SANTAGATA, the former Sant'Agata prison opens to the city
Ex carcere di Sant'Agata, Città Alta, Bergamo
Organised by Comune di Bergamo
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On Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November 2026, the former Sant'Agata prison, in Città Alta in Bergamo, opens all its spaces to the city for the first time. Two days to step through a gate that has been closed for decades and see up close how the complex is being reborn as an open urban space, to be experienced and shared. The SANTAGATA project brings together several souls: the cultural, the residential and the memorial, gathering the legacy of the place's past. The building stands on walls dating back to 908 and from 1802 to 1978 it was a prison; in 2015 a first reopening had allowed citizens to return to frequent it. The initiative is promoted by the Municipality of Bergamo and funded by the European Union (NextGenerationEU, PNRR, Bando PINQuA).
Dates: Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November 2026 Location: former Sant'Agata prison, Città Alta, Bergamo Opening of all the spaces of the complex Initiative promoted by the Municipality of Bergamo and funded by the European Union (NextGenerationEU, PNRR, Bando PINQuA)
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