The murals have transformed San Sperate, a traditional agricultural centre, into a genuine Museum-town. They are spread all over town though the oldest ones are mainly in the ancient districts of Santa Lucia and San Giovanni.
The original core grew thanks to an idea by the artist Pinuccio Sciola (1942-2016) who, in 1968, decided to intervene artistically on the town, involving the local population in a project of public and participatory art. This was the period defined as “the lime years“: the outside walls of the houses in the town, created using typical Sardinian mud and hay brick, were painted white; blank canvases ready to convey messages and the expression of local and international artists.
This initial genuine collective artistic performance attracted numerous artists who left their own contribution in the town with different subjects and topics. These early figures were key players on the Sardinian scene, and included among others: Foiso Fois, Liliana Cano, Gaetano Brundu; followed by international artists like the Germans Elke Reuter and Rainer Pfnürr, the Mexicans José Zuniga and Conrado Dominguez and the Swiss, Otto Melcher.
The Museum-town continued over time to host artistic workshops and events like “Il Fiume dei Writers” in 2009 and in 2011 “Colore Identità“.
