free admission.
Wednesday, 14.10.2026
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L’Oboe tra il Classico e il Romantico
Event at Auditorium Gervasio. Date: 14.10.2026. Starts at 20:30. Admission charge.
Thursday, 15.10.2026
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International Energheia Prize 2026
Event at Museo Nazionale d’Arte Medievale e Moderna della Basilicata Palazzo Lanfranchi. Date: 15.10.2026 – 17.10.2026. Free admission.
Friday, 16.10.2026
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I nostri Vicini - con Passione
Event at Auditorium Gervasio. Date: 16.10.2026. Starts at 19:45. Free admission.
Saturday, 17.10.2026
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Rosso, Terra e Sangue Blu
Event at Le Dodici Lune. Date: 17.10.2026. Starts at 19:30. Admission charge.
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Gezziamoci 2026
Event at Casa Cava. Date: 17.10.2026. Starts at 20:30. Admission charge.
Sunday, 18.10.2026
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La Gloria di Primavera
Event at Casa Cava. Date: 18.10.2026. Starts at 19:30. Admission charge.
Friday, 23.10.2026
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Sony World Photography Awards 2026
Event at Archivio di Stato di Matera. Date: 23.10.2026 – 24.11.2026. Free admission.
Saturday, 24.10.2026
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Longitudini Trasversali – Itinerari attraverso il Mare di Mezzo
Event at Auditorium Gervasio. Date: 24.10.2026. Starts at 20:30. Admission charge.
Friday, 30.10.2026
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per LUCCA COMISC&GAMES 2026
Event at Via Don Luigi Sturzo. Date: 30.10.2026 – 01.11.2026. Admission charge.
Saturday, 31.10.2026
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G.O.L. – GIOVANE ORCHESTRA LUCANA direzione e arrangiamenti Gianluigi Giannatempo ospite ROSARIO GIULIANI
Event at Auditorium Gervasio. Date: 31.10.2026. Starts at 18:30. Admission charge.
Saturday, 07.11.2026
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Da Casella all’Antica a Stravinsky
Event at Auditorium Gervasio. Date: 07.11.2026. Starts at 20:30. Admission charge.
Saturday, 14.11.2026
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Concorso Corale Antonio Guanti 2026
Event at Auditorium Gervasio. Date: 14.11.2026 – 15.11.2026. Starts at 00:00. Free admission.
