Experience Christmas in Siena 2023by immersing yourself in art. Not only by discovering the historic center, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, of one of the most beautiful medieval cities in Italy, but also through installations and exhibitions that will enrich Siena for Christmas. Symbolic places of the city such as the Palazzo Pubblico or the Santa Maria della Scala Museum Complex will host, in fact, personal exhibitions and retrospectives of Italian artists while sculptures, nativity scenes and outdoor installations will come to life, as if by magic, in the streets of the centre.
Here are the exhibitions on stage for the holidays in Siena:
Wednesday 29 November 2023
5 p.m . – Inauguration Lucan nativity scene by master Artese – Piazza Duomo Church of the Santissima Annunziata The crib will remain on display until February 2, 2024
Friday 1 December 2023
Show The Illusion. Stories of ordinary addiction – Magazzini del Sale, Palazzo Pubblico (until 7 January 2024 during the opening hours of the Civic Museum)
Saturday, December 2, 2023
11 am – Inauguration Dario Neri and Mario Luzi Exhibition, The landscape state of mind – Magazzini del Sale, Palazzo Pubblico (until February 4, 2024 during the opening hours of the Civic Museum))
Thursday 7 December 2023
Show In lightness Fausto Melotti. A tribute to Italo Calvino – Piazza Duomo, Santa Maria della Scala – VI level (until 7 April 2024) follows the opening hours of the museum – info: segreteria@santamariadellascala.com
Friday 8 December 2023
10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Friday, Saturday, Sunday), 2:30-6:30 p.m. (all other days) Alessandro Docci exhibition (through Dec. 21, 2023) – Cesare Olmastroni Gallery, Palazzo Patrizi
Sunday 24 December 2023
10 am – 6 pm (Friday, Saturday, Sunday), 2:30 pm – 6:30 pm (all other days) Daniela Martelli exhibition (through Jan. 7, 2024) – Cesare Olmastroni Gallery, Palazzo Patrizi
Saturday, December 30, 2023
4:30 p.m. – In readiness – Fausto Melotti – Santa Maria della Scala, Children’s Museum – Cost € 5 + entrance fee
– Reservation recommended (max 25 participants) – 0577 534531, education@santamariadellascala.com
Visit to the exhibition dedicated to the great artist and friend of Italo Calvino with a final workshop to learn about and play with the letters of the alphabet created by the artist. After seeing the works on display in the exhibition, in the practical part of the activity the children will try their hand at writing their name with lines, shapes and colors inspired by the artist’s sculptures.
DURATION 1 hour and 30 minutes
RECIPIENTS children aged 4 years and over with adults
Wednesday 3 January 2024
10am – Lightly – Fausto Melotti (baby) – Santa Maria della Scala, Children’s Museum – Cost €5 + entrance ticket – Reservation recommended (max 25 participants) – 0577 534531, educazione@santamariadellascala.com
The exhibition spaces of the exhibition become a place of parental welcome and offer the possibility of a sensorial experience even for the very little ones, an opportunity to strengthen the relationship between family members and new arrivals,
stimulating the cognitive development of the newborn through the surrounding environment.
DURATION 1h
RECIPIENTS children 0-12 months with adults
TYPE of visit and activity
PARTICIPANTS max 6 (reservation recommended)
* Only one family member can participate for each child. It is necessary to bring a yoga mat or similar with you
FREE COST
Thursday 4 January 2024
4:30 p.m. – In lightness – Fausto Melotti – Santa Maria della Scala, Children’s Museum – Cost € 5 + entrance fee – Reservations- (max 25 participants) – 0577 534531, educazione@santamariadellascala.com
Visit to the exhibition dedicated to the great artist and friend of Italo Calvino with a final workshop to learn about and play with the letters of the alphabet created by the artist. After seeing the works on display in the exhibition, in the practical part of the activity the children will try their hand at writing their name with lines, shapes and colors inspired by the artist’s sculptures.
DURATION 1 hour and 30 minutes
RECIPIENTS children aged 4 years and over with adults
Until January 19, 2024
Show Occasional diptychs. That is, the causality of art – Giuliano Briganti Library – Santa Maria della Scala
Opening hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 3 p.m.-5 p.m.
info: segreteria@santamariadellascala.com
Show Giuseppe Gavazzi. A perfect coincidence – Corticella warehouses – Santa Maria della Scala
follows the museum’s opening hours
info: segreteria@santamariadellascala.com
Chapel of the Public Palace – Sculpture exhibition depicting the Archangel Raphael by Maestro Inglesi
Pope’s Lodges – Sculpture exhibition depicting a Star by Maestro Lippi
The events are not over, find out the full schedule of Christmas in Siena!
