Panormos. Everything passes. Everything arrives.
The Greeks called Palermo Panormos, “all harbour”. A nomadic architecture devoted to the journey of things lands at the port.
A citywide festival of design and fine craftsmanship in Palermo
PalermoFirst edition4–7 November 2027
Palermo 4–7 November 2027
For a few days Palermo becomes a map to explore: palaces, museums, gardens, churches, workshops. And its culture of making takes the stage.
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- When
- 4–7 November 2027
- Where
- Palermo, citywide
- Entry
- Mostly free
01 — Festival
Palermo does not host Manufacto. Palermo is Manufacto.
A circuit of major cultural venues hosts exhibitions, installations, talks and special projects devoted to design, fine craftsmanship, materials, companies and new productive cultures.
Around it, a second circuit of studios, workshops and ateliers opens its doors: visitors enter the places where things are conceived, drawn and built.
- 01 Mostre istituzionali Making enters the places of culture GAM, Spasimo and other cultural venues 4–7 November 2027
- 02 Manufacto Diffuso Entering the places where things are made Studios, ateliers, workshops across the city 4–7 November 2027
- 03 Panormos Everything passes. Everything arrives. Port of Palermo In development
- 04 Manufacto Selection A selection of design-oriented making Open call for ateliers, workshops and makers 4–7 November 2027
- 05 Manufacto Academy From training to production Summer school with universities, academies and companies In development
- 06 La processione e il dono Every edition leaves something to the city A public space in Palermo In development
- 07 Manufacto incontra l’industria Leading design companies in dialogue with makers Showrooms and partner venues In development
- + Manufacto Mediterraneo Palermo, a meeting point of the Mediterranean Academies, universities and research centres across the Mediterranean Cross-cutting
Port of Palermo · provisional photo Site-specific installation — Port of Palermo
Panormos.
Everything passes.
Everything arrives.
The Greeks called Palermo Panormos, “all harbour”. A large volume lands on the quay, closed, marked by the journey, covered in names, coordinates and routes. Then it opens: inside, contemporary Sicilian making appears.
03 — Atlas
A network of expertise
The Atlas will gather makers who combine material expertise with design thinking: stone, ceramics, metal, wood, glass, textiles. The first profiles will be published with the first edition’s selection.
For ateliers, workshops and makers
Manufacto Selection
The open call for those who develop products through a recognisable relationship with design. It opens in spring 2027: in the meantime you can register your interest.
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