Exhibitions and events at Bologna

Bologna, at the garden of Palazzo Bentivoglio the film ΊΚΑΡΟΣ by Andreotta Calò and the unpublished work of Ericailcane

In Bologna, June 11 kicks off a new chapter for the garden of Palazzo Bentivoglio, which returns to welcome the public with a double artistic intervention designed to dialogue with the space and suspended time of twilight. Until June 21, every Wednes...
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Bologna, lots of news for Arte Fiera 2026: new artistic direction, new curators and reorganization of sections

Arte Fiera, the international fair of modern and contemporary art in Bologna now in its 49th edition, the longest-running among Italian art fairs, returns Feb. 6-8, 2026, with preview on Feb. 5, inaugurating a new cycle with the first artistic direct...
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Bologna restores precious Etruscan ivory stool

A fragment of history is coming back to life at the Civic Archaeological Museum of Bologna: it is the ivory folding stool from "Tomb 173" of ancient Felsina, one of the rarest and most fascinating finds of the entire Etruscan heritage. After careful ...
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Masterpieces between past and present at Maurizio Nobile Fine Art in Bologna

From May 20 to June 2025, the Maurizio Nobile Fine Art gallery in Bologna is hosting a new exhibition that offers a multifaceted journey through paintings, sculptures and drawings from the 16th century to contemporary times. The exhibition, preceded ...
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It's not dark yet: in Bologna, landscape as memory in the canvases of Nicola Nannini

From June 12 to October 4, 2025, CUBO-the Unipol Group's business museum-is hosting in its two locations in Bologna the solo exhibition of Nicola Nannini (Bologna, 1972) entitled Non è ancora buio, curated by writer Simona Vinci. The exhibitio...
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A century of art in Bologna: 120 works from the 19th and 20th centuries on display at Fondantico

From 19th-century Vedutism to postwar portraits of the bourgeoisie, via Symbolism, Realism and Secessionism, Bolognese painting between the 19th and 20th centuries is back in the spotlight at Bologna 's Fondantico Gallery with a new edition of the an...
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At Palazzo Bentivoglio in Bologna, the exhibition "I hate decorum! Piero Fornasetti."

From May 17 to June 21, 2025 Palazzo Bentivoglio in Bologna presents Odio il decoro! Piero Fornasetti, a project curated by Davide Trabucco that focuses on the creative universe of the famous Milanese designer. On display are plates, trays, boxes and...
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Louise Nevelson on display in Bologna, sculpture as a language of memory and emancipation

From May 30 to July 2025, Palazzo Fava in Bologna will host the first exhibition ever dedicated in the city to Louise Nevelson (Kiev, 1899 - New York, 1988), a Ukrainian naturalized U.S. artist who is among the most recognized of the 20th century. Th...
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