Il Tempo del Sale is a workshop planned and organized by Mataeria for the study of new forms of expression for the media. Formats are designed to adapt to the different contexts in which they may be inserted, permitting presentation of a unique event in each location. Each event involves an integrated communication solution: alongside the main event other services are offered such as press office assistance, seminars and public meetings.

The group is based in the theatre in Casale Marittimo and selects young people to participate on a local, national and international scale.
The group's mission is to create events/products which attempt to transform the new technologies in poetry and provide content for new forms of expression such as video books, installations, cinema-theatre, audio-video and visual poetry. 
The research centre is therefore concerned with experimenting with new forms of communication, and was established to produce new content and propose new approaches to the media. It holds four to six month workshops during which researchers work on projects with university students. 
La memoria del saleThe first project involves setting up an open-air museum installation in memory of families from Casale Marittimo. The exhibition route will look at history through the stories of family groups in Casale Marittimo.