(ANSA) – TAORMINA, 21 DEC – From archeology to contemporary art, the Christmas of the Naxos Taormina Archaeological Park is rich in cultural proposals, which has extended until 9 January the possibility of visiting the exhibitions in progress in Taormina (Ancient Theater ), in the archaeological area of Naxos and Isola Bella.
Until 9 January in Taormina (Messina) the visit to the monumental complex of the Ancient Theater includes the sculptures of Pietro Consagra. Still sculptures with the forty works of Umberto Mastroianni distributed between Naxos and Isola Bella. Finally, again until January 9 in Taormina (Palazzo Ciampoli), ‘The Hundred Sicilies’, an exhibition-homage to the memory of Gesualdo Bufalino.
The exhibition will end with the presentation of the catalog on Saturday 8 January in the presence of the art critic Ivan Quaroni.
“As the forecasts confirm – explains the director of the Naxos Taormina Park, Gabriella Tigano – the Italian cities of art will be the favorite destinations for the next Christmas holidays.
For those who return to Sicily, Taormina and Giardini Naxos have always been ‘places of the heart’ to be seen again on holidays.
This is why we wanted to extend the exhibitions to enrich the cultural offer and leisure opportunities for those who will enjoy a few days of relaxation in these parts in the coming weeks. And tides permitting, there is time until January 6 for a winter stop at Isola Bella, which will close until spring to allow us to complete the second batch of extraordinary works by the Park “.
Extraordinary interventions will also affect the Ancient Theater from January 2022, where the digital survey with the latest generation drone and laser scanner was carried out, of the ‘scaenae frons’, the front scene, a fundamental study because it gives scholars an’ exact x-ray of the state of the art of one of the most important monuments in the world to allow, more than 60 years after the last restoration, by Luigi Bernabò Brea.
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