Orvieto hosts “Myconnections – Dialogues from the Understory”

Orvieto (TR), 15–31 December 2025

From 15 to 31 December 2025, the Municipality of Orvieto and the Luigi Fumi Public Library will host “Myconnections – Dialogues from the Understory”, an event sponsored by the Municipality that brings together art, scientific outreach, and the discovery of biodiversity.

The initiative features an art exhibition dedicated to fungi and flora, with works by Natasha Grillo and Valentina Spagnoli, and a mycological exhibition displaying specimens from the Cultural and Naturalistic Association BIOMA, External Unit of the Network for the Study of Mycological Diversity (NMD) – ISPRA, curated by mycologist Jessika Karla Pinget Barrios.

The program also includes a public talk titled “The Role of Fungi” (15 December, 3:00–4:00 PM) and an outdoor educational activity in a natural area near Orvieto (21 December, 10:00 AM–1:00 PM, by mandatory reservation and with limited availability). The activities are designed for families, students of natural sciences and visual arts, and for all those passionate about art and nature.