Celebrating the first anniversary of the UNESCO inscription: two days between Sassari and Alghero
On 14 and 15 July 2026, Sassari and Alghero celebrate the first anniversary of the UNESCO inscription of the serial site "The funerary tradition in the Prehistory of Sardinia - the Domus de Janas", with conferences, exhibitions, concerts and a round table on the Mediterranean serial sites.
One year after its inscription on the World Heritage List, the serial site “The funerary tradition in the Prehistory of Sardinia - the Domus de Janas” celebrates its first UNESCO anniversary with two days of events, on 14 and 15 July 2026, between Sassari and Alghero. Institutional conferences, the opening of a major exhibition, live music, opera and an international round table make up a programme designed to share with the public the outstanding universal value of this extraordinary heritage.
14 July 2026 - Sassari, Ex-Ma.Ter (via Zanfarino 6)
4.00 pm - Institutional greetings
- Daniele Dore, Director of the “Mario Sironi” Academy of Fine Arts, Sassari
- Giuseppe Mascia, Mayor of the Metropolitan City of Sassari
- Ilaria Portas, Regional Councillor for Public Education, Cultural Heritage, Performing Arts and Sport
- Mariassunta Peci, Ministry of Culture - Director General for European and International Affairs
- Monica Stochino, Superintendent Sabap SS
- Elena Boldetti, Superintendent Sabap CA
- Melissa Ricetti, Director of the Regional Directorate of National Museums of Sardinia
- Liborio Stellino, Permanent Representative of Italy to UNESCO
- Alessandra Todde, President of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia
5.00-6.30 pm - Talks
- Giuseppa Tanda, CeSIM
- Laura Acampora, UNESCO Office II, Ministry of Culture (MiC)
- Elena Boldetti, Sabap CA
- Raffaella Sanna, Councillor for Culture of the Municipality of Alghero
- Antonella Giglio, RAS
- Donatella Fiorino and Giovanna Concu, DICAAR
Ex-Ma.Ter, via Zanfarino 6
- 6.30 pm - Live Dòmus: Gavino Murgia and Tenore Gòine
- 7.30 pm - Opening of the exhibition “Janas. Living, believing, dying in prehistoric Sardinia”
Piazza Monica Moretti
- 8.30 pm - Pitxorines (Balearic Islands)
- 9.30 pm - Boghes de Anima (Piera Demurtas, Federica Olla, Giovanni Cossu, Stefano Cherchi)
- 10.00 pm - S’Atobiu ‘e sos Mannos: Tenores di Bitti - Piero Marras
Free admission - Info: 079 278275
15 July 2026 - Alghero, Lo Quarter (Largo Lo Quarter)
- 4.30 pm - Round table “UNESCO serial sites in the Mediterranean. Sharing experiences”: a moment of dialogue and discussion among the delegations of the UNESCO sites and institutional representatives, scholars and experts. Followed by a celebratory toast with Anghelu Ruju by Sella & Mosca.
- 9.30 pm - Grand concert “Opera for UNESCO”, featuring celebrated arias from the Italian operatic repertoire performed by Ars Aurelia ETS, with Paoletta Marrocu (former Artist for Peace UNESCO), Chiara Guerra, Mauro Secci, Dario Sogos, Antonio De Gobbi and Andrea Mudu. The programme also includes videos dedicated to the UNESCO serial site and the story of the nomination and inscription process.
14-20 July 2026 - Alghero, Historic Centre
An exhibition of photographic panels, each dedicated to one of the 18 UNESCO monuments of the serial site, together with the distribution of commemorative postcards. In collaboration with the CCN Historic Centre and participating shops.
