Events 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.
