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19th Artistic Craftsmanship Exhibition and Competition
“Forme e Colori nella terra di Tuscia”

From 3 to 24 October 2026, the Museo della Ceramica della Tuscia in Palazzo Brugiotti (via Cavour 67, Viterbo) hosts the nineteenth edition of the Artistic Craftsmanship Exhibition and Competition. This year’s theme is “Respecting time in craft work”: on display are 33 works by 29 artisan businesses and 13 pieces by students of the “Francesco Orioli” art school.

During the exhibition, the Faber Experience offers free workshops where you work side by side with the artisans. Book them on mostraformeecolori.it.

Opening hours: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 10am–1pm and 3pm–6pm
Opening ceremony: Saturday 3 October, 11am

To enjoy the exhibition together with the rest of Tuscia, PromoTuscia and CNA Viterbo e Civitavecchia have put together four three-day weekends of art, historic villages and craft workshops.

TOURIST PACKAGES

Weekend 1 • 2–4 October – Viterbo, Caprarola and Villa Lante

from €285 per person

Day 1
Arrival in Viterbo and check-in in the historic centre. Guided tour of the medieval quarters: the Museo dei Portici with the works of Sebastiano del Piombo, Piazza del Gesù, Piazza della Morte, Palazzo Farnese, Piazza del Duomo, the Palazzo Papale and Via San Pellegrino with its artists’ studios.
Visit to the HUB Lazio Artigiana, where 45 local artisans show their work, and to the Museo della Ceramica della Tuscia for the Faber Experience.

Day 2
Guided tour of Palazzo Farnese in Caprarola, Vignola’s masterpiece, with the Scala Regia, the frescoed rooms and the gardens.
In the afternoon, guided tour of the Forme e Colori exhibition and Faber Experience.

Day 3
Guided tour of Villa Lante in Bagnaia, a Renaissance Italian garden with the Fountain of the Four Moors.
Then the Faber Experience at the exhibition, followed by departure.

Weekend 2 • 9–11 October – Viterbo, Tarquinia and Vitorchiano

from €275 per person

Day 1
Arrival in Viterbo, check-in in the historic centre and guided tour of the medieval quarters, from the Museo dei Portici to the Palazzo Papale.
Visit to the exhibition at the Museo della Ceramica della Tuscia and Faber Experience.

Day 2
Tarquinia: the Museo della Ceramica d’Uso a Corneto in Palazzo dei Priori and a walk among the majolica tiles of the historic centre.
In the afternoon, the National Archaeological Museum and the Etruscan necropolis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Day 3
Guided tour of Vitorchiano, a medieval village perched on a cliff of peperino, the volcanic stone its stonemasons have worked for centuries.
End of services and departure.

Weekend 3 • 17–19 October – Civita Castellana and Acquapendente

from €275 per person

Day 1
Arrival in Viterbo, check-in in the historic centre and guided tour of the medieval quarters.
Visit to the Forme e Colori exhibition and Faber Experience.

Day 2
Civita Castellana: the Casimiro Marcantoni Ceramics Museum and the “La ceramica in una tazza” workshop.
In the afternoon, meet the artisan in the workshop of Mastro Cencio.

Day 3
Acquapendente: the Cathedral of the Holy Sepulchre and its crypt, a walk along the Via Francigena, the Civic and Diocesan Museum and the Bishop’s Prisons.
The day ends at the Anfiteatro Cordeschi, built with bricks made from local clay. End of services.

Weekend 4 • 22–24 October – Bolsena and Civita di Bagnoregio

from €275 per person

Day 1
Arrival in Viterbo, check-in in the historic centre and guided tour of the medieval quarters.

Day 2
Bolsena: the Lake Bolsena Territorial Museum in Palazzo Monaldeschi della Cervara, with its section devoted to Etruscan and medieval ceramics.
In the afternoon, back in Viterbo, the closing event of the Forme e Colori exhibition at the Museo della Ceramica della Tuscia.

Day 3
Guided tour of Civita di Bagnoregio, the village on a tuff cliff that can only be reached by a footbridge.
End of services and departure.

What’s included

  • Accommodation in the historic centre
  • Breakfast
  • Guided tours and admissions as per programme

Not included

  • Meals
  • Tourist tax
  • Transfers

Good to know

  • Prices per person in a double room, starting from the rates shown
  • Minimum 6 participants
  • Comfortable shoes and clothing suited to the season

Information and bookings

+39 348.5203954