The Notte Bianca returns to Villa Medici on Thursday 23 November to present the work of the current fellows in residence at the French Academy in Rome.

The Notte Bianca offers the Roman public the opportunity to discover the fellow’s research and experimentation in the fields of visual arts, music, literature, restoration, art history and curatorship. In the framework of Villa Medici, a dialogue is established between contemporary creation, history and landscape.

Performances, readings, concerts, installations and screenings unfold in the spaces of Villa Medici: these encounters mark the time of the visit and weave a reflection with the architecture and nature of this place. They give the experience of the multiplicity of research that animates the French Academy in Rome and that, starting from this place, is linked to the city. Conceived as a promenade between historic edifice and gardens of Villa Medici, the 2023 edition of the Notte Bianca opens for the first time the doors of some of the studios of the fellows, workspaces that have hosted artists and academics in residence over the centuries.

The exhibition itinerary, articulated as a choreography of sounds, shapes, lights and voices gives back, through the alternation of private and public spaces, the scenario in which the different researches take shape.

Accompanying the event are artifacts created during a didactic workshop designed for the younger public, invited to observe, visit, and actively participate in the Notte Bianca, as well as a lighting installation that guides visitors in discovering the artworks while also providing a personal interpretation of Villa Medici.