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La notte della fotografia – Night of photography

Exhibitions

On Friday 9 and Saturday 10 May 2025 the city of Piacenza will host the event dedicated to photography that for this edition proposes the theme ‘Is there life on earth?’: a present-day question that investigates society, the environment and the need for a new balance.

Night of Photography

When: 17 and 18 May
Where: various venues

Programme
Screening of Michael Ackerman

When: Friday 9 May, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Where: Sant’Ilario Auditorium, via Garibaldi 17
Screening of the master of contemporary photography Michael Ackerman followed by presentation of the book ‘I needed the Light’ by Annette Schreyer.

Public meeting

When: Saturday 10 May, 5.30 p.m.
Where: Manicomics Theatre, via Scalabrini 19
Public meeting with some of the authors in projection for a moment of knowledge and deepening of the works proposed

Screenings

When: Saturday 10 May, 9 pm to midnight
Where:

  • Palazzo Farnese, Salone PierLuigi, piazza Cittadella 29
  • Palazzo Ghizzoni-Nasalli, Via Serafini 12
  • Manicomics Theatre, Via Scalabrini 19
  • Duomo Inner Cloisters, Duomo Cloisters
  • Spazio 694, Via Madoli 4

Loop projections of art photographs in 5 evocative spaces in the historic centre with background music.

Places
  • Palazzo Farnese - piazza Cittadella, 29 - Piacenza
  • Palazzo Ghizzoni Nasalli - Via Serafini, 12 - Piacenza
  • Teatro Manicomics - Via Scalabrini, 19 - Piacenza
  • and others places
Dates
9 - 10 May 2025
Contacts