Call for Application for Egida Sartori and Laura Alvini Early Music Seminars Le Concert des Amateurs Joseph Boulogne Chevalier de St. George, Concerts and symphonies (1770-1780) Master classes and lectures by Théotime Langlois de Swarte and Pedro Memelsdorff Fondazione Giorgio Cini, 22-26 September 2025 Deadline for application: 15 July 2025 The seminar is part […]
The year 2025 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798), Venetian by birth and European in his life and work. His historical figure is representative of a world that was slipping away, the Old Regime and the Republic of Venice, but also of the preoccupations of the eighteenth century and the […]
The conference, dedicated to the relationship between spirituality and medicine from a comparative and trans-historical perspective, explores folk, vernacular, complementary, alternative, indigenous and biological medicine. The healing movements alternative to scientific medicine that challenged the management of the pandemic often have religious and/or spiritual roots and lead to political repercussions of great impact, providing new […]
On the occasion of the forthcoming opening of the exhibition The Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain by Jean Nouvel, to be held on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, a public event will precede and explore its principal themes in greater depth. Organised during the opening days of the Biennale, the initiative forms part of […]
On the occasion of the seasonal opening of the Palazzo Cini Gallery, as part of the Guest at the Palace exhibition, the painting of Christ on the Cross from the Museo di Palazzo Reale in Genoa, a 1627 masterpiece by Antoon van Dyck, will be on display. In this work of sublime grandeur, acknowledged by […]
Online and in-person lecture, part of the ARCHiVe Online Academy programme, curated by Kate Crawford and Vladan Joler. How can we understand the operations of technology and power in our era? Our technological systems are increasingly complex, interconnected, automated and opaque. The industrial transformations in AI are further concentrating power, while accelerating polarisation and alienation. […]
One of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini’s earliest institutes, the Institute for the History of the Venetian State and Society dates back to 1955. Its main purpose for decades has been to make a fundamental contribution to the study of the history of Venice through the collection of documentation, research, the publication of the journal Studi […]
Marco Lutzu and Simone Tarsitani continue their training and production support in the field of audiovisual and multimedia ethnomusicology. This year, the project includes a new series of online workshops, each focusing on a topic of technical, theoretical and methodological interest in the field of audiovisual media for ethnomusicological research, with special focus on the […]
Call for papers for the symposium Transcendence in the Small Gestures of Life Attention and Care for Nature and Humans in Religious Traditions Fondazione Giorgio Cini, 2-3 October 2025 Deadline: 15 May 2025 The symposium aims to explore spiritual states within religious traditions that promote attentiveness and care for the world, humanity, and creation, […]
The Art Conversations at Palazzo Cini are back. In this season’s series, art historians and experts will guide the public through the discovery of the art treasures in Vittorio Cini’s collection. Medieval and Renaissance masterpieces will be discussed and illustrated, delving into the themes and distinctive features each work encompasses. A special meeting is dedicated […]
