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There are many colourful events, shows and exhibits that make Malcesine's cultural life interesting: internationally famous artists, painters and sculptores have found in the halls and gardens of the Palace of Captains and the Scaliger Castle an ideal setting for their compositions.

Il borgo medioevale, il paesaggio e la natura si fondono in simbiosi con l'arte nelle sue molteplici espressioni.

The northern part of Lake Garda, has always been the first solar approach to the Latin world for those coming south from Central European countries. The first testimony of this romantic longing for Lake Garda and Italy, which was particulary widespread in countries of German and Anglo-Saxon culture starting from the early eighteenth century, was later provided by J.W. Goethe, one of the greatest German poets and writers, who splendidly described the sensations thet are still trasmitted and perceived today by visitors to Lake Garda, especially in the autumn.

It was autumn, in fact, when Goethe consigned Malcesine to history and literature, on occasion of his visit of 13 September 1786, when he became the protagonist of an almost theatre-like adventure.

Fra i molti ospiti illustri che hanno visitato Malcesine, ricordiamo Kafka nel 1909 ed il pittore Gustav Klimt che nel 1913 realizzò alcune tele con vedute di Malcesine e Cassone poi conservate nella collezione "Lederer" di Vienna e Graz.

Many famous artists have lived in Malcesine in more recent periods, gaining inspiration for their paintings. In particular, we recall Baroni, Belluzzi della Mainolda, the Belgian artist Minders da Genk and the unforgettable Ottavio Giacomazzi of Malcesine, who is widely known and highly appraised in many countries, especially in Germany. His works, exhibited in the most important cultural centres of Europe, are the fruit of an intense artistic evolution, tied to his solid roots in the area of Lake Garda.

The spacious and carefully managed library situated in the restored halls on the first floor of the Palce of Captains gives students, citizens and tourists the possibility of perusinthrought a noteworthy repertory of volumes and magazines, of consulting its multi.media sites for purposes of teaching and research and it is always possile to listen to some good music at special listening points.