Cortonantiquaria

Cortonantiquaria 2025 — 63rd edition

The 63rd edition of Cortonantiquaria was held from August 23 to September 7, 2025, at the Sant'Agostino Convention Center in Cortona, with an inauguration ceremony on August 22 in the Cloister.

Events and performances

The program alternated between lectures and grand evenings in the square:

• Lecture on Luca Signorelli and his circle with art historian Tom Henry (August 24);
• The collateral exhibition at the MAEC Singing the Middle Ages: The Lauda in Cortona between devotion and civic identity;
• The jazz concert Mediterrando by Mauro Grossi (September 3);
• The ballet performance Diamanti: The Stars of Ballet dance in Cortona (September 5);
• The symphonic concert by Fiorella Mannoia in Piazza Signorelli (September 6);
• The opera L'elisir d'amore by Donizetti in Piazza della Repubblica to close the event (September 7).

Opening hours were 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM with daily variations, and the full ticket cost 8 euros (reduced 5 euros), with reduced access to the MAEC.

Lectures and meetings

• August 22, 5:30 PM — Inauguration ceremony, Cloister of the Sant'Agostino Convention Center (by invitation)
• August 24, 5:30 PM — "Luca Signorelli and his circle" with Tom Henry (free admission)
• August 27, 5:30 PM — "Art History and Astronomy: an ancient bond" with Pietro Porgelli (free admission)
• September 3, 5:00 PM — "Singing the Middle Ages: The Lauda in Cortona" with Francesco Zimei and Giulia Spina, with a visit to the MAEC (free admission)

Concerts and performances — Piazza Signorelli / Piazza della Repubblica

• September 3, 9:30 PM — Mediterrando, jazz concert with Mauro Grossi (free admission)
• September 4, 9:30 PM — Award ceremony and Concert by the Carabinieri Band of Rome (free admission)
• September 5, 9:30 PM — "Diamanti: The Stars of Ballet dance in Cortona", directed by Francesco Borelli (paid)
• September 6, 9:30 PM — Fiorella Mannoia "Sinfonica live with orchestra" (paid)
• September 7, 9:00 PM — "L'elisir d'amore" by Donizetti, Piazza della Repubblica (by reservation)

Collateral exhibition

At the MAEC: Singing the Middle Ages: The Lauda in Cortona between devotion and civic identity, featuring four medieval city laudaries.

• Symphonic concert by Fiorella Mannoia in Piazza Signorelli
• Lecture on Luca Signorelli with Tom Henry
• Exhibition at the MAEC on medieval Cortonese lauds
• Opera "L'elisir d'amore" by Donizetti as a closing event