Cremona - Finestre sull'Arte

Cremona, what to see: 10 places to discover the home of violin and nougat

Cremona, a city located in the region of Lombardy is renowned for its history and art. The center of Cremona is Piazza del Comune, which houses some of the city's most famous monuments such as the Cathedral, the Loggia of the Militia, the Baptistery,...
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Cremona and nougat: a history originating in the 15th century, celebrated each year with a festival

From Saturday, November 12 to Sunday, November 20, 2022, the traditional Festa del Torrone (Nougat Festival ) returns to Cremona, and for the occasion the city dresses up for the occasion. According to the legend linking nougat to the city of Cremona...
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An exhibition in Cremona on the Sicilian years of Sofonisba Anguissola and her Madonna dell'Itria

The Ala Ponzone Civic Museum in Cremona welcomes from April 2 to July 3, 2022 the exhibition Sofonisba Anguissola and the Madonna dell'Itria, which aims to present the years spent by the painter in Paternò, starting with a certain work from th...
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The true origin of street art on display in Cremona: Keith Haring and Paolo Buggiani

From November 7, 2021 to March 4, 2022, the Violin Museum - Amati Pavilion in Cremona hosts the exhibition Made in New York. Keith Haring + Paolo Buggiani (& Friends). The True Origin of Street Art. Curated by Gianluca Marziani and Stefano Anton...
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The first international music center dedicated to string instruments opens to the public for the first time

On Saturday, October 16 and Sunday, October 17, on the occasion of the FAI Fall Days, the new Stauffer Center for Strings, the most important international center of excellence entirely dedicated to string instruments, opens to the public for the fir...
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Violins that Vivaldi used to play at the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice on display in Cremona

From May 5 to August 1, 2021, the Violin Museum in Cremona is hosting the exhibition I violini di Vivaldi e le figlie di Choro: curated by Fausto Cacciatori, Deborah Pase and Federico Maria Sardelli, the exhibition aims to reread the figure of Antoni...
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Finally, after many postponements, the exhibition on Orazio Gentileschi arrives in Cremona

The exhibition Orazio Gentileschi. The Flight into Egypt and Other Stories, after two postponements, finally finds its final dates: it will be held at Cremona's "Ala Ponzone" Art Gallery from October 10, 2020 to January 31, 2021. The aim of the exhi...
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Giuseppe Diotti, early Lombard painter between Neoclassical and Romantic on display in his house-museum

It is not easy to find an exhibition set up in the same place where the artist lived and created part of his works: this is a strong point for the review that Casalmaggiore, a small town not far from Cremona, is dedicating until January 28 to one o...
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