‘Abitudini di Argilla’, a collaborative project by the Gruppo Fotografia Aula21, will be presented at the Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche (MIC) in Faenza as part of the museum’s programme around Argillà Italia 2026. Developed in collaboration with MIC and expanded with works by Collattiva Barbastella, the project examines the relationship between ceramics and the gestures of everyday life.
The presentation combines photography, graphic images and installations. According to the museum’s announcement, these different forms are used to explore how ceramic objects are connected to ordinary actions and routines. The announcement does not provide a list of individual works, the names of participating photographers, or a separate opening or closing date for the project.
MIC Faenza is the Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche in Faenza. The museum is also identified as the managing institution of Argillà Italia, an international ceramics festival and market taking place in Faenza from 4 to 6 September 2026. The festival’s official website describes three days of exhibitions, events and performances across the city’s museums and public spaces, alongside a market featuring more than 200 ceramicists from around the world. Austria is listed as the festival’s guest country for 2026.
The museum’s newsletter places ‘Abitudini di Argilla’ within the exhibitions available during the Argillà programme. It appears alongside ‘Nordic Table Design 1900–1970. Una Silenziosa Rivoluzione Femminile’, an exhibition curated by Fabia Masciello that surveys seven decades of Nordic women’s design through themes including emancipation, functionality and the historical connection with the Premio Faenza. That exhibition is separate from the Aula21 and Barbastella project.
The MIC programme also includes the opening on 1 September of the second act of Giorgia Severi’s solo project ‘Losing Cultural Landscapes’, curated by Giovanni Gardini. The new section turns to pine trees, described in the announcement as a characteristic presence of the Romagna region. During the festival, the museum has scheduled guided tours of ‘Nordic Table Design’, tours of its masterpieces and a tour of the new East Asian section, as well as introductory seminars and practical sessions on traditional kintsugi led by Irene Carlino.
During Argillà Italia, MIC will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., with admission reduced to €8 for all visitors, according to the museum’s announcement. The newsletter says that guided tours are included in the admission price and recommends advance booking. No independent event dates are given for ‘Abitudini di Argilla’ beyond its inclusion in the museum’s Argillà-related exhibition programme from 4 to 6 September 2026.
