I LOVE Maratea
E X H I B I T I O N S 2 0 2 6
- MarateArte 2026 - The Exhibition _ from July 1 to July 15
- Connessioni - Una mostra scultorea di Antonella Carucci _ 1 -10 August
- Il Cristo Redentore di Bruno Innocenti _ 13-27 August
The exhibition space
The AltriTurismi Workshop opens its doors to host multimedia exhibitions, personal pictorial and photographic displays, performative and musical events, readings, debates, and presentations of cultural and editorial initiatives, in particular dedicated to Maratea and Basilicata.
But also fun events, tastings of typical products, audiovisual projections, exhibitions of collectibles and handmade crafts.
An immersive experience that will lead you to discover the wonders of Maratea, enriched with valuable tourist information to make the most of every moment of your visit.
FREE ENTRY
Follow us on the social channels of Maratea.info or AltriTurismi to learn the details of various initiatives.
If you want to be hosted in our spaces with installations, exhibitions etc. contact us
MarateArte – The Exhibition
From July 1 to July 15, 2026, at the AMO Maratea – AltriTurismi Exhibitions in Workshop space, in the heart of Maratea's Historic Center (Via Sospiro, 14), MarateArte – The Exhibition, an exhibition realized by AltriTurismi ETS with the patronage of the Municipality of Maratea and in collaboration with the Maratea Art High School will be on display.
The exhibition showcases works created by students of the Maratea Art High School within the MarateArte competition, an initiative dedicated to them aimed at highlighting the artistic talent of young generations. Alongside the works participating in the competition, other paintings and sculptures created by the students outside the competition will also be displayed.
The exhibition thus offers an original look at the creativity of young artists in the area, through works that interpret themes related to beauty, the environment, culture, and local identity.
The exhibition represents an important opportunity to discover the talent, sensitivity, and expressive abilities of the students, highlighting the role of art as a tool for personal growth and territorial valorization.
Curator: Prof. Carolina Giordano
Opening Night: July 1, 7:30 PM
Opening Period: July 1 – July 15, 2026
Hours: every day from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: AMO Maratea – AltriTurismi Mostre in Officina, Via Sospiro 14, Historic Center of Maratea
Free admission.
CONNECTIONS
A Sculpture Exhibition by Antonella Carucci
From August 1 to 10, 2026, at the AMO Maratea – AltriTurismi Exhibitions in Officina exhibition space, in the heart of Maratea’s Historic Center (Via Sospiro, 14), the sculptural exhibition “CONNESSIONI” by artist Antonella Carucci
will be on display. The artist, one of the most interesting and emerging voices in Southern Italy, presents an important retrospective dedicated to her sculptural research.
Widely regarded as one of the most promising and compelling emerging voices in Southern Italy’s contemporary art scene, Antonella Carucci presents an important retrospective dedicated to her sculptural research.
In the spectator's gaze, the work becomes a reflection of our anxieties and questions, generating new and suggestive aesthetic reflections.
Editor: Prof. Biagio Limongi
Opening: August 1, 7:30 PM
Open Period: August 1 - 10, 2026
Hours: every day from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: AMO Maratea – AltriTurismi Off-Site Exhibitions, Via Sospiro 14, Historic Center of Maratea
Free admission.
The Christ the Redeemer by Bruno Innocenti
From August 13 to August 27, 2026, at the AMO Maratea – AltriTurismi Exhibitions in Workshop space, in the heart of Maratea's Historic Center (Via Sospiro, 14), the exhibition "The Christ the Redeemer by Bruno Innocenti" with original projects of the Christ the Redeemer of Maratea, curated by Prof. Biagio Limongi and the Christ the Redeemer of Maratea Foundation, will be open for viewing.
A fascinating journey into the discovery of the origins of one of the most iconic works of Southern Italy.
The exhibition features drawings, design studies, documents, and original materials related to the realization of the Christ the Redeemer in Maratea, a masterpiece by sculptor Bruno Innocenti.
A path that allows visitors to enter the artist’s creative laboratory, understanding the historical, artistic, and symbolic value of
an work that has represented the territory for over sixty years and has preserved its cultural identity.
Editor: Prof. Biagio Limongi
Vernissage: August 13, preceded by the presentation of the book "The Redeemer Christ of Bruno Innocenti" by Biagio Limongi at 7:30 PM - Pietra del Sole Park, historic center of Maratea;
The Christ the Redeemer by Bruno Innocenti is a journey through art, history, architecture, and spirituality to discover one of the most iconic monuments of Southern Italy. Through unpublished documents, testimonies, and in-depth historical-artistic research, the volume reconstructs the genesis and meaning of the work created by Bruno Innocenti in 1965, offering the reader not only the story of a great sculpture but also that of
a community that recognizes itself in it. A narrative that invites us to look beyond the material to grasp the cultural, symbolic, and human value of an extraordinary work.
Open period: August 13 – 27, 2026
Hours: every day from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: AMO Maratea – AltriTurismi Off-Site Exhibitions, Via Sospiro 14, Historic Center of Maratea
Free admission.
The Workshop
The Workshop is the seasonal operational base of the AltriTurismi ETS Association in Maratea.
In addition to being a place for meetings and social gatherings, in Workshop it is possible to enjoy the services provided to the Members such as Treasure Hunts, Travel Guides and various informational material, particularly dedicated to the visit of Maratea and the surrounding areas.
The Workshop is also the starting point for guided tours (Historic Center, Christ and Port) and trekking excursions on various trails to discover the Maratea territory, reserved for members.
At the office, it is possible to join the Association and make voluntary donations.
Furthermore...
The AMO Maratea Manifesto
AMO is a verb: “I love”.
It is a choice.
It is an act of care for what begins in fragility and grows into a vision.
AMO is an object.
It is the fisherman’s hook: small, patient, as old as the sea.
It catches not fish, but the eye.
It does not hold, but reveals.
AMO is a place.
A workshop that was once a carpenter’s shop.
Matter becoming image.
Wood becoming light.
Silence becoming story.
Here art is not just displayed.
It is experienced.
It is listened to.
It is lived.
Here matter dialogues with light,
image meets sound,
the viewer enters the work
not as a guest, but as a necessary part.
AMO is love for the territory.
It is listening to the sea, the wind, the mountain.
It is respect for what endures.
It is attention to what is born.
We are not a gallery.
We are not a museum.
We are a place where things happen.
AMO does not measure value in frames.
But in heartbeats.
Here one comes to look.
And one ends up seeing.
Where we are
You will find us at 14 Via Sospiro, in the historic center of Maratea, just behind the little square (Piazza Buraglia) and near Parco Pietra del Sole.
We are present in the evenings during the summer months, with hours that may vary depending on the activities we undertake.
For this reason, we suggest calling in advance to ensure you can find us or to arrange a meeting: Tel. 347 4060707
I LOVE Maratea
Via Sospiri,14
because "Workshop"
from the Italian Dictionary:
• workshop
n. f. arch. - any artisan's workshop; today, a laboratory or industrial plant where mechanical work is carried out;
fig.- every setting where intellects are challenged and products of culture and art are born.
EVENTS
DISPLAY: GREETINGS FROM MARATEA - CALDERANO COLLECTION (from August 29 to September 9, 2025)
In response to high demand, "Greetings from Maratea" returns, the multimedia exhibition that enchanted audiences in 2024 at the exhibition space AMO Maratea – AltriTurismi Mostre in Officina.
From August 29 to September 9, 2025, it will be possible to admire more than 300 postcards of Maratea, dating from the early 1900s to the 1960s, from the Calderano Collection.
The exhibition features several dozen specimens on display and an engaging film that reproduces them all, offering a unique journey through the history, landscapes, and atmospheres of Maratea of days gone by.
AMO - AltriTurismi Exhibitions in Workshop
from August 29 to September 9 2025
We are waiting for you in the evening!
The exhibition is preferably visitable by appointment, to ensure you optimal service and to avoid finding us closed.
Call or send a WhatsApp to book your visit: Tel. 347 4060707
We will be happy to welcome you!
FREE ENTRY
ALTERNATIVISMS ETS receives no public funding for the exhibition.
THEA MARIS RETURN TO THE ORIGIN (until August 27, 2025)
THEA MARIS – RETURN TO THE SOURCE
Resonances of the sea between infinity and abyss
by Anna Caterina Masotti
An exhibition as a tool for perception
Curated by Laura Frasca – Art Manager
Thea Maris is not just an exhibition, but a sensory and intellectual experience that invites reflection on the inseparable bond between nature and humanity.
"Thea Maris" is a widely circulated photographic exhibition that transforms Maratea into a stage of images, light, myth, and memory. At the heart of the project, the sea becomes a symbol of beauty, maternity, and transformation, with references to Aphrodite and generational bonds. The works – photographs printed on silk and chiffon, embroidered with gold and bronze threads – are not merely images but sensory experiences that invite contemplation, dialogue between light and matter, the visible and the invisible.
The approach is multidisciplinary and psychological: the exhibition stimulates visual perception following the principles of Gestalt psychology, amplifying the tension between form and void, surface and depth.
Spaces and meanings
The works are exhibited in various symbolic locations in Maratea, each enriching the message of the exhibition:
- Palazzo De Lieto: a place of historical and archaeological memory, where images converse with Roman anchors and marine myths, in a bond between past, beauty, and rebirth.
- AltriTurismi Workshops in Officina at Maratea - AMO Maratea: a carpentry that becomes a gallery, synthesis between traditional craftsmanship and contemporary art.
- Church of the Immaculate: the transparency of the fabrics blends with the stucco and majolica, evoking introspection and spirituality.
- Church of Saint Francis: hosts a single symbolic image – a hand offering flowers and a golden bee – metaphor of care, gift, and continuity between nature and sacredness.
- Church of Porto Salvo: nautical frame for small works inspired by seashells, corals, and jellyfish, reviving the devotional tradition of the fishing community.
The heart of the project
Born from a personal and generational experience, Thea Maris is also an expression of love between mother and daughter, and between the artist and the landscape of her birthplace. Masotti weaves together past and present through a female figure in transformation, evoking a modern-day Aphrodite. The sea, envisioned as a primordial womb and amniotic fluid, becomes both the backdrop and the regenerative force of the entire narrative.
The embroidered, layered works invite viewers to engage actively: each image is a perceptual threshold connecting art, place and emotional experience. Their aesthetic rests on the harmony of contrasts — light and shadow, softness and roughness — offering a vision of beauty understood not as perfection, but as a conscious embrace of life.
LOVE Maratea - AltriTurismi Exhibitions in Workshop at Maratea
from June 28 to August 27
from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
FREE ENTRY
ALTERNATIVISMS ETS receives no public funding for the exhibition.