Exhibitions

How the Image of St. Francis Changed Between the 16th and 17th Centuries: An Exhibition in Bologna

To mark the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi, the National Art Gallery of Bologna is dedicating an exhibition to the transformation of the saint’s image in Bolognese painting between the 16th and 17th centuries. From Octo...
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Antonio Ligabue on Display in Brescia: The Chaos of Existence Becomes the Subject of His Paintings

The BPER Gallery presents the exhibition *Antonio Ligabue. Chaos Becomes Color, curated by Francesca Villanti, scheduled from October 23, 2026, to January 9, 2027. The press preview is scheduled for Friday, October 23, at 11 a.m. The exhibition kicks...
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Umberto Eco: Books, Science, and Navigation Take Center Stage in an Exhibition at the Braidense Library

Ten years after the passing of Umberto Eco (1932–2016), the Braidense National Library in Milan is dedicating the exhibition *Umberto Eco: The Island of the Day Before* to the Italian writer, philosopher, and intellectual . Books, Seas, and Machines ...
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Verona: The archaeological area at Palazzo Forti Reopens, Featuring Works by the Basaldella Brothers

After more than ten years of closure, the underground archaeological site at Palazzo Forti in Verona is once again open to the public. The reopening—made possible by restoration work carried out by the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and L...
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Alex Da Corte brings "Sun and Shadow" to the Palazzo della Ragione in Bergamo

Bergamo is hosting a new exhibition by Alex Da Corte (Camden, New Jersey, 1980), created for the Palazzo della Ragione, from November 13, 2026, to January 17, 2027. The exhibition, titled Sun and Shadow, is curated by Stefano Raimondi and produced by...
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Works from the Boijmans Museum in Rotterdam on display in Ferrara to explore the revolution in landscape painting

Monet, Van Gogh, Kandinsky, Mondrian: these are names that mark the milestones of an epochal turning point in the history of European art. In less than eighty years, between the 19th and 20th centuries, painting shifted from the direct observation of...
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Chiara Camoni, *The Flowers of Evil*: The Dark Side of Flowers in Rome

The flower as form, matter, and symbol, but also as an ambiguous, obscure, and potentially destructive element. This is the starting point for *I fiori del male*(The Flowers of Evil), a project dedicated to the work of Chiara Camoni, presented by Soc...
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A monumental stained-glass window and 40 years of research on light: Brescia dedicates an exhibition to Father Costantino Ruggeri

A monumental stained-glass window, paintings, collages, drawings, and liturgical vestments chronicle the artistic and spiritual journey of Father Costantino Ruggeri, a Franciscan friar, painter, sculptor, and architect originally from Franciacorta. F...
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Carla Cerati: 200 Photographs at Palazzo Reale Depict Reality and Memory

Milan is dedicating a retrospective exhibition to Carla Cerati on the centennial of her birth and ten years after her passing. From September 26, 2026, to January 10, 2027, Palazzo Reale will host “Carla Cerati. Plural Feminine.” Photography and Writ...
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Italian Baroque in Dresden: 18th-Century Drawings Return to Rome After Three Centuries

From September 25, 2026, to January 10, 2027, the Napoleonic Museum in Rome will host “Italian Baroque in Dresden.” Architectural Drawings from the Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Sachsen is an exhibition dedicated to a collection of drawings and ...
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Martin Parr in Milan: 70 Photographs That Convey Irony and Love

From October 15, 2026, to February 28, 2027, Spazio Varesina 204, in Milan’s Certosa District, will host “Martin Parr: Irony & Love—Instructions for a Happy Life,” an exhibition curated by Arianna Rinaldo and dedicated to the British photog...
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Kate Newby brings her “anti-relics” to the former Chiesa delle Dimesse in Thiene (Vicenza)

From September 26 to November 7, 2026, the Sandra and Giancarlo Bonollo Foundation for Contemporary Art will present ,in the former Chiesa delle Dimesse in Thiene, in the province of Vicenza, “The leaves were brighter than the grass,” a solo exhibiti...
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An exhibition in Arezzo traces eight centuries of the depiction of St. Francis in art

Eight hundred years after the death of St. Francis of Assisi, Arezzo is celebrating its historical and spiritual bond with the patron saint of Italy through a major exhibition dedicated to the evolution of his image in art. Paintings, sculptures, min...
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From Mental Hospitals to Feminist Struggles: 200 Photographs by Carla Cerati at Palazzo Reale in Milan to Mark Her Centennial

The transformations of Italy in the second half of the 20th century, political and social tensions, Milan’s cultural life, and individual stories are transformed into images and words in the work of Carla Cerati, a photographer and writer who made he...
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Pier Paolo Calzolari: Over 50 Years of Research on Display in Monte Carlo

Following the inaugural exhibition dedicated to Jan Fabre, 21Art Montecarlo continues its exhibition program with a solo show by Pier Paolo Calzolari (Bologna, 1943), one of the leading figures of Arte Povera, a movement within which the artist devel...
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Lucio Fontana: The Hidden Side of the Slit Canvases on Display at Tornabuoni Arte in Milan

Hidden on the backs of Lucio Fontana’s famous slashed canvases lies a lesser-known universe, made up of notes, phrases, and personal impressions that reveal an intimate, everyday dimension of his work. This hidden side of the artist’s oeuvre serves a...
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