Memoria Expo 2027 – Brescia, Italy

• March 18, 2027
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• March 20, 2027
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What to expect

Memoria Expo is the international trade exhibition for the funeral and cemetery industry, organized in close collaboration and partnership with industry exhibitors, and is recognized as a reference point for the Italian and international funeral sector. What to expect is a highly professional, B2B-focused event where the best production of funerary art meets operators, funeral honors, cemetery managers and service providers from Italy and abroad.

The exhibition offer is the result of a careful selection of Italian companies compliant with parameters set by the organizer that indicate quality, safety and reliability of products on display, guaranteeing excellence present in the exhibition. Unlike generalist fairs, Memoria Expo concentrates on the entire supply chain of memory and remembrance, with thousands of operators from Italy and abroad attending.

You will find a complete overview of products and services including caskets, urns, funeral home furniture, funerary art, funeral fittings, associations and federations, cemetery equipment, hearses, funerary paper making, working outfits, flowers, crematories, photoceramic, padding and veils, sanitaryware, various machinery, marbles, granites, handles and accessories, prefabricated cemetery structures and training services. The event gathers industry professionals who seek quality and innovation, with exhibitors presenting latest products in marble furniture, flower arrangements, casket design, urns and sanitary solutions for cemetery and funerary environments.

The atmosphere is professional yet respectful, with emphasis on craftsmanship, design and service excellence. Whether you produce cinerary urns with marble effect similar to fine Italian marbles, supply photoceramic printing, or offer cemetery maintenance equipment, Memoria Expo provides direct access to decision makers in funeral and cemetery sector.

Event dates

Event Dates: March 18-20, 2027
Duration: 3 days, Thursday to Saturday
Opening Hours: 09:00 AM – 06:00 PM daily for professional visitors, with extended hours for exhibitors
Venue: Brixia Forum, Via Caprera 5, 25125 Brescia, Italy
Organizer: MEMORIA EXPO SRL, Brescia, Via Caprera 5
Contact: +39 335 531 1957, info@memoriaexpo.it
Official Website: https://www.memoriaexpo.it/
Audience: Professional visitors only, international trade exhibition for manufacturing industry, service and funeral sector

The event is part of the international exhibition calendar in Lombardy and is listed among service trade shows in Italy.

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Venue & exhibition site

Venue Name: Brixia Forum – Brescia Fair
Address: Via Caprera 5, 25125 Brescia BS, Italy
Coordinates: 45.5288462, 10.1728169
Venue Type: Professional events venue and exhibition centre
Inauguration: The new exhibition centre was inaugurated in September 2002, thanks to joint work of engineer Franco Garbari and architect Marek Nester Piotrowski, artistic director of Brixia Expo
Architectural Project: Innovative guidelines for reorganization and extension of Brixia Expo space, still underway, following modern exhibition standards

Brixia Forum operates as a professional events venue hosting various concert events, fairs and congresses throughout the year. The facility is located within Brescia Fair grounds and includes Teatro Dis_play, conference rooms, and extensive exhibition halls suitable for heavy materials such as marbles, granites and prefabricated cemetery structures.

The venue offers direct access for trucks and hearses, handling services for marble furniture and casket displays, and secure storage for valuable memorial art. For information about specific events, exhibitions, congress facilities and availability, contact Pro Brixia directly via phone or official website.

Facilities include catering services, such as Zanardelli Catering team which took part in Memoria Expo 2025 bringing gastronomic expertise, and support for exhibitors presenting latest products and services.

Full event programme

Programme Overview: The full event programme covers entire funeral and cemetery supply chain with exhibition, training workshops, conferences and networking.

Exhibition Core: Display of caskets, urns, funeral furnishings and furniture, funerary art, funeral articles, cemetery equipment, hearses, work uniforms, flowers, crematoria, photo ceramics, padding and veils, handles and accessories, machinery, marble and granite, prefabricated cemetery, sanitary products, training, computers, associations and federations, trade press.

Special Areas: Areas dedicated to marble furniture, flower arrangements, casket design, urns, funeral sanitaryware, cemetery funerary crematory products, and photoceramic digital printing on ceramics.

Educational Programme: Training sessions on funeral management, cemetery administration, cremation technologies, sanitary regulations, and new trends in funerary art and memorialization.

Catering and Hospitality: On-site catering and hospitality services for exhibitors and visitors, with focus on professional networking in respectful environment.

Key speakers & keynote speakers

Industry Leaders: Key speakers include CEOs and founders of leading funeral supply companies, marble and granite specialists, cinerary urn manufacturers such as Arrigo Urne, and photoceramic printing experts like Ceramic’Arte.

Technical Experts: Speakers on funeral home furniture design, cemetery equipment innovation, cremation technology, sanitaryware compliance and prefabricated cemetery solutions.

Association Representatives: Leaders from funeral associations and federations presenting regulatory updates, professional training standards and market trends.

Innovation Presenters: Exhibitors presenting latest products including marble effect urns with final result very similar to fine Italian marbles from glossy black to veined white, digital printing indelible on ceramics, and advanced machinery for cemetery maintenance.

Training Facilitators: Professionals conducting workshops on working outfits, flower arrangements, padding and veils, and handling of funeral articles.

Conference sessions & tracks

Track 1 – Funeral Furnishings and Design: Sessions on caskets, urns, funeral home furniture, funerary art, marble furniture and design trends in memorialization.

Track 2 – Cemetery Equipment and Technology: Sessions on cemetery equipment, hearses, crematories, various machinery, marbles, granites, prefabricated cemetery and sanitaryware.

Track 3 – Services and Professional Training: Sessions on funeral services, sacred and funeral furnishings, monuments, training, computers, associations and federations, trade press and professional development.

Track 4 – Materials and Finishing: Sessions on flower arrangements, photoceramic, padding and veils, handles and accessories, sanitary products and innovative materials.

Track 5 – Business and Market: Sessions on market trends, international expansion, collaboration between geographically distant areas, timely deliveries and customer service excellence.

Session times & schedule

Daily Schedule: Exhibition open from 09:00 AM to 06:00 PM with conferences and workshops distributed throughout day.

Morning Sessions: Opening remarks, market overview and product innovation presentations.

Midday Sessions: Technical workshops on funeral furnishings, cemetery equipment and photoceramic printing.

Afternoon Sessions: Business meetings, association gatherings and training workshops.

Networking: Continuous networking opportunities in halls and catering areas.

Ticket types & registration

Professional Visitor Ticket: $0 USD free for professional operators who pre-register online via official website with company details, as per B2B nature of event. Based on previous editions, free pre-registration is standard for trade visitors.

On-Site Registration Ticket: $22 USD converted from approximately €20 for professional visitors registering on-site without prior invitation, including access to all halls and conferences.

Exhibitor Guest Ticket: $0 USD free entrance electronic code provided by exhibitors to guests, similar to other funeral industry events.

VIP Buyer Programme: $0 USD invitation-only programme for international buyers with complimentary access, B2B matchmaking and translation support.

Student and Association Ticket: $11 USD converted from approximately €10 for students of funeral-related programmes and members of partner associations with valid ID.

All tickets include access to exhibition, conferences and catering areas.

Registration deadlines

Early Online Registration: Opens approximately 5 months before event, recommended for free admission and faster entry.

Standard Online Registration: Closes 2 days before opening, after which on-site registration available at entrance.

Exhibitor Registration: Deadline approximately 3 months before event for catalogue inclusion, with late registration subject to availability.

Workshop Registration: Advance booking recommended for limited-seat workshops, with on-site registration subject to availability.

Exhibitor list & major companies

Exhibitor Profile: Marble furniture, flower, casket, urns, funeral, sanitaryware, cemetery, funerary, crematory specialists, with focus on quality, safety and reliability.

Types of Companies: Casket and urn manufacturers including Arrigo Urne Hall 22 Stand A15-22 presenting cinerary urns with marble effect, marble and granite processors such as La Graniti 3000, photoceramic printing companies like Ceramic’Arte participating as reference point for Italian and international funeral sector, funeral home furniture producers, cemetery equipment manufacturers, hearse and funeral vehicle suppliers, flower and decoration suppliers, sanitaryware producers, machinery for stone working, prefabricated cemetery constructors, and service providers for funeral honors.

Excellence Selection: Exhibition offer result of careful selection of Italian companies compliant with parameters indicating quality, safety and reliability, guaranteeing excellence.

International Presence: Main international producers of funerary art, with professionals of sector, operators and funeral honors meeting best production.

Service Providers: Associations and federations, trade press, training organizations, computers and software for funeral management.

Exhibition halls & floor plan

Hall Allocation: Brixia Forum halls organized by product groups with dedicated areas for marble furniture, caskets and urns, funeral furnishings, cemetery equipment, hearses and photoceramic.

Floor Plan Features: Wide aisles for hearse movement, heavy-load flooring for marble and granite, demonstration areas for machinery, and secure areas for valuable memorial art.

Navigation: Official floor plan available via website with exhibitor search by product category and hall, including Hall 22 for urn exhibitors.

Services: Handling services, catering, and support for exhibitors presenting latest products and services.

Networking & business meetings

B2B Focus: International trade exhibition for manufacturing industry with emphasis on business meetings between manufacturers, distributors, funeral directors and cemetery managers.

Collaboration Opportunities: Supply chain opportunities where exhibitors make themselves available to customer even if based in geographically distant area, creating contacts between customers to establish collaboration aimed at exchange of products and services.

Timely Deliveries: Exhibitors able to make timely deliveries with own staff and vehicles, facilitating business continuity.

Association Meetings: Gatherings of associations and federations during fair.

International Visitors: Thousands of operators from Italy and abroad attending, providing networking across funeral and cemetery sector.

Industry sectors & highlights

Core Sectors: Funeral and cemetery industry including coffins, urns, funeral furnishings and furniture, funerary art, funeral articles, cemetery equipment, hearses, work uniforms, flowers, crematoria, photo ceramics, padding and veils, handles and accessories, machinery, marble and granite, prefabricated cemetery, sanitary products, training, computers, associations and federations.

Related Sectors: Service and manufacturing industry, marble furniture, sanitaryware, crematories, monuments and sacred furnishings.

Highlights: Reference point for Italian and international funeral and cemetery sector, careful selection guaranteeing excellence, presence of main international producers, and focus on quality, safety and reliability.

Innovation Trends: Marble effect urns, digital printing indelible on ceramics, advanced machinery for cemetery maintenance, and innovative materials for caskets and memorials.

Event rules & visitor information

Professional Visitors Only: Fair for professional operators only, with verification of company affiliation or invitation required.

Badge Requirement: Visible entry badge required for access to halls.

Exhibitor Rules: Compliance with safety and logistics regulations, timely deliveries with own staff and vehicles.

Photography: Personal photography allowed, commercial filming requires authorization.

Conduct: Professional and respectful conduct expected given sensitive nature of industry.

How to get there

By Car: Brixia Forum accessible via A4 motorway exit Brescia Ovest or Brescia Est, follow signs for Fiera and Via Caprera 5, with parking facilities.

By Train: Brescia railway station major hub for high-speed trains from Milan, Verona, Venice and Bergamo, with bus lines and taxi reaching fairground in approximately 15 minutes.

By Plane: Milan Bergamo, Milan Linate and Verona airports with bus and train connections to Brescia.

By Public Transport: Local bus network connects station, city centre and fairground, with increased frequency during fairs.

Public transport & parking

Public Transport: Bus lines from Central Station to Brixia Forum and Via Caprera, with enhanced services during Memoria Expo.

Parking: Extensive parking at fairground including lots near Via Caprera entrance, with reserved spaces for disabled visitors.

Parking Costs: Based on previous editions, parking rates range from $6 USD to $17 USD per day converted from €6-€16, with pre-booking recommended for exhibitors.

Sustainable Mobility: Encouragement of public transport and train use.

Accommodation areas

Fair District: Hotels around Via Caprera and Brixia Forum ideal for exhibitors requiring early access, including business hotels with parking and shuttle.

Brescia City Centre: Hotels near historic centre, Central Station and university area, within short distance of fairground, offering cultural attractions and restaurants.

Average Rates: During Memoria Expo, average hotel rates range from $85 USD to $180 USD per night for 3 to 4-star properties.

Previous year’s highlights

Scale: Previous editions from 20 to 22 March featured international trade exhibition with thousands of operators from Italy and abroad, with exhibitors presenting latest products and services.

Exhibitor Highlights: Presence of Arrigo Urne with marble effect urns, Ceramic’Arte with digital printing on ceramics, and Zanardelli Catering providing gastronomic expertise.

Excellence: Careful selection of Italian companies compliant with quality, safety and reliability parameters, guaranteeing excellence.

Business Impact: Ability to create contacts between customers for collaboration and timely deliveries with own staff and vehicles, demonstrating strong B2B focus.

Cultural Significance: Reference point for Italian and international funeral and cemetery sector, where professionals meet best production of funerary art.

Official registration & tickets

Official Website: https://www.memoriaexpo.it/
Contact: +39 335 531 1957, info@memoriaexpo.it
Venue: Brixia Forum, Via Caprera 5, 25125 Brescia, Italy
Organizer: MEMORIA EXPO SRL

Pricing Summary in USD: Professional pre-registration $0 USD free, exhibitor guest ticket $0 USD free, on-site professional ticket $22 USD converted from €20, student and association ticket $11 USD converted from €10, parking $6 to $17 USD per day. All prices converted from EUR official rates and include access to exhibition and conferences.

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