9th Biennial of Contemporary Mosaic

From October 18th 2025 to January 18th 2026 the Biennial of Contemporary Mosaic returns to Ravenna.
For three intense months, you can immerse yourself in mosaic – a technique with a centuries-old history that never ceases to fascinate – discovering the many forms that make it alive and pulsating.
Monuments, museums, cloisters, art galleries, mosaic workshops, temporary and symbolic spaces become exceptional locations where admire the ancient and contemporary mosaics reflecting in each other.
The heart of the 2025 edition is the exhibition Marc Chagall in Mosaic at the MAR- Ravenna Art Museum.
Starting with Le Coq bleu – one of the masterpieces in the collection of the MAR – the exhibition traces the great master’s artistic career through the mosaics he created and the collaborations with artists.
Diffused throughout the city of Ravenna, the 9th Edition of the Biennial of Contemporary Mosaic – under the artistic direction of Daniele Torcellini – offers a look at the present of mosaic against the beautiful backdrop of the Early-Christian and Byzantine testimonies, on the UNESCO World Heritage List, an eternal source of inspirations.
This year’s theme – on which the participating artists reflect – is: Luoghi Condivisi (lit. Shared Place).

The Biennial of Contemporary Mosaic is promoted, organized and supported by the Municipality of Ravenna, Department of Culture and Mosaic and Department of Tourism, coordinated by MAR – Ravenna Art Museum and realized thanks to the valuable support of the Project of the Ministry of Tourism for the Enhancement of Ravenna as a City of Mosaic, the Emilia-Romagna Region.

FULL PROGRAMME TO BE DEFINED