Gibellina is there "Capital of contemporary art" in 2026

Gibellina is the “Capital of contemporary art” in 2026. This was established by the Council of Ministers, on the proposal of the Minister of Culture, Alessandro Giuli.

The jury – we read again in the press release released by Palazzo Chigi – in the final meeting on 1 October 2024 unanimously agreed to propose Gibellina (in Sicily) for the awarding of the title of Italian Capital of Contemporary Art for the year 2026 with the following reasons: for the significant representative value of an artistic reality that has become a symbol of rebirth through art; for his planning ability in reactivating his extraordinary heritage of works, combining memory and future, conservation and valorization, attention to the local and international ambition; for the involvement of new generations and all citizens, consulting the wider territory on the basis of a common civic awareness, forming alliances with public and private, national and transnational institutions; for being a pioneer city of urban regenerationand for the ability to be both a city-work and a city to be inhabited.