Exhibitions and events at Genova

Genoa dedicates an exhibition to the whale and Moby Dick: journey through myth, art and nature

The whale, a gigantic and mysterious creature that has inhabited man's imagination for centuries, returns to star in Genoa in a major exhibition that spans the centuries and the arts. From October 12, 2025 to February 15, 2026, Palazzo Ducale hosts M...
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Genoa celebrates 20 years of START with a double white night dedicated to contemporary art

On October 3 and 4, 2025, Genoa will host the 20th edition of START, the contemporary art event that has marked the beginning of the city's exhibition season for two decades. To celebrate the anniversary, twenty-seven galleries in the historic center...
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Genoa, a port terminal becomes an exhibition space for one night: the Rossetti Gallery experiment

Genoa hosted an event last Friday that subverted the traditional boundaries of contemporary art, transforming a port terminal into anengaging exhibition space. Elisabetta Rossetti's Rossetti Arte Contemporanea held an evening Out of the Blue in the ...
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Giulio Romano in Genoa: Saint Stephen's altarpiece and cartoon from the Vatican Museums on display

Genoa welcomes an exhibition dedicated to one of the great protagonists of Italian Mannerism, Giulio Romano (Giulio Pippi de' Iannuzzi; Rome, 1499 - Mantua, 1546). In fact, from September 20, 2025 to January 17, 2026, theLigustica Academy of Fine Art...
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Palazzo Ducale in Genoa dedicates a major retrospective to Paolo Di Paolo on the centenary of his birth

On the centenary of Paolo Di Paolo 's birth (1925-2023), Palazzo Ducale in Genoa, in collaboration with Marsilio Arte, hosts Paolo Di Paolo. Rediscovered Photographs, a major retrospective dedicated to one of the protagonists of 20th-century Italian ...
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At the Palazzo Ducale in Genoa a major exhibition inspired by Moby Dick, Herman Melville's famous novel

From October 11, 2025 to February 15, 2026, the Appartamento and Cappella del Doge at Palazzo Ducale in Genoa will host Moby Dick - The Whale. History of a Myth from Antiquity to Contemporary Art, a major exhibition inspired by Herman Melville's famo...
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Jacopo Benassi on show in Genoa: an investigation into the body of photography and its boundaries

From July 12 to September 14, 2025, the spaces of the Loggia degli Abati at Palazzo Ducale in Genoa will host Jacopo Benassi Libero!, an exhibition that offers an articulated look at the La Spezia photographer's most recent production. Curated by Fra...
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In Genoa one hundred photographs for the 100th anniversary of Ossi di Seppia

On the centenary of the first edition of Ossi di Seppia, a collection that marked a turning point in twentieth-century Italian poetry, Palazzo Ducale in Genoa is hosting the exhibition Meriggiare pallido e assorto. Eugenio Montale: 100 Images for 100...
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