Travel around the world with Countless Cities
The Museum and Biennial of the Cities of the World.
One vision. Two ways to experience it.
The Museum and the Biennial are two expressions of the same vision. In Palermo, a permanent cultural space to visit and experience throughout the year. In Favara, Mazzarino and Agrigento—and across Sicily—the international Biennial brings together cities, artists and communities from around the world. Together, they explore how cities shape our lives and how we can shape their future.
Il Museo e la Biennale sono due espressioni della stessa visione. A Palermo, uno spazio culturale permanente da visitare e vivere durante tutto l’anno. A Favara, Mazzarino e Agrigento — e in forma diffusa in tutta la Sicilia — la Biennale internazionale riunisce città , artisti e comunità provenienti da tutto il mondo. Insieme, esplorano il modo in cui le città plasmano le nostre vite e come noi possiamo contribuire a costruire il loro futuro.
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Countless Cities Biennial 2027
We are living through a time of profound global instability. Democracies are under increasing pressure, civil rights are being eroded, and armed conflicts alongside the climate crisis are reshaping borders, migration, and inequality. In this context, cities are no longer merely places where social life unfolds; they have become the primary arenas where the possibilities for freedom, peace, and human dignity are negotiated and defended. Countless Cities 2027 is born from a fundamental question: what role can cities play today in defending freedom, fostering prospects for peace, and safeguarding the right to inhabit a world marked by global disorder? The Biennial is conceived as an international platform for research, dialogue, and civic imagination. It is not dedicated to the world's most successful or iconic cities, but to the cities that resist, that welcome, and that experiment with new ways of caring for people in an era defined by multiple, interconnected crises.
Viviamo in un tempo di instabilità globale profonda. Le democrazie sono sotto pressione, i diritti civili vengono erosi, i conflitti armati e le crisi climatiche ridisegnano confini, migrazioni e disuguaglianze. In questo scenario, le città non sono più semplici contenitori della vita sociale, ma diventano il principale spazio in cui si giocano le possibilità di libertà , pace e dignità umana. Countless Cities 2027 nasce da una domanda radicale: che ruolo possono avere oggi le città nel difendere la libertà , costruire prospettive di pace e garantire il diritto ad abitare in un mondo attraversato dal disordine globale? La Biennale si configura come una piattaforma internazionale di ricerca e immaginazione civica, non dedicata alle città vincenti o iconiche, ma alle città che resistono, che accolgono, che sperimentano nuovi modi di prendersi cura delle persone in un contesto segnato da crisi multiple e interconnesse.
Novità !
The Making of Countless Cities
A documentary by Salvatore Giglia that retraces the origins and evolution of Countless Cities through the voices of artists, curators, and the pioneering cities of its first four editions. An intimate journey into the ideas, encounters, and visions that shaped a global platform for reimagining the future of cities.
We believe necessary for artists and exhibitions to become nomads and to cross frontiers both physically and mentally. Overcoming national borders, allow languages and cultures to spread in all directions, to widen the horizon of translation skills.
Winner
Human Design City Award