Saturday 12 October 2024 sees the return of Giornata del Contemporaneo, the great event that has been bringing contemporary art to the general public since 2005. Promoted by AMACI – Associazione dei Musei d’Arte Contemporanea Italiani (Association of Italian Contemporary Art Museums), the Giornata del Contemporaneo (Contemporary Art Day) is realised with the support of the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Ministry of Culture and with the collaboration of the Directorate-General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Now in its twentieth edition, the Giornata del Contemporaneo will, as always, involve museums, foundations, public and private institutions, galleries, studios and artists’ spaces all over Italy, recounting the vitality of contemporary art in our country. Once again this year, to encourage and enhance the widest possible participation, the event will maintain a hybrid format, physical and digital, with online and offline proposals.
The guiding image for this twenteth edition of Giornata del Contemporaneo is the work Donna in Gabbia (1975/2024) by Tomaso Binga (pseudonym of Bianca Pucciarelli Menna, Salerno, 1931), an Italian artist chosen by AMACI Museum Directors after Michelangelo Pistoletto (2006), Maurizio Cattelan (2007), Paola Pivi (2008), Luigi Ontani (2009), Stefano Arienti (2010), Giulio Paolini (2011), Francesco Vezzoli (2012), Marzia Migliora (2013), Adrian Paci (2014), Alfredo Pirri (2015), Emilio Isgrò (2016), Liliana Moro (2017), Marcello Maloberti (2018), Eva Marisaldi (2019), Armin Linke (2021), Giorgio Andreotta Calò (2022) and Binta Diaw (2023).
THEOn the occasion of the event, the MAN offers the public, from 4 to 6 pm, creative play activities organized by the educational department. Entrance to the museum will be free for the whole day.
During the meetings, participants of all ages will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in creative and playful activities inspired by the themes of the exhibition. Diorama. Generation Earth .
The workshops will be designed to stimulate creativity and reflection on the relationship between humans and the planet, exploring concepts such as ecology, the hybridization between nature and technology, and art as a tool for environmental awareness.
. Registration by September 30th.
For info and reservations: 346 3038769 | didattica@museoman.it
