Join us on Friday 2 October 2026 at 5.00pm at Spazio Innov@zione for the opening of the exhibition Roald Dahl & Quentin Blake. A Splendiferous Collaboration, promoted by CRC Innova and conceived and curated by the cultural association CUADRI ETS, in collaboration with the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in Great Missenden and Quentin Blake himself.
The opening of the exhibition will be accompanied by a special event: the cutting of a 60-metre-long chocolate bar!
To attend the opening, please register using this link
Roald Dahl is one of the most beloved authors of twentieth-century children’s literature. With his irreverent humour, inventive use of language and ability to see the world from a child’s perspective, he created stories and characters that have become part of the imagination of generations of readers, from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Matilda, from The BFG to The Witches.
Quentin Blake, one of Britain’s best-known contemporary illustrators, played a decisive role in giving this universe its visual identity. His quick, witty and seemingly spontaneous line has become inseparable from Dahl’s writing, creating a dialogue between words and images that has accompanied some of his most celebrated books.
THE OPENING
Alongside representatives of the organising and supporting institutions, the opening is expected to be attended by Emma Bedlow, Interim Director of the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre; Will Phillips, Head of Collections at the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre; and Leigh Holmwood, Head of Communications at the Roald Dahl Story Company.
Following the institutional greetings and official speeches, the opening of the exhibition will be marked by a special event: the cutting of a 60-metre-long, 200-kilogram chocolate bar, specially made for the occasion in collaboration with Confartigianato Cuneo and Amici del Cioccolato, as a tribute to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, one of Roald Dahl’s best-known books, first published in 1964 and reillustrated by Quentin Blake in 1995.
The chocolate, which will be distributed among those attending, will symbolically mark the opening of the exhibition to the public.
EXHIBITION PARTNERS
The exhibition has been made possible thanks to the support of Fondazione CRC, with the backing of Generali Assicurazione Agenzia Generali di Cuneo, A.C.D.A., Bottero, Tesi Square and Confartigianato Cuneo, and in collaboration with Quentin Blake, the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, the Roald Dahl Story Company, Peter Harrington London, Salani Editore and Wingspan Production.
The exhibition is held under the patronage of the Piedmont Region, the Province of Cuneo and the Municipality of Cuneo.
EXHIBITION OPENING HOURS
Admission to the exhibition is free.
The exhibition will be open from Saturday 3 October 2026 to Sunday 25 April 2027, Tuesday to Friday from 3.30pm to 7.30pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 1pm and from 2pm to 7.30pm.
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