exhibitions and meet ups

Antonio Onorato live at the cloister

15th May, 2026 at 8:00 pm

An evening of mediterranean jazz surrounded by the artworks of an exhibition exploring love and possibility.

On May 15th, Antonio Onorato will present his album New Parthenope at Fondazione Made in Cloister — a project that returns to its roots while embracing the future, where music becomes both narrative and identity.

Set within the exhibition Yet we insist that life is full of happy chance, the Neapolitan musician’s sound will unfold among the artworks, resonating throughout the cloister.

Performing musicians: Antonio Onorato, Piero De Asmundis, Dario Franco, Mario De Paola, Gió Savarez.

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Yet we insist

that life is full of happy chance

From March 21st to June 21st, 2026

Fondazione Made in Cloister and nonlineare, independent curatorial initiative present the new group exhibition inaugurating the second year of the biennial program REBIRTH.

The exhibition continues the the Foundation’s research path, exploring the relationship between contemporary artistic practices, space, community and cultural production, in dialogue with the 16th-century Cloister of the Church of Santa Caterina a Formiello, a symbol of transformation and urban regeneration.

Artists: Archivo de la Memoria Trans, Aysha E Arar, Gabrielle Goliath, Pauline Curnier Jardin & Feel Good Cooperative, Rossella Biscotti

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REBIRTH

Fondazione Made in Cloister launches the biennial program REBIRTH

conceived and developed with nonlineare, independent curatorial initiative

The program investigates the concept of rebirth in relation to the global crises and transformations of our time and will be developed through exhibitions, symposia, residencies and research activities with and for the community.

Ten years after its establishment, the Made in Cloister Foundation, through a two-year programme, consolidates its mission of urban regeneration through art, initiated with the transformation and rebirth of the Chiostro Piccolo of the 16th-century complex of Santa Caterina a Formiello.

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community

Refettorio Made in Cloister

the social project in collaboration with Food for Soul

every Monday in the Foundation

The social soup kitchen born in 2019 from the collaboration between Fondazione Made in Cloister and Massimo Bottura and Lara Gilmore's Food for Soul, which every Monday from 2019 prepares nutritious meals from the recovery of surplus food from the markets, to be destined for the Porta Capuana community.

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Taking care of the square

Piazza Enrico De Nicola

Porta Capuana

The City of Naples has entrusted the care and management of Piazza Enrico De Nicola, the entrance area of the Santa Caterina Complex and the former Bourbon Woolen Mill, to the Made in Cloister Foundation.

This is an important step for our urban regeneration project, which can weld the balance between cultural heritage and city life so that the beauty of the square can enrich the life of our community.