Past events Bologna

Category: Shows

Time: From 26/11/2011 to 08/01/2012

An ice-skating rink set in the square, fun for the young & the old. And a Christmas markets with typical products from Emilia Romagna and Trentino, handicrafts and ideas for gifts,

Where: Piazza XX Settembre
Info: +39.051.2194618
Web-site: informa.comune.bologna.it/iperbole/turis

Category: Art exhibitions

Time: From 01/12/2011 to 15/04/2012

The exhibition is divided into 4 sections: "Paintings from Palazzo Pepoli Vecchio" including 4 works now in restoration; "Vincenzo Martinelli and Nicola Bertuzzi: paintings from Sampiera", a series of 10 paintings in tempera hung on the walls of Villa Sampiera in Barbiano hill; "Gaetano Gandolfi, tra pittura di verità e pittura di storia", includig 3 paintings by Gaetano Gandolfi"; and "Paintings in Bologna between 17th century and 18th century: from Lorenzo Pasinelli to Giuseppe Maria Crespi".

Where: Palazzo Fava
Info: +39.051.19936305
Address: Via Manzoni 2 - Bologna
E-mail: palazzofava@genusbononiae.it
Web-site: www.genusbononiae.it/index.php?pag=277

Category: Shows

Time: all year

The arrival of the new year is celebrated with the traditional "Rogo del Vecchione", a giant sculpture burnt at Piazza Maggiore, and music and entertainment in the centre.

Where: Piazza Maggiore and other squares
Web-site: iat.comune.bologna.it

Category: Art exhibitions

Time: From 26/01/2012 to 06/05/2012

This is the first retrospective in Italy dedicated to the Belgian artist Marcel Broodthaers. Around 50 works coming from international museums trace his career from 1964 to 1976. Curated by Gloria Moure.

Where: MAMbo
Address: Via Don Giovanni Minzoni 14 - Bologna
Web-site: www.mambo-bologna.org

Category: Art exhibitions

Time: From 27/01/2012 to 28/02/2012

Some of the city’s key historic buildings and squares will become the unusual and picturesque backdrop to installations by artists represented by galleries exhibiting at Arte Fiera. The international exhibition of contemporary art wil be held from 27th to 30th January, but events, projects and exhibition will continue till February.

Where: Various venues
Web-site: www.artefiera.bolognafiere.it

Category: Art exhibitions

Time: From 10/02/2012 to 06/05/2012

After the events in 2011 celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birth, the Morandi Museum hosts an exhibition dedicated to Carlo Mattioli (1911-1994), one of the most interesting artists of the 19th-century Italian painting.

Where: Morandi Museum
Info: +39.051.203332
Address: Piazza Maggiore 6 - 40124 Bologna
Web-site: www.mambo-bologna.org/museomorandi/

Category: Shows

Time: On 14/02/2012

Today a ticket is valid for two people at the state museums and galleries. Consult the website for a list of properties partecipating in the event.

Where: Various locations
Info: 800.991199
Web-site: www.beniculturali.it

Category: Shows

Time: On 08/03/2012

Women receive a free ticket to enter civic museums and art galleries. Various events are scheduled. Consult the website for a list of properties partecipating in the event.

Where: Various locations
Web-site: www.beniculturali.it

Category: Shows

Time: From 24/03/2012 to 25/03/2012

550 monuments in 240 locations in 20 regions of Italy will open their doors to the public, the only time that they can be visited. The province of Bologna participates in the events. Consult the website for a list of open properties.

Where: Various locations
Web-site: www.giornatafai.it

Category: Shows

Time: From 27/03/2012 to 01/04/2012

The festival is dedicated to animation and special effects and includes animation series, shorts, premiéres of films, competitions, retrospectives dedicated to the history of animated cinema and sci-fi, meetings and events about new technologies applications to other fields.

Where: Various locations
E-mail: ffinfo@futurefilmfestival.org
Web-site: www.futurefilmfestival.org