Marmomac Press Tour 2026 | A journey into natural stone

From 22 to 25 September 2026, Marmomac will celebrate its 60th edition in Verona. In anticipation of the event, the press tour on 27 May took journalists to the places where the exhibition was born and where natural stone processing is deeply rooted in centuries-old tradition.

The day began in the heart of the Prun Quarries, in Verona.

Accompanied by a geologist, the journalists walked through rock-cut tunnels and quarry faces that tell a millennia-old relationship between people, material, and landscape.

Inside the quarries, the press conference presenting Marmomac 2026 was held, offering an opportunity to share the vision for the 60th edition and preview its main contents.

Among the innovations presented were the new identity of Hall 10 with THE BEDROCK – Leading the Future of Natural Stone, the new curatorial path featuring two new curatorial figures, Joseph Grima and Davide Fabio Colaci; and the Marmomac & The City projects, developed in collaboration with White Carrara, which will bring installations and interventions to Verona’s historic city centre.

Also presented were the Best Communicator Award and the new International “Sustainable Excellence” Award, dedicated to technological innovations capable of improving the sustainability of the stone supply chain, along with the Marmomac Academy programme, an international platform dedicated to education and dialogue between industry, architecture, and design.

Download the complete press kit for the 60th edition to explore all the projects and new developments in detail!

Following the conference, the tour continued with lunch at Villa Salvaterra, a historic late-16th-century residence surrounded by vineyards, cypress trees, and the hills of Valpolicella: a moment of encounter and exchange between the press and the local territory.

In the afternoon, journalists visited several companies in the Verona area, entering the spaces where stone is cut, processed, and transformed through advanced technologies, material research, and new design applications.

The day concluded with a dinner at Villa Della Torre, a Renaissance villa nestled in the Valpolicella landscape, together with local companies: an evening of networking and relationships that brought together the Marmomac community in one of the most iconic settings of Valpolicella.

Watch the press tour recap video on Marmomac’s social media channels!

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