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18:00 – Museum LETS – Literature Trieste PRESENTATION of the international project The Canticle of the Creatures with Dr. Riccardo Cepach – Representative of Museum LETS Literature Trieste, Prof. Antonino Clemenza – Pontifical Antonianum University of Rome, Dario De Dominicis – guest photographer of the project. Event organized in collaboration with the LA.SE Social Cooperative (the event will be held in Italian)WORKSHOP-MASTERCLASS-PORTFOLIO REVIEWS
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Friday, October 24, 2025
10:00 – Museo d’Arte Orientale OPENING of the 12th edition of Trieste Photo Days
– OPENING of the photographic exhibition India. Two gazes, one story. The photographs by Adriano Perini, preserved in the Photo Archive of the Civic Museums of History and Art, are in dialogue with the works of Sandro Antoniolli
and GUIDED TOUR with the curators Claudia Colecchia and Francesca Avignone, and the author Sandro Antoniolli.
12:00 – Sala Selva, Palazzo Gopcevich EXHIBITIONS OPENING and GUIDED TOURS
– Canticle of the Creatures with Dario De Dominicis and Antonino Clemenza
– Beyond Words (Oltre le Parole) with Gianpaolo Arena, and Awards for the selected Poets
– Caryatis with the author George Tatakis, and curators Claudia Colecchia and Michela Messina – Eighth edition of the “Civic Museums Award / URBAN Photo Awards”
– MètàReality by Giuliana Di Giulio and Simone Giuntoli, winners of the Trieste Photo Days – Adriano Perini Portfolio Reviews 2024
17:00 – Sala Xenia GUIDED TOUR
Measured Silence, solo exhibition with photographer Krzysztof Bednarski
18:00 – Sala Xenia EXHIBITIONS, BOOK PRESENTATIONS and AWARDS
– Mythography vol. V: Juno, Venus and Vesta – Presentation of the exhibition and the book with Professor Enrico Medda – Awards with Paolo Verzone
– URBAN Photo Arena – Live semifinals at the presence of the international guests
– Dario De Dominicis in URBAN Animals and The Canticle of the Creatures, presented by Federica Berzioli – Awards with Antonino Clemenza
Saturday, October 25, 2025
12:00 – Mercato Coperto (Historical Market) GUIDED TOUR
Photographers Gianpaolo Arena, Alice Zorzin, Ekaterina Frolova, Filippo Ferraro, and Francesco Aglieri Rinella present their solo exhibitions Artisti della Terra del Carso (Artists of the Karst Land).
15:00 – Sala Comunale d’Arte GUIDED TOUR
Tales of The City, solo exhibition with photographer Andy Hall
15:30 – Sala Arturo Fittke GUIDED TOUR
Borders Stories, solo exhibition with photographer Ekaterina Frolova
16:00 – Sala Umberto Veruda GUIDED TOUR
URBAN Animals, guided tour with the special guest Dario De Dominicis
18:00 – Sala Xenia AWARD CEREMONIES (NEW LOCATION – maps)
– URBAN PHOTO AWARDS 2025 – Award ceremony of the 16th edition of the international photographic contest
– “TPD BEST AUTHOR 2025 Edilimpianti Innovation Partner“
10:00 – Sala Lelio Luttazzi. Magazzino 26, Porto Vecchio di Trieste MEET THE INTERNATIONAL GUESTS Following, visit to the exhibitions in Sala Sbisà, Magazzino 26: Mythography V with Paolo Verzone (Agence Vu’), Gazes on Existence with Matt Black (Magnum Photos), Inshallah with the author Nicolas Brunetti – The Patricia D. Richards Legacy Award 2025, 2nd edition, Errore / Errare with Massimo Stefanutti, president of La Gondola di Venezia, the photographers 16:00 – Sala Xenia MEET THE AUTHORS 17:00 – Sala Xenia PROJECTS SELECTION TPD 2025 – Awards with Matt Black 17:15 – Sala Xenia PORTFOLIO REVIEWS 2025 – Awards with Denis Curti 17:30 – Sala Xenia EA Cup 2025 – Awards Following a toast to celebrate the end of the festivalSunday, October 26, 2025
– Paolo Verzone, Agence Vu’ photographer
– Matt Black, Magnum photographer
Presentation of the photographic project Border Stories with the author Ekaterina Frolova, The Patricia D. Richards Legacy Award 2024 winner, and Denis Curti, mentor of the Fellowship program
Sala “Carlo Sbisà”, Magazzino 26 – Porto Vecchio -> 24 October-9 November MAPS Sala “Umberto Veruda”, Palazzo Costanzi -> 24 October-9 November MAPS Sala Xenia -> 24-25-26 October MAPS Museo d’Arte Orientale -> 24 October-23 November MAPS Sala “Attilio Selva”, Palazzo Gopcevich -> 24 October-23 November MAPS Sala Comunale d’Arte -> 24 October-9 November MAPS Sala “Arturo Fittke” -> 24 October-2 November MAPS Mercato Coperto -> 8 October-15 November MAPS ITIS -> 1 October-9 November MAPS Palazzo delle Poste Centrali -> 13 October-8 November MAPS … and Enjoy the Fringe, the festival spread across the city’s best venues! -> Until 30 NovemberFESTIVAL’S EXHIBITIONS (from 24th October)
– Gazes on Existence. Special guest Matt Black
– Mythography V: Juno, Venus e Vesta. Special guest Paolo Verzone
– Errore Errare, La Gondola Photography Club, Venice
– Inshallah by Nicolas Brunetti – The Patricia D. Richards Legacy Award 2025, 2nd edition
URBAN Animals. Special guest Dario De Dominicis
– URBAN Photo Awards 2025 – exhibition of the Winners of the 16th edition of the competition: Single photos, Project & Portfolio 2025, PRESS Award, Book Award
– Measured Silence by Krzysztof Bednarski
– EA CUP 2025, 3rd edition
India. Two glances, one story.
The photographs by Adriano Perini, preserved in the Photo Archive of the Civic Museums of History and Art, are in dialogue with the testimonies of Sandro Antoniolli.
– The Canticle of the Creatures. Special guest Dario De Dominicis
– Beyond Words. Gianpaolo Arena’s photographs in dialogue with the selected poems
– Caryatis by George Tatakis – Civic Museums Award / URBAN2025, 8th edition
– MètàReality by Giuliana Di Giulio and Simone Giuntoli, winners of the Portfolio Reviews 2024
Tales of The City by Andy Hall
– Border Stories, by Ekaterina Frolova – TALENT2025 (GO! 2025)
– URBAN Photo Arena under 35
– URBAN Photography: Trieste & the cities of the world – URBAN 2025
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