The course for Restoration Technicians is open
Enrolment is now open for the course in Cultural Heritage Restoration – Specialising in stone, mosaic and related materials. The course, which begins on Monday 28 September 2026, trains professionals specialising in the conservation, maintenance and restoration of mosaic and stone heritage. The two-year course is free of charge. Theoretical and practical sessions, which will take place in Spilimbergo at the Scuola Mosaicisti
Mosaico&Mosaici 2026 opens
A selection of works produced by the students during the 2025/2026 academic year. On this warm evening, the last day of July, Mosaico&Mosaici 2026 was inaugurated in front of a large and enthusiastic audience. The annual exhibition organised by the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli has become a fixture amongst the summer events in Friuli Venezia Giulia and is eagerly awaited by
Mosaico&Mosaici. The exhibition opens
A must-see summer event in our region is the Mosaico&Mosaici exhibition, which opens this year on 31 July at 6.30 pm at the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli. Mosaico&Mosaici is the annual exhibition organised by the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli, where visitors can admire a selection of the finest works created during the 2025–2026 academic year. These mosaics showcase the work produced
The significance of the mosaic for fellow countrymen living abroad
Understanding one’s roots also comes through art. At the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli, the descendants of Friulian emigrants living abroad. They come from Canada, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, and have travelled to Friuli to set foot on the land from which their grandparents and great-grandparents set out. They are ten descendants of Friulian emigrants, born and living abroad, yet so proud of
Mosaico&Mosaici 2026
You are invited to attend the opening of the Mosaico&Mosaici 2026 exhibition, which will take place on Friday 31 July 2026 at 6.30 pm in the outdoor courtyard of the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli. In the event of bad weather, the opening event will take place at the Cinema Teatro Miotto in Spilimbergo, Viale Barbacane, 15; this will be followed
The Master Mosaic Artists of 2026
Here are the fifteen students who have completed their professional training at the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli. Fifteen students from the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli have, at the end of the 2025/2026 academic year, obtained the professional qualification of Master Mosaic Artist. They are: Sasha Anisimova, Irene Calderini, Francesca Chionna, Matilde Colli, Andrea Corradini, Chiara De Stefano, Eugenia Dutikova, Adriana Gasparotto,
Ceremony for the new Master Mosaic Artists
Tomorrow, Thursday 18 June 2026, at 4.00 pm, at Palazzo La Loggia in Spilimbergo, the ceremony to award the professional qualification certificates to Master Mosaic Artists will take place. Fifteen students have completed their professional training during the 2025/2026 academic year: Sasha Anisimova, Irene Calderini, Francesca Chionna, Matilde Colli, Andrea Corradini, Chiara De Stefano, Eugenia Dutikova, Adriana Gasparotto, Alexandra-Oana Gemanar, Giada
The mosaic of the Virgin Mary at Pordenone Hospital
The mosaic, unveiled on Thursday 4 June 2026 in the entrance hall of the new hospital in Pordenone, is the work of the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli. It is an interpretation of an ancient icon, the Madonna and Child Nursing, 16th–17th centuries (31×38 cm), now housed in the city’s Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art. The choice was dictated by the
Technical Restoration Course. Starts in SEPTEMBER
The Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli, with the support of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region and in collaboration with the Aquileia Foundation, is offering a two-year course leading to a qualification as a Cultural Heritage Restoration Technician – specialising in stone, mosaic and related materials. The course is scheduled to start in September 2026. The course is free of charge and leads to
A mosaic for pharmacists
The mosaic dedicated to female pharmacists, the design for which was created by student Mariia Amosova for the 2025 Vittoria Alata Prize – organised and curated by FIDAPA (Italian Federation of Women in the Arts, Professions and Business) – will be unveiled on Wednesday 27 May 2026 at 6.30 pm at the Montereale Municipal Pharmacy in Pordenone. The mosaic rendering of
Flora and Fauna in Friuli Venezia Giulia: the new outdoor flooring
As part of the D'erbe di natura e benessere (Herbs, Nature, and Wellbeing) event, which will take place in Spilimbergo on May 9 and 10, 2026, two events have been organized to explore the large mosaic floor that the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli is creating in its outdoor courtyard. This is the Flora and Fauna in Friuli Venezia Giulia mosaic:
Best wishes
The Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli wishes everyone a happy Easter! For the Easter holidays, the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli will be closed on Saturday, April 4th, Sunday, April 5th, and Monday, April 6th, 2026. April 2, 2026