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Martini, at last!

Torino 2008 World Design Capital is offering 52 weeks of more than 180 local, national, and international level events.
Torino - Gran Bar piazza Gran Madre, 2
the 11.12.2008

Gandhara, India, China, Southeast Asia, Japan, the Himalayas, Islamic countries: MAO (Museum of Oriental Art) is opening in Torino. Art has new Orients. The new museum, at its prestigious location of Palazzo Mazzonis, hosts 1500 works of art, placing itself among Europe’s principal institutions dedicated to oriental art.

Proposte XXIII 10/09/08/

It’s countdown time for emerging contemporary art under the skies of Torino. Starting on 6 December in the halls of the Accademia Albertina, the 23rd edition of Proposte displays the works of young Italian artists, an original itinerary through meditations on art and science.

'900. Cento Anni di Creatività in Piemonte

The exhibition takes place in Palazzo del Monferrato and Palazzo Cuttica in Alessandria, the Museo dei Campionissimi in Novi Ligure, the Movicentro in Acqui Terme and the oratory of San Bartolomeo in Valenza. It presents 250 works by more than 150 artists who have had leading roles in twentieth-century art.

Sottodiciotto Filmfestival

“Sottodiciotto Film Festival”, the number one Italian cinematographic festival dedicated to the audio-visual works that come out of the schools, and to all the nuances of “young cinema” of yesterday, today and tomorrow, is scheduled in Torino from 4 to 13 December.

Rassegna della salsiccia e della carne piemontese

The famous sausage of Bra and all the other products of the great tradition of meat production in Piemonte. These are the protagonists of the Bra fair of the Piemonte breed of cattle, the event that takes place in Bra from 6 to 8 December.

Il mercatino di Natale a Torino

From 5 to 23 December, the neighbourhood of the antique dealers of Torino, Borgo Dora, dresses up in anticipation of Christmas. Hosted in the Cortile del Maglio, the market is not only an ideal place to find gift ideas, but also a point of encounter, with a space for children, shows, and various kinds of entertainment.

Fiera del Bue Grasso di Carrù

Now in its 98th edition, this fair is one of the most important among those at the regional level and beyond. This year, the traditional appointment for commerce and folklore, a celebration of the people and oenological and gastronomic culture of the Langa, presents some special new events, such as the world auction of steer and beef.

Places

Villa Scott

The little manor house, one of the most important examples of Torino Liberty architecture, is linked to the name of Dario Argento who set his film, “Profondo Rosso” (“Deep Red”) here – perhaps his most emotional film and the one with the strongest visual effects.

Castello di Mazzè

In the ancient underground parts of the medieval castle is the Museo della Tortura (Museum of Torture): tools and methods from the Holy Inquisition. The building is surrounded by a large park with a scenic view looking out over the Canavese.

Palazzo Callori a Vignale Monferrato

The building, erected during the 15th century, houses Monferrato’s Regional Wine Cellar (Enoteca). The ancient cellars in tuff are still used to store prized wines and grappas.

People

Emanuele Severino

“Piemonte is a land of excellent cuisine and extraordinary wines. I was deeply impressed by the Langhe landscape. To admire these hills makes you immediately understand the importance that the landscape held for a writer like Cesare Pavese or Beppe Fenoglio. In these past days, I think I felt the same sensations that Pavese did when he came into contact with his hills.”

Paolo and Vittorio Taviani

"When we arrived at Piazza Castello, immersed in its new light, we said to each other that it was time to set the dolly up here for the camera."

Alain Elkann

“Torino remains a beautiful city, but not only that, it is also a serious city in which one can work well. One feels protected…Then, in those hills on certain winter days when the sky is blue and the air is clean, it’s like being in Kathmandu”.

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