Exhibitions

JR unleashes a deluge on the Vatican Apostolic Library for an exhibition on water as a threat

On September 25, 2026, the Vatican Apostolic Library will open AQVA to the public—the first chapter of *Catastrophe and Wonder*, a new five-year exhibition series dedicated to the dialogue between heritage preserved over the centuries and contemporar...
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Piacenza: How to Transform the Ricci Oddi? Over 100 Projects from the Milan Polytechnic

In Piacenza , the relationship between architecture, historical heritage, and museum function is at the heart of the exhibition *Intorno alla Ricci Oddi: Studies and Projects for the Gallery’s Spaces*, the result of a collaboration between the ...
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Carlo Böcklin: The First Italian Exhibition Dedicated to the Artist—Son of Arnold—in Collesalvetti

From October 17, 2026, to March 4, 2027, the “Carlo Servolini” Municipal Art Gallery, located within the Villa Carmignani complex in Collesalvetti ( Livorno), will host the exhibition Carlo Böcklin: The Secret of Pan: From the Sacred...
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Hermann Nitsch: When Painting Becomes Matter—An Exhibition in Monferrato

From September 27, 2026, to January 10, 2027, La Crescentina – Laboratorio per l’Arte in Fubine Monferrato, in the province of Alessandria, will host “Hermann Nitsch: Action and Thought,” an exhibition dedicated to one of the foundersof V...
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Francis Picabia: Over 170 Works at Palazzo Reale for the Most Comprehensive Exhibition in Italy

From October 9, 2026, to January 24, 2027, Palazzo Reale in Milan presents *Picabia: Opening the Doors of the Night*, an exhibition billed as the most comprehensive survey in Italy dedicated to Francis Picabia (1879–1953). Curated by the artist...
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In ponta d’pi: Photography from the Romagna Region from 1986 to the Present at the Museo delle Cappuccine in Bagnacavallo

The Museo Civico delle Cappuccine in Bagnacavallo, in the province of Ravenna, will present “In ponta d’pi. *Officina romagnola* is a photography exhibition curated by museum director Davide Caroli and Silvia Loddo, an art historian and photogr...
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Selma Selman at GAMeC in Bergamo: the artist’s solo exhibition, exploring the memory of war and the power of rebirth

GAMeC—Bergamo’s Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art —is dedicating the exhibition *1000 Tears* to Selma Selman, scheduled to run from October 1, 2026, to January 24, 2027, in the museum’s Spazio Zero. This is the Bosnian artist’...
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Over 100 works on display at the Museo Ottocento in Bologna to mark the 180th anniversary of Luigi Serra's birth

From November 6, 2026, to March 8, 2027 , the Museo Ottocento Bologna is dedicating a solo exhibition to Luigi Serra (1846–1888) , titled *Luigi Serra (1846–1888). “I Would Like Another Life to Learn About Color.”* Marking the 180th anniv...
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Pontremoli: The “Oscillazioni” Exhibition Has Concluded—Contemporary Art in the City’s Historic Sites

The seventh edition of Oscillazioni - Luoghi · Art · Expressions, a festival of contemporary art and widespread urban regeneration that took place over the first two weekends of September—on September 4, 5, 6, and 11, 12, 13, 2026. Orig...
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Milan: An Exhibition at MUDEC on Matisse and His Dialogue with Non-European Cultures

From October 8, 2026, to February 21, 2027, MUDEC, the Museum of Cultures in Milan, presents a wide-ranging exhibition project dedicated to the relationship between Henri Matisse (Le Cateau-Cambrésis, 1869 – Nice, 1954) and the diverse c...
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The Largest Carpet Ever Woven: An Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on the Project Commissioned by Louis XIV

In 1668, Louis XIV commissioned the Parisian Savonnerie workshop to undertake a project that would go down in art history: to create the largest carpet ever woven up to that point. The project called for the production of no fewer than 92 separate pi...
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At Racconigi Castle: Japan as Depicted in Stefano Faravelli’s Travel Journals

From September 13 to November 1, 2026, Racconigi Castle (Cuneo) will host *Specchi del Giappone. Stefano Faravelli at Racconigi Castle*, an exhibition dedicated to the artist’s relationship with Japan and the work that led to the creation of th...
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Tutankhamun Comes to Bologna: An Exhibition on His Tomb and Treasure at Palazzo Belloni

From October 3, 2026, to May 2, 2027, the Palazzo Belloni in Bologna will host the exhibition “Tutankhamun: The Tomb, the Treasure, the Curse,” dedicated to the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun. The exhibition arrives in the capital of Emilia...
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Silvestro Lega: Modigliana Celebrates the 200th Anniversary of His Birth with a Major Exhibition

In 2026, Modigliana (Forlì-Cesena) will once again pay tribute to its most illustrious artist: Silvestro Lega, who was born in this town in Romagna in 1826 and died in 1895. To mark the bicentennial of his birth, the Pinacoteca Comunale di Pal...
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Certaldo: Antonio Barbieri Reimagines Sculpture in the Technological and Digital Age at Palazzo Pretorio

From September 26 to February 8, the historic rooms of Palazzo Pretorio in Certaldo (Florence) will host *La materia della vita*, a new solo exhibition by Antonio Barbieri curated by Davide Sarchioni. The project, conceived specifically for the medie...
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Giacometti and Italy: Over 100 Works at Palazzo Reale Illustrate His Connection to the Peninsula

More than thirty years after the last major exhibition dedicated to Alberto Giacometti in Milan, Palazzo Reale once again hosts the Swiss sculptor’s work with the exhibition “Alberto Giacometti and Italy,” scheduled from February 25 to June 20,...
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