2026 PROGRAMME
I Salotti delle Muse
SATURDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER
All events will take place
at Atelier Ricci in Lucca.
Entrance exclusively from Via San Paolino 34.
at Atelier Ricci in Lucca.
Entrance exclusively from Via San Paolino 34.
- CONTEMPLATIVE SALON
10.00 AM-12.30 PM / 2.30 - 4.30 PMAn open space dedicated to reading, writing, conversation, and slowing down—free to experience at your own pace.Free admission with reservation - PINOCCHIO, BETWEEN IMAGES AND WORDS
5.00 PMSCREENING Pinocchio… In the Land of Images
A single Salon that begins with the screening and continues with Roberto Pizzi, bringing together authors, guests and the audience in a shared conversation about Pinocchio and Collodi.
This special screening of the short film conceived by Samuele Rossi and produced by Echi Visivi, in collaboration with the Carlo Collodi National Foundation and Greenwich APS, opens a dialogue dedicated to Pinocchio.
A contemporary reinterpretation developed by students from the Gandhi Comprehensive School, under the creative guidance of Lorenzo Bagnatori and Andrea Volcan. - ROBERTO PIZZI JOINS
THE CONVERSATION
Discovering Carlo Lorenzini
18.00 PMWho was Carlo Lorenzini, before and beyond Pinocchio?Free admission with reservation
Writer Roberto Pizzi will join the guests involved in the short film to present his book about Carlo Lorenzini and explore the life, ideas and lesser-known aspects of the author of Pinocchio. Together with Andrea Volcan and the other participants in the Salon, he will open a shared conversation with the audience, bringing literature, cinema and new interpretations of Collodi’s work into dialogue.
The Salon will conclude with a book signing.
SUNDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER
All events will take place
at Atelier Ricci in Lucca.
Entrance exclusively from Via San Paolino 34.
at Atelier Ricci in Lucca.
Entrance exclusively from Via San Paolino 34.
- CONTEMPLATIVE SALON
10.00 AM-12.30 PM / 2.30 - 4.30 PMAn open space dedicated to reading, writing, conversation, and slowing down—free to experience at your own pace.Free admission with reservation - Travel, Exchanges, and Opportunities Beyond Borders
4.45 PMFree admission with reservationA Salon dedicated to exploring international mobility opportunities and youth-led organisations active in the local community. Together with Duccio Lorusso, President of Twinning Lucca, and Melissa Nomellini and Emma Lucchetti, representatives of Classicum, we will discuss experiences, projects and practical tools for getting involved and broadening one’s horizons.
- Pinocchio Through Literature, Cinema, and Psychology
5.30 PMA conversation bringing together literature, cinema, and psychology to rediscover Pinocchio as a metaphor for the contemporary human condition.Free admission with reservation
An opportunity to reflect on judgement, identity, transformation, and authentic human connection.
With special guest Dalia Colli, Oscar-nominated make-up artist in 2021 for the make-up and hairstyling of Matteo Garrone’s Pinocchio, alongside Nicola Fanucchi (actor and director) and Sylwia Renata Simonetti (psychologist).
Closing toast.