October 1 - October 13, 2025
Cervia
Around the world in 80 Kites
From 1 to 13 October at the Magazzini del sale (Salt Warehouse) in Cervia, the exhibition ‘Il Giro del Mondo in 80 Aquiloni’ (Around the World in 80 Kites) will be staged, featuring many examples of extraordinary beauty, original creations, and artefacts of age-old tradition from more than 80 countries around the world. The kite is celebrated as a symbol of a harmonious relationship with the environment and nature, conveying the ‘spirit’ of the art of wind.
In addition to the exhibition, there will be educational workshops, lectures, guided tours, music and insights,
An appointment not to be missed for all fans of the world of kite flying.
Admission to the exhibition is free, workshops by appointment.
Edition 2024:
Also on display for the occasion will be precious early miniature works by Makoto Oyhe from Toyama and some of the most important Masters of the Wind of the Rising Sun such as Masaaki Sato and Kengo Nagata, authors of the Nagoya insect kite and Yukjo Akiyama, inventor of the kinetic kite, to name but a few.
A true homage to Japan, the country that more than any other has developed the kite tradition in an extraordinary variety of forms and meanings. In fact, the exhibition is realised under the patronage of the Japanese Cultural Institute in Italy, ASCIG Associazione Scambi Culturali Italia e Giappone and the Japan Kite Association, and also marks the twinning between the Kite Museum's collection and the Tako-No-Hakubutsukan Kite Museum in Tokyo, presenting for the first time in Europe more than 20 kites from Tokyo at the behest of its Director Masaaki Modegi and collector Kenzo Suzuki.
The exhibition also offers a profound reflection on the value of environmental sustainability through the traditional materials used, such as washi paper and bamboo.
Precisely for this reason, it is the perfect opportunity to present ARTEVENTO's new partnership with AIMSC Associazione Italiana Musei della Stampa e della Carta, with the intervention of its President Nella Poggi Parigi.
Programme
Programme 2024
Friday 11 October
6:00 PM
Exhibition opening
Exhibition opening hours
14-22 October
Monday to Friday 3:00 PM- 6:30 PM
Saturday and Sunday 10:30 AM-1 PM and 3 PM- 7 PM
Workshops
Friday 11 and Saturday 12 October
- Workshops for adults with Alicja Szalska
Two-day course - Only by reservation
Kite building workshop for adults, entrusted to the Polish wind artist Alicja Szalska, a guest of the International Kite Festival for years.
The workshop will allow participants to professionally build an Eddy kite made of ripstop nylon fabric and carbon rods measuring 100cmX100cm, equipped with a 600 cm long tail.
Each kite will be sewn with the official logo of the world day, created by designer Andreas Grimm, in collaboration with the German Michale Steltzer, who promoted the pacifist movement inspired by Jane Parker Ambrose in Europe and around the world.
Basic knowledge of machine sewing is required.
All the material needed to build the complete kite ready to fly will be provided on site along with the appropriate manual.
From Monday 14 to Tuesday 22 October
- Workshops for children
For nursery, primary and secondary schools, from 4 to 12 years old.
In addition to the kite specimens on display, the Magazzino del Sale hosts educational workshops dedicated to children.
Designed for both individual and group activities, the special “kites for peace” workshop inspired by the theme of One Sky One World and set in the perfect context of the exhibition “Around the World in 80 Kites”.
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