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EXPO – GENOA IN 2 HOURS!
Daily bus service from May 22
Genova Turismo
@GenovaEventi
Genova More Than This
Come to Genoa. The Sea near Expo.
Genoa, Unesco gem where you can breathe the air of sea, art and history,
where culture is mixed together with the flavours of pesto sauce and focaccia
and the salty sea smell, creating a rush of sensory experiences.
Genoa. The Sea near Expo.
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Il panorama da Spianata Castelletto (The view from Spianata Castelletto) ©Genovastudio
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GENOA IS…
Authentic and unexpected HISTORIC CENTRE
PALAZZI DEI ROLLI, the wonderful historic dwelling
included in the Unesco World Heritage List
A rich MUSEUM SYSTEM with prestigious works of art
The CITY OF NICCOLÒ PAGANINI and of his famous violin
CITY OF THE SEA AND FIRST PORT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
PORTO ANTICO AND ACQUARIO DI GENOVA,
the biggest in Europe
The PARKS, the HISTORIC VILLAS and the CLIFFS
overlooking the sea between the EASTERN
and the WESTERN side of the city.
THE URBAN PARK OF CITY WALLS AND
THE FORTIFICATIONS: a trekking experience
a hair's breadth away from the sea
THE HISTORIC SHOPS: ancient trades
and flavours
CITY OF PESTO SAUCE, MADE WITH
THE BASIL OF PRÀ and
CITY OF FOCACCIA AND FARINATA
Porto Antico
Theatres
May 18-21
Genoa is a city of theatres with a rich offer
of shows and culture.
All the information about the playbills on
www.genovateatro.it
WORLD OCEANOGRAPHIC
CONFERENCE - OCEANS 15
Discovering Sustainable Ocean Energy
for a New World.
Teatro Stabile
May 13 – July 18
Piccola Corte
October - April 2016
FROM THE IMPRESSIONISTS
TO PICASSO. THE MASTERPIECES
FROM THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF
ARTS AT PALAZZO DUCALE
Works of art by Edgar Degas,
Camille Pissarro, Gustave Courbet, Vincent
van Gogh, Claude Monet, Henri Matisse,
Paul Gauguin, Paul Cézanne, Pierre
Auguste Renoir, Amedeo Modigliani, Wassily
Kandinsky, Otto Dix, Oskar Kokoschka Juan
Gris, Georges Rouault and Pablo Picasso.
FOOD
May 14-17
SLOW FISH
At Porto Antico a new edition of
the international event that combined
for the first time food and environmental
themes about the safeguard of
the sea and fish.
This Slow Fish edition appeals for
a change in lifestyle.
In the same year as Expo 2015, it is very
important to involve all the protagonists –
from the fisherman to the chef,
from the fish seller to the consumer,
from the tourist to the marine biologist –,
since saving the sea is the first step
to feed the planet.
July 1-31
PORTOANTICOESTATESPETTACOLO
Every evening music, cabaret, theatre
and dance: a month full of concerts and
shows with National and International
artists in the great Arena del Mare
overlooking the illuminated harbor.
ART AND CULTURE
Villa Croce - Museum of
Contemporary Art
Works from the collection by Rosetta
Barabino. Villa Croce changes back to
a private dwelling, with contemporary
furnitures in order to host over 60 works by
an extraordinary Genoese collection, which
has never been displayed in public before.
female cooks in comparison)
Palazzi dei Rolli - UNESCO World Heritage
May 30 – June 2
ROLLI DAYS. PALACES, VILLAS AND GARDENS
A weekend of extraordinary openings
of the Genoese historical palaces,
built between the end of the Sixteenth
and the Seventeenth Centuries.
Genova Musei
The Card Musei is a true City Pass that
grants free admission to 21 museums in
the city and entitles the visitors to special
rates and discounts in the main structures
of the city and tourist and cultural services.
www.visitgenoa.it/it/card
May 14-17
Initiatives and workshops on
the responsible fish consumption on
the occasion of Slow Fish 2015.
All the year round
A night with the sharks: activity for kids
(7-13 years) regarding the safeguard of
biodiversity.
May - October
Cetacean sightings with activities about
sustainable management in the Cetacean
Sanctuary.
May - June
“Responsible” dinners with thematic
guided tour and culinary and scientific
analysis with chefs and biologists.
April 1 – October 30
Palazzo Ducale
March 5 - July 12
GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM.
FROM KIRCHNER TO NOLDE
The exhibition focuses on the colour
intensity, which characterizes the works
of the group of artists called Die Brücke.
The group, founded in 1905, laid
the foundation of a trend that marks
the history of art and took the name of
Expressionism.
April 11 – August 23
AUGUST SANDER
Over 100 pictures made by one
of the most important German
photographers. A real catalogue of
the German society of the 20th Century.
"NUTRIRSI D’ARTE. CIBO,
CULTURA,STORIA. MOSTRE, INCONTRI,
EVENTI NEI MUSEI GENOVESI"
(feed yourself with art. Food, culture, history.
Exhibitions, meetings, events in the Genoese
Museums)
INTERNATIONAL BOATSHOW
With a vast exhibition directly on the sea
and a wide range of merchandise,
the International Boat Show is
the benchmark for the marine industry
and for all yachtsmen.
September - January 2016
BRASSAÏ, POUR L’AMOUR DE PARIS
The exceptional story of a passion,
that bound for over fifty years the writer,
photographer and film-maker Brassaï
and the capital of France.
With Beppe Gambetta, Kathy Mattea,
Frank Vignola, Vinny Raniolo.
Teatro Cargo at Villa Duchessa
di Galliera – Voltri
June 20 – July 12 Relazioni pericolose
July 24 and 26 Donne in guerra
August 7 Rumbo al sur (tango performance)
September 20 Scintille
September 27 Cucinarramingo
October 4 Il nuovo Don Chisciotte
FESTIVALS
Theatre, Music, Poetry
of the Mediterranean
June 11-20
INTERNATIONAL POETRY FESTIVAL
June 13-24
SUQ FESTIVAL OF CULTURES
June 25 – July 4
MEDITERRANEAN MUSICAL FESTIVAL
June 29 – July 5
GENOVA FILM FESTIVAL
Museo del Risorgimento
March 14 - December 31 2015
From Balilla to Mazzini, an itinerary
in search of the food and the tastes of
the protagonists of the Risorgimento.
Documents, images and curiosities
about the eating habits in Genoa between
the 18th and the 19th Century.
Musei di Strada Nuova
Palazzo Rosso
June 28 – October 25 2015
Intimi nutrimenti (deep nourishments)
Photography exhibition. Works by young
artists/photographers on the theme of
food. The artists have been selected
thanks to a contest and their works will be
displayed beside the pictures by Gayle
Chong Kwan, an English-Chinese artist
who has carried on for years a research
about food waste.
May 15 – October 25 2015
September 30- October 5
ACOUSTIC NIGHT 15 –
ITALIAN AMERICANS
Among the events:
Castello D’Albertis
Fiera di Genova
May 6-9
May 8-17 Carmen - Georges Bizet
May 21-24 Giselle - Adolphe Adam Balletto di Guangzhou
June 10-14 Les Ballets Trockadero de
Monte Carlo
June 18-21 La Bella Addormentata
(the Sleeping Beauty) - Pëtr Il’ič Čajkovskij
- Ballett on ice from Saint Petersburg
June 23-28 Ailey II - The Next Generation
Of American Dance
July 5 Life In Progress – Sylvie Guillem Danza gala
July 18-25 La Vedova Allegra
(the Merry Widow) - Franz Lehár
Concerts (May 14 and 29; June 5 and July 10)
ANDY WARHOL SUL COMÒ
For the first time the two versions of
the “Female cook” are in comparison:
the famous one by Bernardo Strozzi and
her twin, kept at the National Gallery of
Scotland in Edinburgh.
New set-up about the traditional tuna
fishing inside the Cetacean Sanctuary
in collaboration with the “Cooperativa
Pescatori di Camogli”.
Teatro della Corte
(Andy Warhol on the dresser)
LA CUCINA ITALIANA: CUOCHE
A CONFRONTO (the Italian cooking:
From July
May 13-16 and May 19-23 Due
May 27 30 and June 3-6 Il Canto della Valle
June 10-13 and June 16-20 Codici cifrati
June 24-27 and June 30-July 4 Sangue Amaro
July 8-11 and July 14-18 Apatia per
principianti
Teatro Carlo Felice
OPERAS AND BALLETTS
March 26 – July 19
Acquario di Genova
Contemporary Drama - Twentieth edition)
From April 1
Musei di Strada Nuova,
Palazzo Bianco
SEA
XX RASSEGNA DI DRAMMATURGIA
CONTEMPORANEA (Festival of
Science
October 22 – November 1
SCIENCE FESTIVAL, BALANCE
SPORT
May 22-24
FESTA DELLO SPORT (Sport festival) –
11° EDITION
This festival transforms every year
the Porto Antico in a small Olympic village
Cibo come rito – riti del cibo
(food as a rite – the rites of food)
A journey to the deepest soul of Asia, in search
of the rites and rituals of food, through works,
pictures, installations and texts.
PALIO MARINARO DI SAN PIETRO
(Traditional Maritime Palio)
LA NOTTE DELLA LUCE
OPEN CHALLENGER
(tennis tournament)
June 20
An event dedicated to the students of
the University of Genoa. Rowing races,
words and music performances, theatre,
dance and DJ.
June 28
September
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