From 8 to 14 July 2026, “Art Nouveau Week” returns – the major international festival dedicated to Art Nouveau and the decorative arts, promoted by the Italia Liberty association and curated by Professor Andrea Speziali. Now in its eighth edition, the event transforms Italy into an open-air museum through guided tours, conferences, exhibitions, cultural itineraries, immersive experiences and artistic activities dedicated to the Belle Époque.

The central theme of the 2026 edition will be ‘The Sea’, a symbolic element that runs through the European Art Nouveau imagination and serves as the central thread of a narrative exploring the relationship between art, landscape, tourism and modernity from the late 19th century to the early decades of the 20th century.

Thursday 9 July, Talamone (6.00 pm) “The Vivarelli Mausoleum in Art Nouveau style.
The grandeur of immortality” The Italia Liberty Association has organised a short, timeless guided tour of Talamone Cemetery, where the prestigious funerary monument of the Vivarelli Mausoleum stands out; it was built in 1904 to a design by the architect Lorenzo Porciatti. During the tour, the guide will also explain the origins of Art Nouveau, highlighting the influence of European artistic movements and how they are reflected in the town’s architecture. The tour will continue into the heart of the medieval village perched on the cliff overlooking the sea
to the Church of Santa Maria Assunta, with its exquisite stained-glass windows created by the Florentine artist Ugo Signorini, who often worked in the Liberty style throughout his brilliant career.
Meeting point: Municipal Cemetery
Duration: 1 hour
Cost: €15 (€13 for members of Italia Liberty and the Touring Club Italiano); free for children under 8
Qualified tour guide: Elena Innocenti
Bookings: elenainnocenti@italialiberty.it | (+39) 349 4745198 The tour will go ahead provided a minimum of 8 participants is reached. Booking is compulsory by 7 July 2026 at the latest. For groups of more than 10 people, the use of radio guides is compulsory (cost: €1.50 per person)
For a pre-arranged private group of up to 30 people, the total cost of the tour is €280