Sicily has cut the ribbon of the week dedicated to the southern Italian region inside the Italy Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka.
Six niches furnished like small sets are dedicated to the main sectors of traditional Sicilian craftsmanship, ranging from the skill and mastery of local goldsmithing and silver processing, to ceramics, cart painting, confectionery, embroidery, weaving and lava rocks.
A seventh niche showcases the Grains of Peace, an installation with 1,000 ceramic grains of rice.
It is a "wide-ranging tale of extremely high quality and great fascination", said Elena Sgarbi, the Deputy Commissioner for Italy at Expo 2025 Osaka.
According to Sgarbi, the region sets "the perfect example of what we want to say through the Italy Pavilion", or the story of "a country that was born from a very ancient history of which it is proud, a history that provides the roots anchoring us and making us safe but" also "allow us to be projected into a future where innovation, technology, as well as the maintenance and preservation of traditions walk hand in hand".
