Special Initiatives
All the events taking place every day at MIDA 2024
CAVANIGLIA PAVILION
Creative City- Creative Twin Cities
Traditions of Chinese Crafts on Show
The participation of Creative Twin Cities in MIDA is the result of co-operations with over 10 innovative brands from the Chinese cultural heritage, offering an exhibition of traditional Chinese crafts to show the Italian audiences the degree of innovation and the cultural meaning of traditional Chinese crafts.
MONUMENTAL AREA - CORRIDOIO ARCO
Florence as the City of Restoration
“Firenze, città del restauro” (Florence as the City of Restoration) is back with Salone dell’Arte e del Restauro (Art and Restoration Fair), featuring a rich programme of informative and educational events on the restoration, conservation and valorisation of cultural, artisticm and architectural heritage, gathering the main industry experts. Curated by the Chamber of Commerce in co-operation with PromoFirenze, CNA, Confartigianato, Confindustria and LegaCoop.
CAVANIGLIA PAVILION
La Mostra in mostra (The Fair on Show)
Art, history, and music interweaving within the heritage of archives.
With the organisational support of Artex, the Historical Archives of the Region of Tuscany will co-operate with the Historical Archives of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino to create an event dedicated to artisanal crafts for theatre. A presentation of historical pieces from the Archives of Maggio Musicale will be offered through an emotional but also informative/educational path.
The spotlight will be on scenography models presented back in 1942 at the Crafts Fair, along with photographs, sketches, documents, and stage costumes for a journey through time.
POLVERIERA
Le Arti Orafe
Training and Contemporary Jewellery
Jewellery and Fashion
Building on the last successful edition, and in co-operation with LAO (Le Arti Orafe Jewellery School), the area dedicated to goldsmith training is back inside the Polveriera, presenting works made by students and their teachers, and introducing an exhibition of three jewellery artists selected for the international contest
PREZIOSA YOUNG.
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The exhibiting spaces will also be reserved to some projects in co-operation with prestigious partners:
- Jewellery pieces created by students who benefit from scholarships offered by the Foundation THE POWER OF WONDER;
- Creations by students selected by the Barbi Colombini family for the award PREMIO CASATO PRIME DONNE.
The exhibition will be completed by a programme of live demonstrations featuring master goldsmiths and their students performing various processes, including stone-setting, engraving, enamelling, wax modelling, CAD, and jewellery design.
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CAVANIGLIA PAVILION
Notte Stellata (The Starry Night)
A Collaborative Art Exhibition for Feltrosa 2022
Large reproductions, in 450×350 cm format, of “The Starry Night” by Van Gogh divided into 189 panels. A choral work born in 2021 during the second lockdown: the international community of “Feltrosa” – a meeting dedicated to textile arts – gathered online and managed to reproduce the painting in fragments of 50x50cm that perfectly match together although they are made with different techniques and materials.
Curated by Fabio Giusti and Eva Basile.
MONUMENTAL AREA - SALA OTTAGONALE
Officina Bardini - L'arte del Legno (The Art of Wood)
After the first edition of Officina Bardini last year, that presented the workshops set up by Stefano and Ugo Bardini at Palazzo Mozzi between the 19th and 20th centuries, a new exhibiting project of Officina Bardini takes shape. The art of wood presents the carpentry workshop of the Bardinis, where they produced, restored, and reworked chairs, large chests and other furnishings in a Medieval and Renaissance style, highly requested all over the world.
Decorative elements, marquetry, wooden artefacts – along with work tools, photographs, paper models used to restore and create the pastiches that made the Bardini firm so famous all over the world – will allow visitors to access the secrets of this lively workshop, understanding how it worked and exploring the techniques, the materials, the sources of inspiration, and the repertoires.
The exhibition can be visited every day from 10:00 to 20:00. The tour allows to access the underground walkways of the Fortezza.
Scientific co-ordination by Carlo Francini and Valentina Zucchi.
Curated by Giulia Coco and Marco Mozzo
MONUMENTAL AREA - SALA DELLA VOLTA
A Journey to Italy. Crafts & Design
A path of knowledge amidst video installations, design objects, and handicrafts connected to the landscape and architectural beauties of Tuscany and Italy. This exhibition explores the theme of travelling and celebrates the cultural and economic potential of Italian creativity, along with the cultural and artistic influences that shape up its system. The exhibition is promoted by Fondazione CR Firenze and created by OMA Associazione Osservatorio dei Mestieri d’Arte in co-operation with ADI Associazione per il Disegno Industriale, Tuscan Delegation. Under the Patronage of the Region of Tuscany and the Florence Municipality.
IN CONJUNCTION WITH MIDA
ARSENALE - BASILICA AND FURERIA
ABITA | The Exhibition of Living Today
Abita is an exhibition dedicated to the world of home and living, giving the opportunity to have a complete picture of what the market can offer in terms of home and living. Taking place inside the Arsenale, Fureria, and Basilica Pavilions, it boasts over 3,000 sqm dedicated to furnishing, design and home & living services.
Visitors will also enjoy a full programme of events – exhibitions, a lounge to host events with authors, creative workshops, and meetings.
Curated by SICREA.
MONUMENTAL AREA - SALA DELL'ARCO, SALA DELLE COLONNE
Salone dell'Arte e del Restauro (Art and Restoration Fair)
The 9th edition of Salone dell’Arte e del Restauro (Art and Restoration Fair), the main fair in Italy dealing with the conservation, restoration, and valorisation of the global cultural and artistic heritage. Taking place inside the charming premises of the Monumental Area, it will see the participation of the Italian Ministry of Culture, along with companies, institutions and all the most important realities connected to the world of cultural heritage. Among the various events of the Fair, the spotlight will be on the International Conference FLORENCE HERI-TECH – The Future of Heritage Science and Technologies – a centre of attraction for scholars, researchers, and experts in the field of Science & Technology applied to Cultural Heritage Restoration.
