{"id":4686,"date":"2026-02-25T13:03:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.museomaschere.it\/2026\/02\/masks-and-mysteries\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T13:03:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:03:29","slug":"masks-and-mysteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museomaschere.it\/en\/2026\/02\/masks-and-mysteries\/","title":{"rendered":"MASKS AND MYSTERIES"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><b>An evening of literature and mystery<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Tuesday, Feb. 24, the museum hosted a special evening of noir and suggestions of Sardinia&#8217;s identity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protagonist of the meeting was <\/span><b>Piergiorgio Pulixi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who presented his new novel <\/span><b>The Crow&#8217;s Nest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Feltrinelli), dialoguing with Giuditta Sireus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An attentive and participatory audience accompanied the author on a narrative journey through suspended landscapes, mysteries and psychological tensions, in the heart of an intense and restless Sardinia.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>The immersive journey through the museum<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The evening opened with:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>&#8220;A journey through masks and mystery.&#8221;<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A special guided tour among the museum&#8217;s masks, interweaving tradition and literary imagery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An immersive moment that created a bridge between:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cultural heritage<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">symbolism of masks<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">atmospheres of contemporary crime<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Dialogue with the author<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the presentation, Pulixi recounted:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the genesis of the novel<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the setting between Sinis and the wildest moors of the island<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the construction of the mystery<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the new crime fictional universe<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An engaging discussion that ignited reflections on identity, shadows, and transformation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Cultural project<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event was part of the <\/span><b>Literary December<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, supported by the Foundation of Sardinia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Masks, shadows, mysteries.<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Mamoiada, crime has taken shape.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/id\/urn:aaid:sc:EU:ef28c44f-a63a-487c-b113-bcc2f6da410b\">Playbill<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museomaschere.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-25-at-12.35.01-1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"317\">  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4677\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museomaschere.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-25-at-12.34.52-1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"319\">  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museomaschere.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-25-at-12.35.01-2-226x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"319\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An evening of literature and mystery On Tuesday, Feb. 24, the museum hosted a special evening of noir and suggestions of Sardinia&#8217;s identity. 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