2026 Exhibitions
The Fortress Armoury
Built between 1454 and 1456, the Fortress of Offagna holds a prominent place in the history of military architecture, marking the transition from cold weapons to firearms. It houses the Museum of Ancient Arms, featuring artefacts from the State Museum of the Republic of San Marino and a section of the exhibition "Hunters and Warriors: From Stone to Steel", curated by the Superintendency for Archaeological Heritage of the Marche.
During the Festival, the museum can be visited with reduced admission on the following days: from Saturday 18 to Friday 24, from 6 p.m. to Midnight. On Saturday 25, access to the Fortress is prohibited due to the setup of the fireworks display.
"Luigi Paolucci" Provincial Museum of Natural Sciences
The museum’s collections serve as both an educational tool for schools and a significant cultural and tourist attraction.
During the Festival, the museum can be visited with reduced admission from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Museum of the Liberation of Ancona
This regional museum preserves materials from the battles of the Second World War for the liberation of Ancona. In addition to documentary and archival materials provided by the Regional Institute for the History of the Liberation Movement in the Marche, the Polish Institute & Sikorski Museum and the Imperial War Museum, it features a photo library, a photographic archive, a documentary archive and a historical library.
During the Festival, the museum can be visited with reduced admission from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Largo del Comune
Frescoes and Paintings
Curated by Franco Fontanella
SS. Sacramento Church
Land of Enduring Roots
The majestic Sacramento Church will host a showcase of all the artworks that competed in the contest for the official poster of the 39th edition of the Festival.
Curated by the Festival Committee
"Nature in Flight"
Images and movements that take shape through sculptural materials.
Curated by Ermanno Mobbili
Certified by The Most Beautiful Villages of Italy Association
Offagna has been certified to be one of Italy’s most beautiful villages and, as a crown jewel of golden stone, rises among rolling hills that tumble down to the sea.
The fortress towers over the landscape that stretches from the Sibillini Mountains to the Conero Riviera.
Here, history is not confined to the past – it lives alongside the present, flowing through its people,
passing from one generation to the next as a living memory.
Under the Patronage of