Salerno has set an 11:30 PM cutoff for the music accompanying its videomapping installations during Luci d'Artista, following complaints from residents. The light projections will continue after that hour, but without the soundtrack.
The decision was reported by Il Mattino Salerno after reports from residents in Via Carmine and Piazza San Francesco, with particular attention to the installation projected onto the facade of the Torquato Tasso high school.
What changes for visitors
The sources confirm that music stops at 11:30 PM while projections continue. The available research does not specify identical operating details for every installation site, and it does not give a precise closing time for the silent projections.
In practical terms, visitors planning an evening around the videomapping should treat 11:30 PM as the point after which the experience becomes visual only. The change affects the sound component, not the continuation of the projections themselves.
Where the videomapping is located
The videomapping program involves several historic facades in Salerno, including:
- Palazzo Genovese at Largo Campo
- Palazzo Sant'Agostino
- Teatro Verdi
- Liceo Torquato Tasso
The complaints cited in the reporting focused on the Via Carmine and Piazza San Francesco area, particularly the Torquato Tasso facade. Visitors staying near Piazza San Francesco may find this the most relevant reference point for the new cutoff.
The 2026-2027 edition at a glance
This year's event is the 21st edition of Luci d'Artista, running from 7 November 2026 to 31 January 2027, according to the City of Salerno's culture page.
Admission is free, with installations spread across streets, squares, gardens and other symbolic locations around the city. The videomapping sites form only part of that wider program, which makes it possible to combine a stop at one of the historic facades with the illuminated streets and squares elsewhere in the center.
