Foligno: three days at Palazzo Candiotti for the C.r.e.a. Cultura Festival

Foligno: three days at Palazzo Candiotti for the C.r.e.a. Cultura Festival

When: March 18–20, 2026 · Where: Palazzo Candiotti, Foligno.

Foligno becomes a hub for practices in heritage education: the C.r.e.a. Cultura Festival converts the historic palace into a creative laboratory where ideas, technology and cultural education meet. More than 300 students, teachers, educators and cultural professionals from Italy and across Europe take part.

The festival programme features public events, focused workshops and interactive exhibits designed to explore new ways of presenting and interpreting monuments and cultural sites using digital tools and participatory approaches.

• STEAM workshops: activities combining science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics to develop innovative heritage narratives.
• Communal computing: collaborative technologies for participatory knowledge creation and sharing.
• Immersive experiences: virtual reality sessions to navigate 3D educational reconstructions.
• Cultural welfare: methods that use culture as a resource for social inclusion and wellbeing.
• Digital storytelling and D.r.e.a.m.s.: creative labs to build interactive visual novels, stop-motion videos and living museum experiences.

The festival’s core is the Open Lab run by Crhack Lab Foligno 4D on the ground floor of Palazzo Candiotti, opening at 10:30. An exhibition area on the second floor showcases interactive stands and projects by local and international cultural organizations.

Supported by the Umbria Region and Europeana, the event includes two public workshops (by reservation) focused on using digital collections for education and outreach.

Practical tips for visitors:

• Check times and reserve places where required — some workshops need prior registration.
• Bring personal devices if requested in the workshop descriptions.
• Visit the exhibition area to discover projects by partners such as Europeana, cultural associations and schools.

The festival underscores Foligno’s role as a testing ground for effective heritage education practices, connecting young Europeans and professionals to address the future challenges of monuments and cultural assets.