Public Event

The Musical Afternoons in Casanatense are back, in collaboration with the association ‘Presto con fuoco’; Nine events featuring great music, from October 2025 to June 2026. Concert programme: Tuesday, 7 October 2025, 4.15 p.m.: Duo Sineforma Tuesday, 11 November 2025, 4.15 p.m.: Almas Accordion Trio Tuesday, 16 December 2025, 4.15 p.m.: Christmas Concert, Francesco Mannelli Choir Tuesday, 13 January 2026, 4.15 p.m.: Sing to me, O Moon! Tuesday, 10 February 2026, 4.15 p.m.: Immortal Harmonies Tuesday, 10 March 2026, 4.15 p.m.: Shakespeare's Friends Tuesday, 14 April 2026, 4.15 p.m.: Liebeslied Tuesday, 12 May 2026, 4.15 p.m.: Quasi per gioco - Piano solo Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 4.15 p.m.: Popular echoes in classical music Free admission with a suggested donation.

  On 4 December, the Casanatense Library will open its doors to a new, significant cultural event: a true journey into the heart of art history and communication. We are pleased to announce the inauguration of the exhibition From Craftsmanship to Art (Dürer, Raimondi, Lucas); from the incipit to the frontispiece, an exhibition project that intertwines centuries of creativity and innovation. The event is divided into two thematic sections that celebrate the power of the sign: from the exceptional skills of three Renaissance engravers – Albrecht Dürer, Marcantonio Raimondi and Lucas Van Leyden – to the extraordinary metamorphosis of the text, born from the hand of the amanuensis and multiplied by the printing press. This journey is not limited to exhibiting works, but becomes an opportunity to reflect on the universal value of knowledge and the timeless beauty of the mark left on paper. The first itinerary, spread across seven display cases, aims to highlight and raise awareness of some of the most beautiful and interesting works by three great masters of engraving: the German Albrecht Dürer, the Italian Marcantonio Raimondi and the Flemish Lucas Van Leyden, all of whom lived between the end of the 15th and the beginning […]