Cremona Contemporanea | Art week 2026

From 23 to 31 May 2026, Cremona Contemporanea will take place, a festival dedicated to the visual arts which, through installations, exhibitions, performances, talks and events, transforms Cremona into a place of learning and discovery, fostering dialogue between contemporary art and the city’s historical and artistic heritage.

Now in its fourth edition, the initiative – organised by NOT Titled YET and promoted by the Department of Tourism and Events of the Municipality of Cremona, with the patronage of the Lombardy Region and the Cremona-Mantua – Pavia and in collaboration with Confcommercio Provincia di Cremona – remains a key event for the arts sector and an important opportunity to showcase Cremona’s cultural heritage, both in Italy and abroad.

Once again this year, Cremona Contemporanea continues its journey as a platform for knowledge and dialogue, consolidating an ever-wider and more diverse community of visitors, artists, curators and industry professionals, whilst at the same time renewing its format.

Among the main new features for 2026, Rossella Farinotti’s artistic direction will be supported by curators Valeria Mancinelli, Gioele Melandri, Gianluca Ranzi and Saverio Verini, who have been invited to contribute to the development of the exhibition programme. This broadening of perspectives introduces new angles and viewpoints, whilst always keeping the dialogue between the artists’ works and the city’s locations at the heart of the project.