The Ministry of Culture announces that the jury for the selection of the city “Italian Capital of Contemporary Art” for the year 2026 has chosen the 5 finalist projects after reviewing the 23 applications received.

These are the 5 finalists: Carrara (Tuscany): “Carrara - For 2000 years contemporary”; Gallarate (Lombardy): “La Cultura del Fare. The Making of Culture”; Gibellina (Sicily): ‘Bring Me the Future’; Pescara (Abruzzo): ‘Pescara Contemporary City - An Open Door to Dreams’; Todi (Umbria): ”Contemporary Bridge.”

The selected municipalities will be summoned to Rome on October 25, 2024 for public hearings. This will be an opportunity for each candidate city to explain its project in detail to the experts who will have to evaluate them. By October 30, 2024, the jury will propose to the Minister of Culture the candidacy deemed most suitable to be awarded the title of “Italian Capital of Contemporary Art” for the year 2026, which will receive a grant of one million euros for the implementation of the activities planned in the dossier.