Exhibitions
To immerse oneself in beauty, to lose oneself in dreams, in very different images and worlds, to be able to experience the emotion of being a few steps away from original pieces that have made the History of comics and illustration worldwide.
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Amano Corpus Animae
More than 100 original works to tell the story of global animation and entertainment; the epic images that have consecrated the "boy from Shizuoka" in the Olympus of contemporary artists.
Milan – Fabbrica del Vapore from November 13th, 2024, to March 1st, 2025
Kalimatuna, our words of freedom
At Palazzo Ducale, explore other shores of the Mediterranean Sea with their distinctive voices, through the exhibition “Kalimatuna, our words of freedom: Takoua Ben Mohamed, Zainab Fasiki, Deena Mohamed”.
Palazzo Ducale – from October 19th to November 3rd
Francesca Ghermandi: The Intergalactic Planet. Comics, Drawings and Objects
Starting from the extraordinary “short films on paper” up to wider scope graphic novels, the exhibition offers a complete overview of an extraordinary author’s career.
Palazzo Ducale – from October 19th to November 3rd
Lucca Project Contest
With this exhibition Lucca Comics & Games wants to celebrate the first 20 years of this contest, that stand out as a privileged observatory on the Italian young creativity state-of-the-art.
Place: Palazzo Ducale
Period: from October 19 to November 3, free entry
Schedule: (October 29 included): from Tuesday to Saturday 3PM-7PM, Sunday 10AM-1PM/ 3PM-7PM.
Monday closed. From October 30 to November 3: 9AM-7PM
Jubilé Hurlant
On the occasion of Jean-Pierre Dionnet’s visit, one of the founders of Métal Hurlant magazine, Palazzo Ducale will host the exhibition that retraces fifty years of the editorial life of a cult magazine.
Palazzo Ducale – from October 19th to November 3rd
Attilio Micheluzzi: Adventure architect
In about 90 original panels, the path crosses almost twenty years of an extraordinarily prolific activity of this great Italian comic interpreter. He started in 1972 on the Corriere dei Ragazzi weekly magazine and carried on non-stop until 1990, the author’s death year.
Place: Palazzo Guinigi
Period: from October 30 to November 3, free entry
Schedule: from 9AM to 7PM
One Year in the Forgotten Realms. Reflecting on Baldur’s Gate 3
After 7 years from the 2016 meeting in a cold tavern of Seattle between the Belgian Larian Studios and the D&D universe management, was created the role-play that has reshaped the genre canons and has enhanced videogames status.
Place: San Franceschetto
Period: from October 30 to November 3, festival ticket and bracelet owner only
Schedule: 9AM to 7PM
Sanjulian & Maren: Art in the Veins
Sanjulián e Maren, two sides on the same coin. Even though they both share a deep passion for figurative art, their stylistic approaches and the themes that these two brothers face, provide different and complementary viewpoints.
Place: Carducci Pavilion
Period: from October 30 to November 3, festival ticket and bracelet owners only
Schedule: from 9AM to 7PM
Chōgokin 50th Year
Shōji Kawamori: Anime Engineer.
The homage that Lucca Comics & Games made for the Master Shōji Kawamori, focuses on his influence in the mecha design world, through the exhibition of his most notable toy models concepts.
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Gateway to Adventure – 50 Years of D&D Art
The prestigious and sacred Chiesa dei Servi is the setting for an exhibition with more than a hundred original works by the artists who have shaped the history of Dungeons & Dragons.
Chiesa dei Servi – from October 26th to November 3rd
Kazu Kibuishi: architect of fantastic worlds
The artist, loved by millions of readers all over the world, will be the main character of the monographic exhibition held at Palazzo Ducale, which will celebrate his extraordinary talent.
Palazzo Ducale – from October 19th to November 3rd
Editorial Illustration Award Livio Sossi
The artist, loved by millions of readers all over the world, will be the main character of the monographic exhibition held at Palazzo Ducale, which will celebrate his extraordinary talent.
An exhibition showcasing the awarded and selected works from the Lucca Junior Competition –Editorial Illustration Award 2024 Livio Sossi, based on the unpublished text A volte arriva il buio written by Francesco Morgando.
Real Collegio (Family Palace) from October 30th to November 3rd
They Don’t Look Like Me
In this project, photographer Niccolò Rastrelli explores the cosplay phenomenon by traveling through Italy, Kenya and Japan to capture portraits of cosplayers alongside their families.
isybank Pavilion and Auditorium San Francesco - from October 30th to November 3rd