Casa Artusi: two days for Italian Cuisine, UNESCO Intangible Heritage
Casa Artusi organises two evenings focused on Italian culinary identity, added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2025. Scheduled for 30 June and 1 July 2026 in Forlimpopoli, the program combines lectures, performances and tastings to trace the cultural exchanges that shaped Italy’s food traditions.
Program overview
30 June — 19:00: “Cucina mix: storie diasporiche” with Grazia Menechella (University of Wisconsin–Madison) and writers Gabriella Ghermandi and Gabriella Kuruvilla. The session examines food as memory and a vehicle for intercultural dialogue. A tasting of “Spaghetti with tuna and berberè” will follow, paired with Caviro wines.
30 June — 21:00: performance “E-RiSalutami tuo fratello” at the Arena Centrale featuring Marco Ligabue and Andrea Barbi, highlighting Emilia-Romagna DOP and IGP products.
1 July — 19:00: presentation of Marino Niola’s book The Kitchen of Why (La cucina dei perché) in conversation with Elisabetta Moro, followed by an Artusian aperitif featuring Slow Food’s “Tormentone” and Terra di Brisighella.
1 July — 21:00: lecture “A UNESCO hat-trick. Italy at the table — Humanity’s Heritage” with Elisabetta Moro, discussing Italy’s three major recognitions in food culture (the Mediterranean Diet, the Art of Neapolitan Pizza-making, and Italian Cuisine in 2025) and the responsibilities tied to safeguarding and passing on this heritage.
Practical information
Location: Casa Artusi, Forlimpopoli (30 June show at Arena Centrale, Piazza Fratti).
Dates and times: 30 June and 1 July 2026; events begin at 19:00 with evening activities typically running until around 23:00.
Admission: free for all events; the venue will remain open in the evenings with exhibitions and activities until 23:00.
Tastings and partners: food samplings linked to sessions, in collaboration with local producers, Slow Food and regional companies.
With these appointments Casa Artusi reaffirms its role in promoting Italy’s culinary heritage, emphasising shared practices of preservation, innovation and intergenerational transmission.
Where it is
Location: Via Andrea Costa, 31, 47034 Forlimpopoli FC, Italia
Coordinates: 44.1887861, 12.1266417
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