About Us

In 2018, architect Daniele Bedini and artist Silvano Bavia opened their art gallery, “LE NOZZE DI CANA,” a challenge to enhance the small medieval village of Cana, in the province of Grosseto, through contemporary art.

Daniele Bedini and Silvano Bavia, passionate about art and design, after a long stint in London, decided to return to Italy and open a new space, an art gallery, in the small medieval village of Cana, located 500 meters above sea level in the beautiful and unspoiled Maremma countryside. They thus established the “LE NOZZE DI CANA” art gallery as a gathering place for internationally renowned artists, the local community, and the numerous and ever-growing admirers of the artworks exhibited.

Their philanthropic goal is to rescue this splendid village from oblivion and abandonment by showcasing contemporary artworks both in the gallery and throughout the village. This will attract high-level cultural tourism and promote Cana locally, nationally, and internationally for its innovative and sophisticated content.

The gallery is open only in the summer, but always by appointment, even in the winter with due notice.

Daniele Bedini e Silvano Bavia

The Beginning

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2012

Daniele Bedini & Silvano Bavia have opened their first showroom in London’s Clerkenwell neighborhood. An original and innovative format, even for the English capital: a wine bar combined with an Italian design showroom featuring works by international artists.

"Le Nozze di Cana"_Wine Bar & Art Gallery

2018

Daniele and Silvano, returning to Italy, fulfilled their dream: opening a small exhibition space in the tiny medieval village of Cana, a short distance from Grosseto and the sea, which offers splendid views from the village.
Thus, the art gallery “LE NOZZE DI CANA” was born, integrated into a small wine bar, a format very similar to the showroom they had in London. A success!

2023

Silvano and Daniele decided to focus their energy and time solely on art. Thus, their space in Cana became exclusively an art gallery, hosting themed exhibitions every year from June to the end of September, featuring works by international, Italian, and foreign artists. This attracted curious and art-loving tourists to Cana and brought this Maremma village to an ever-wider audience; this was precisely the project’s goal! To rescue Cana from abandonment and oblivion.

2025

Since 2023 the gallery has hosted themed exhibitions, inviting internationally renowned artists

Staff

LE NOZZE DI CANA Art Gallery is managed by the English company Maremma Houses Ltd, based in London. The company, through its partners, manages the art gallery for philanthropic purposes, aiming to promote the forgotten medieval village of Cana through contemporary art.

The gallery’s artistic director is architect Daniele Bedini, who also oversees its image and artist selection. Silvano Bavia manages events and logistics, as well as being present with his artworks. Both donate their time voluntary.

ARTISTIC DIRECTION & PROGRAMMING: DANIELE BEDINI

Born in Florence in 1952, he graduated in Architecture from the University of Florence with the first thesis in Europe on “Space Architecture” in collaboration with NASA. He is a leading expert in “Space Design” (Habitat Design in Space); he is an industrial and interior designer, architect, and art curator. From 2011 to 2017, he lived in London, currently in Florence. In 2011, he founded MH Ltd (Maremma Houses Ltd) in London with the aim of creating a company of experts and consultants in the fields of aerospace, innovation, design, art, and events. He opened his first Design and Art exhibition space in London in 2012. Since 2018, he has been the artistic director of the small art gallery “LE NOZZE DI CANA,” which he created with his partner Silvano Bavia in the medieval village of Cana (GR).

MANAGEMENT & RESIDENT ARTIST: SILVANO BAVIA

Silvano Bavia, born in Lecce, Puglia, in 1967, graduated in languages from the University of Lecce. He currently lives and works between Montelupo Fiorentino and the Maremma (Cana), after 18 years in London. His artistic career began in London thanks to the renowned gallerist Michael Johnson, who organized the exhibition “Staccioli, Bavia, Caplin” for him in 2017 at his gallery, “N20 Art Gallery.” Bavia exhibited for the first time sculptural ceramic vases, 3D installations with ceramic and papier-mâché roses, and a moving installation of 135 papier-mâché roses on stems: “The Roses Garden.” A success!! Since 2017, Bavia has created his works in both papier-mâché and ceramic. In 2018, together with his life partner Daniele Bedini, he founded the art gallery “LE NOZZE DI CANA,” where he exhibits his works and contributes to the gallery’s management.