categoria exibitions
REGULARLY HELD MARKETS
M0nday to Saturday (8.00am – 1.00pm)
Via Don Giovanni Minzoni – Taormina
Small market hall with stands of fruit, meat, fish, cheese and flowers
Every Wednesday (8.00am – 1.00pm)
Via Leonardo Da Vinci and via Wilhelm Von Gloeden – Taormina
eekly market with stands of shoes, clothes, households items, fruit, vegetables and more.
Monday to Saturday (5.00am – 12.00pm)
Behind Piazza Duomo – Catania
Famous fish market located in a pictoresque setting. Fish, meet, cheese and veg presented by enthusiastic market criers. Good restaurants all around.
PERMANENT MUSEUMS
Casa del Cinema
Museum that hosts posters and photographs of the film shot in Taormina. It is open every day from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10.00am to 10.00pm. Free entrance
It hosts the ticket office of the Fondazione Taormina Arte, where it is possible to purchase the tickets for most of the events held at the Ancient Theatre and at the Odeon
Address: Corso Umberto I n. 63 – Mobile: 0039 391 746 2146 – www.facebook.com/casadelcinemataormina
EVENTS 2020
JANUARY
January 1 – Bagpipers along the streets of the town centre
January 1 – New Year Concert by the Taormina Plectrum Orchestra – Congress Hall @7.30pm
January 1/8 – Exhibition “White Noise” – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
January 1/15 – Exhibition “Von Gloeden, Taormina e il Mediterraneo” – ex Del Carmine Church
January 1 / March 8 – Exhibition “The stars of Taormina” – Casa del Cinema
January 1 / April 18 – Exhibition “Icons. Tradition/Contemporariness” – ex Church of Sant’Agostino
January 1 – Living Nativity Scene of Trappitello – Trappitello
January 2 – Living Nativity Scene of Trappitello – Trappitello
January 3 – Music performance by Sandro di Bernardo & RainFaces – Congress Hall @6.30pm
January 4 – Living Nativity Scene of Trappitello – Trappitello
January 5 – Living Nativity Scene of Trappitello – Trappitello
January 6 – Bagpipers along the streets of the town centre
January 6 – Living Nativity Scene of Trappitello – Trappitello
January 24 – Taormina meets the Sicilian Photography – Suddenly by Peppe Gambino
FEBRUARY
February 11 / March 8 – Exhibition “The stars of Taormina” – Casa del Cinema
February 1 / April 18 – Icons. Tradition/Contemporariness – ex Church of Sant’Agostino
February 1 – Meet Jazz: The piano – Excelsior Palace Hotel
February 15 – Spazio al Sud – Book launch of “Teorema Sicilia”
February 20 – Art house cinema – “Van Gogh – sulla soglia dell’eternità” – Casa del Cinema
February 21 / April 26 – Ehibition “Da Guarene all’Etna” – ex church Del Carmine and Palazzo Duchi
February 21 – Taormina meets the Sicilian Photography – Antologia in bianco e nero Enrico Borrometi
February 21 – Art house cinema – “Van Gogh – sulla soglia dell’eternità” – Casa del Cinema
February 22 – Meet Jazz: The guitar – Excelsior Palace Hotel
February 22 – Art house cinema – “Van Gogh – sulla soglia dell’eternità” – Casa del Cinema
February 28 – Art house cinema – “Il sacrificio del cervo sacro” – Casa del Cinema
February 29 – Spazio al Sud – Book launch of “L’uomo senza inverno”
February 29 – Art house cinema – “Il sacrificio del cervo sacro” – Casa del Cinema
MARCH
March 1/8 – Exhibition “The stars of Taormina” – Casa del Cinema
March 1 / April 18 – Exhibition “Icons. Tradition/Contemporariness” – ex Church of Sant’Agostino
March 1 – Art house cinema – “Il sacrificio del cervo sacro” – Casa del Cinema
March 6 – Art house cinema – “Cold War” – Casa del Cinema
March 7 – Art house cinema – “Cold War” – Casa del Cinema
March 8 – Art house cinema – “Cold War” – Casa del Cinema
March 13 – Art house cinema – “Perfetti conosciuti” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
March 14 – Meet Jazz: The bass – Casa Cuseni – CANCELLED
March 14 – Art house cinema – “Perfetti conosciuti” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
March 15 – Art house cinema – “Perfetti conosciuti” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
March 20 – Art house cinema – “Tutti lo sanno” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
March 21 – Spazio al Sud – Book launch of “Vita sognata e Sogni vissuti” – CANCELLED
March 21 – Art house cinema – “Tutti lo sanno” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
March 22 – Art house cinema – “Tutti lo sanno” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
March 27 – Art house cinema – “Indivisibili” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
March 28 – Art house cinema – “Indivisibili” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
March 29 – Art house cinema – “Indivisibili” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
APRIL
April 1/18 – Icons. Tradition/Contemporariness – ex Church of Sant’Agostino – CANCELLED
April 1/26 – Ehibition “Da Guarene all’Etna” – ex church Del Carmine – CANCELLED
April 3 – Art house cinema – “Se la strada potesse parlare” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
April 4 – Meet Jazz: The sax – Casa Cuseni – CANCELLED
April 4 – Art house cinema – “Se la strada potesse parlare” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
April 4 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
April 5 – Art house cinema – “Se la strada potesse parlare” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
April 11 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
April 17 – Art house cinema – “Cafarnao – Caos e miracoli” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
April 18 – Spazio al Sud – Book launch of “La Storia dei Siculi fin dalla loro origine” – CANCELLED
April 18 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
April 18 – Art house cinema – “Cafarnao – Caos e miracoli” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
April 19 – Art house cinema – “Cafarnao – Caos e miracoli” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
April 25 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
MAY
May 1 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 2 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 4 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 6 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 8 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 9 – Spazio al Sud – Book launch of “Il pozzo delle Tre Lune” – CANCELLED
May 9 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 11 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 13 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 14 – Giro d’Italia – Stage of the Giro d’Italia in Chianchitta (periferical part of Taormina and Giardini Naxos) – CANCELLED
May 15 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 16 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 18 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 20 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 22 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 23 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 25 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 27- Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 29 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 30 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
JUNE
June 18/22 – TAOBUK – Taormina Book Festival – 10° edition “L’entusiasmo” – POSTPONED > date to be set
June 28 / July 4 – Taormina Film Fest – POSTPONED to July 11
JULY
July 4 – Jazz in Sicily > Dino Rubino Trio – Excelsior Palace Hotel
July 11 – Jazz in Sicily > Raffaele Genovese Trio – Excelsior Palace Hotel
July 11-19 – Taormina Film Fest – On streaming, Town Congress Hall and Ancient Theatre
July 18 – Simple Minds – Ancient Theatre – POSTPONED TO July 17, 2021
July 20 – Beethoven Concert (including Symphony n. 5) – Ancient Theatre
July 21 – Beethoven Concert (including Symphony n. 6) – Ancient Theatre
July 22 – Beethoven Concert (including Symphony n. 3) – Ancient Theatre
July 23 – Beethoven Concert (including Symphony n. 7) – Ancient Theatre
July 23 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
July 24 – Beethoven Concert, Symphony n. 9 – Ancient Theatre
July 24 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
July 24 – Alberto Urso – Ancient Theatre – CANCELLED and POSTPONED > date to be set
July 25 – American Movies Tribute – Ancient Theatre
July 25 – Jazz in Sicily > Urban Fabula – Excelsior Palace Hotel
July 25 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
July 25 – Coez – Ancient Theatre – CANCELLED and POSTPONED > date to be set
July 26 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
July 30 – Opera “La Traviata” by Giuseppe Verdi – Ancient Theatre
July 30 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
July 31 – Ficarra e Picone – Ancient Theatre – CANCELLED
July 31 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
AUGUST
August 1 – Cavalleria Rusticana – Ancient Theatre
August 1 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
August 2 – Di Stefano Award – Ancient Theatre
August 2 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
August 1 – Ficarra e Picone – Ancient Theatre – CANCELLED
August 2 – Ficarra e Picone – Ancient Theatre – CANCELLED
August 4 – Mika – Ancient Theatre – CANCELLED
August 5 – Diodato – Ancient Theatre
August 6 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
August 7 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
August 8 – Ben Harper And The Innocent Criminals – CANCELLED AND POSTPONED to August 7th 2021
August 8 – “Medea”, a tragedy by Euripide – Ancient Theatre
August 8 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
August 9 – “Il Sogno di un uomo ridicolo”, a storu by Dostoevskij – Ancient Theatre
August 9 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
August 10 – Music meets Literarture – Ancient Theatre
August 11 – Aida by G. Verdi – Ancient Theatre
August 12 – “Carmina Burana” by Carl Orff – Ancient Theatre
August 13 – Edoardo Bennato in “Sono solo Canzonette” – Ancient Theatre
August 13 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges – CANCELLED
August 14 – Taormina Lyric Summer Concert – Ancient Theatre
August 14 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges – CANCELLED
August 15 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges – CANCELLED
August 16 – International Guitar night – Ancient Theatre
August 16 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges – CANCELLED
August 19 – Alba al Teatro Antico – Ancient Theatre
August 20 – Puccini and Verdi Opera Gala – Ancient Theatre
August 20 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
August 21 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
August 22 – Ballet Company “Les Italiens de l’Opéra de Paris” – Ancient Theatre
August 22 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
August 23 – Ballet Company “Les Italiens de l’Opéra de Paris” – Ancient Theatre
August 23 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
August 25 – “The Four Seasons” by Antonio Vivaldi – Ancient Theatre
August 26 – Lirica Made in Sicily – Ancient Theatre
August 27 – I tre tenori – Ancient Theatre
August 27 – Inferno – Alcantara Gorges
August 28 – Night Opening of the Ancient Theatre
August 28 – Inferno – Alcantara Gorges
August 29 – Daniele Silvestri – Ancient Theatre
August 29 – Inferno – Alcantara Gorges
August 30 – Night Opening of the Ancient Theatre
August 30 – Inferno – Alcantara Gorges
August 31 – Aida by G. Verdi – Ancient Theatre
SEPTEMBER
September 2 – Ballet Company “Eleonora Abbagnato” – Ancient Theatre
September 3 – Requiem by G. Verdi – Ancient Theatre
September 3 – Inferno – Alcantara Gorges
September 4 – “Emozioni, viaggio tra le canzoni di Lucio Battisti” – Ancient Theatre
September 4 – Inferno – Alcantara Gorges
September 4 – Il Volo – Ancient Theatre – POSTPONED to September 4th 2021
September 5 – “Oltre lo spazio” with Valentina Tereshkova – Ancient Theatre
September 5 – Inferno – Alcantara Gorges
September 5 – Il Volo – Ancient Theatre – POSTPONED to September 5th 2021
September 6 – “Oltre lo spazio” with Valentina Tereshkova – Ancient Theatre
September 6 – Inferno – Alcantara Gorges
September 7 – Cavalleria Rusticana by P. Mascagni
September 8 – Cavalleria Rusticana by P. Mascagni – CANCELLED
September 10 – Francesco Gabbani – Ancient Theatre
September 15/30 – Exhibition “Chamber of Art” – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
September 19 – Pintus – Ancient Theatre – CANCELLED
September 20 – Gershwin & Bernstein – Ancient Theatre
OCTOBER
October 1/5 – TAOBUK Taormina Book Festival
WHERE TO STAY
Hotel La Pensione Svizzera (reopening in 2021) – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta
Living Presepe – Living Nativity Scene
… e la Luce brillò… Venite e vedete!
16th edition – 2019
From December 26th 2019 to January 6th 2020
Parrocchia Sacro Cuore di Gesù –Trappitello, Taormina (ME)
FREE ENTRANCE
The presepe will be held in case of rain too.
During Christmas time in Italy, you are bound to come across cribs in homes and piazzas all over the country. Many cities also have a living crib, or a living nativity scene. It is thought that St. Francis hosted the first living nativity scene in 1223, sparking a tradition that continues in Italy to this day. Beginning on Christmas day, and running until January 6th, towns throughout Italy hold pageants to re-act the night of Jesus’ birth. Actors portray Mary, Joseph, the three Magi and other biblical figures from the gospel.
In Trappitello, peripherical area of Taormina, every year in Chrismas time, a Living Crib with more than 200 “actors” and “walk-ons” is organised. It is one of the most appreciated living cribs of Sicily counting 22.000/25.000 people visiting the event every year.
The location set is the huge garden of the old small church of Santa Venera with impressive old buildings such as an oil mill, a millstone, a mallet and a windmill. While in a secluded and evocative place the Capanna della Natività is located, where the Holy Child is welcomed and warmed by the love of his parents, Maria and Giuseppe, and by a docile ox and a tender donkey.
In fact there are many and various animals “working” as extras in the crib – among which a majestic camel stands out.
On January 6th, according to tradition, the Three Wise Men (the Three Kings) will enter “Bethlehem”, bringing their gifts to Baby Jesus: gold, frankincense and myrrh.
At the exit of the Living Nativity there is the possibility to visit the ancient Church of S. Venera, admire a rich exhibition of Holy Jesus and taste typical products of our tradition.
Opening hours:
– 26 December – 5.00pm / 9.00pm
– 27 Dicembre – 6.00pm / 9.00pm
– 29 Dicembre – 6.00pm / 9.00pm
– 30 Dicembre – 6.00pm / 9.00pm
– 1 January – 6.00pm / 9.00pm
– 2 January – 6.00pm / 9.00pm
– 4 January – 6.00pm / 9.00pm
– 5 January – 5.00pm / 9.00pm
– 6 January – 5.00pm / 9.00pm
How to get there: Motorway A18 Messina/Catania, exit Taormina, Direction SS. 185 (statal road, blu sign), 500 metres from the motorway exit.
More info: T. +39 0942/50210 – M. +39 339/8320324 and +39 349/4289961 – presepetrappitello@gmail.com
FB: Presepe Vivente di Trappitello
#presepetrappitello
Where to stay
Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta
PHOTO EHIBITION
Idda a Muntagna
4th edition
Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano, December 20, 21 and 22 2019
A photo exhibition cured by the Facebook Group “I Love Etna & …”
Here the list of the authors
Francesco Barbera – Rocco Bertè – Federico Brinch – Pippo Calabrese – Davide Caliò – Alfio Cariola – Fabrizio Micalizzi – Alessandro Micalizzi – Fernando Famiani – Fia Zappala – Lorenzo D’Agata – Giuseppe Gagliano – Vincenzo Greco – Giusy Intelisano – Dario Lo Scavo – Domenico Mazzaglia – Isidoro Murabito – Andrea Savi – Tony Seminara – Massimo Tamajo – Giancarlo Tinè – Michele Ungaro – Giò Giusa – Dario Andò – Antonio D’Agata
MORE INFO
www.facebook.com/groups/ILOVEETNA
Where to stay
Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta
Charm of Art
“The charm of each work color your life”
Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano, December 14-28 2019
MORE INFO
www.facebook.com/charmofart
WHERE TO STAY
Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta
White Noise
Contemporary Art
Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano, from December 13th 2019 to January 8th 2020
Opening hours
Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday: 10.00am – 2.00pm and 5.00pm – 7.00pm
Friday/Saturday/Sunday: 10.0am-7.00pm
Monday: closed
Free entrance
Considerations on white, works of Paolo Greco, Francesco Rinzivillo and Enzo Rovella.
MORE INFO
ProLoco Taormina > info@prolocotaormina.it – mobile 0039 347 678 0029
WHERE TO STAY
Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta
ICONE Tradizione/Contemporaneità
ex Church of Sant’Agostino in piazza IX aprile, from December 13th 2019 to April 18th 2020
Opening hours: everyday 10.00am-7.00pm
Post-byzantine icons in north-west Sicily and their contemporary interpretation.
Made by Greek iconographers who moved to Sicily the 17th and 18th centuries, these masterpieces are today kept in the churches of Piana degli Albanesi and Mezzojuso (Sicily, near Palermo).
The historical icons are combined by 12 contemporary works by Sicilian and Greek artists who gave their personal interpretation of the “sacre”
Greek artists: Manolis Anastasakos, Dimitris Ntokos, Nikos Moschos, Kostantinos Papamichalopoulos, Zoi Pappa, Christos Tsimaris.
Sicilian artists: Giuseppe Bombaci, Sandro Bracchitta, Giorgio Distefano, Roberto Fontana, Antonino Gaeta e Ignazio Schifano.
MORE INFO
Taormina Culture Office, council member Ms Francesca Gullotta
ufficio.cultura@comune.taormina.me.it – Ph. 0039 0942 610 260
www.facebook.com/francesca.gullotta.39
WHERE TO STAY
Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta
PHOTO EXHIBITION
Von Gloeden, Taormina e il Mediterraneo
Del Carmine ex-church, from December 4th 2019 to January 15th 2020
curated by Luca Beatrice and Willy Montini
Opening hours
Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday: 10.00am – 2.00pm and 3.00pm – 7.00pm
Saturday/Sunday: 10.00am – 7.00pm
Monday: closed
Free entrance
A photo exhibition of some of the most beautiful photographs taken by baron Whilelm Von Gloeden who spent in Taormina most of his life and, thanks to his work, made our town worlwide famous.
The exhibition – by displaying more than twenty original photographs now belonging to the artist Bruno Di Bello – aims to show the artistic evolution of the photographer, detailing his journey from the first nudes to the last portraits.
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ABOUT WHILELM VON GLOEDEN
Wilhelm Iwan Friederich August Freiherr von Gloeden (September 16, 1856 – February 16, 1931) was a German photographer who worked mainly in Italy. He is mostly known for his pastoral nude studies of Sicilian boys, which usually featured props such as wreaths or amphoras suggesting a setting in the Greece or Italy of antiquity. From a modern standpoint, his work is commendable due to his controlled use of lighting as well as the often elegant poses of his models. His innovations include the use of photographic filters and special body makeup (a mixture of milk, olive oil, and glycerin) to disguise skin blemishes.
After studying art history in Rostock (1876), Gloeden studied painting under Karl Gehrts [de] at the Weimar Saxon-Grand Ducal Art School (1876–77) until he was forced by lung disease (apparently tuberculosis) to interrupt his studies for a year, convalescing at a sanatorium in the Baltic Sea resort of Görbersdorf. In a search for health, he travelled to Italy (1877–78), first staying in Naples before moving on to Taormina in Sicily. He lodged at the Hotel Vittoria before buying a house near San Domenico Convent. Apart from the period 1915-18, during the First World War, when he was forced to leave Sicily to avoid internment as an enemy alien, he remained in Taormina until his death in 1931.
The mayor of Taormina in 1872-82 was the German landscape painter Otto Geleng [de] (1843–1939), who had moved there in 1863. Through him, Gloeden became acquainted with the local inhabitants. He set up his photographic studio in Taormina at first as a hobby and was exhibiting his work internationally by 1893 (London), including Cairo (1897), Berlin (1898–99, including a solo exhibition), Philadelphia (1902), Budapest & Marseilles (1903), Nice (1903 & 1905), Riga (1905), Dresden (1909) and Rome (World Fair 1911).
(Sorce: Wikipedia)
Where to stay
Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta
Exhibition of the sculpure “Respiro” (breath)
by Giacomo Rizzo
The sculpture – inspired by the mountain of Monte Pellegrino of Palermo – is located by the Ancient Theatre till September 30th 2019
The sites managed by the Archeaological Park of Taormina and Giardini Naxos (Ancient Theatre, isle of Isola Bella, Archeaological Site of Naxos, Palazzo Ciampoli and Villa Caronia) are open every day from 9.00am to one hour before sunset. Tickets can be purchased here: https://aditusculture.com
MORE INFO
www.parconaxostaormina.com – rp.parco.archeo.naxos@regione.sicilia.it
MUSCA’
Museo del Carretto siciliano – Museum of the Sicilian Cart
Ex Carmine Church, from July 24th to October 31st 2019
Opening hours: every day from 9.00am to 9.00pm
Entrance: € 5,00 – Reduced (people aged 18/25): € 3,00 – Under 18 with an adult, disabled people and residents: free
MUSCÀ – The Museum of Sicilian Cart invites you to discover its exclusive collection of Sicilian Carts. A real icon of islander folklore which arouses the curiosity of everyone who visits this country. Delve among keys, Axis boxes and harnesses that will make you take a journey into the most authentic Sicilian tradition. The exhibition will be enhanced by important pictures from the early ‘900s dedicated to the art of Carts.
The exhibition, organized by the Sicilan Carts Association of Trecastagni in collaboration with the City of Taormina, will be held at ex Del Carmine Church of Taormina, a gem of baroque style.
Location map
MORE INFO
www.facebook.com/themuseumofsiciliancart
Infoline (mobile): 0039 338 832 4974
mail: muscamuseum@gmail.com
Source: www.facebook.com/themuseumofsiciliancart
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