{"id":3457,"date":"2026-03-20T17:28:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T17:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3457"},"modified":"2026-03-20T17:28:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T17:28:55","slug":"materas-stone-stories-museum","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/news\/materas-stone-stories-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Matera&#8217;s Stone Stories Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Giuseppe Siniscalchi returns to Matera in December 2025 and early January 2026 to the Stone Stories Museum, inaugurated in September 2023 with a permanent exhibition of Fronteversismo works. This follows approximately three years of preliminary studies for the construction of a large cosmic dome and other components, &#8220;From the Abyss to the Cosmos,&#8221; measuring approximately 30 square meters. The dome was painted in Milan on lightweight supports and assembled inside the museum in about six hours with the help of director Francesco Rondinone and fellow artist Andrea Sansone, whom we thank. News and images online at<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DTXSh5giJMn\/?igsh=OHd6Y2hsdTF2bnYw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DTXSh5giJMn\/?igsh=OHd6Y2hsdTF2bnYw<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/r\/1CwJBF7BKg\/?mibextid=wwXIfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/r\/1CwJBF7BKg\/?mibextid=wwXIfr<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3458\" src=\"https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-750x1000.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-3457-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"362\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2.mp4\">https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>First impressions of the director of the Stone Stories Museum, Dr. Francesco Rondinone assembling the cosmic dome painted by Giuseppe Siniscalchi<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-3457-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"362\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3.mp4\">https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lantern fish painted by Giuseppe Siniscalchi, permanently exhibited at the Racconti in Pietra Museum in Matera<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-3457-3\" width=\"640\" height=\"362\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4.mp4?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4.mp4\">https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Seabed that transforms into a universe at night, painted by Giuseppe Siniscalchi, permanently exhibited at the Racconti in Pietra Museum in Matera<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5-750x1000.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wood-light panoramic view of the cave section inside the Racconti in Pietra Museum in Matera<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-3457-4\" width=\"640\" height=\"362\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6.mp4?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6.mp4\">https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.giusart.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, 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