Exhibitions and events at Genova

Genoa, lighting works at the Royal Palace and extraordinary opening of the First Noble Floor

A wide-ranging intervention for the Palazzo Reale museum in Genoa kicks off these days, with the start of work on the complete renovation of the lighting system. The initiative, financed with PNRR funds managed by the Ministry of Culture, aims to imp...
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Genoa hosts the first major exhibition entirely dedicated to St. George

Until March 1, 2026, the Falcone Theater of the Royal Palace in Genoa is hosting the exhibition San Giorgio. The Journey of a Knightly Saint from the East to Genoa, curated by Alessandra Guerrini and Luca Leoncini, Anna Manzitti, Gianluca Zanelli wit...
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Genoa, a major retrospective on Mimmo Rotella at Palazzo Ducale 20 years after his death

Twenty years after the death of Mimmo Rotella (Catanzaro, 1918 - Milan, 2006), the Palazzo Ducale in Genoa is dedicating a major retrospective to one of the most influential protagonists of 20th-century Italian and international art. The exhibition M...
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Van Dyck at the Palazzo Ducale in Genoa: the Flemish master's European journey

Palazzo Ducale in Genoa is holding an exhibition dedicated to Anton van Dyck from March 20 to July 19, 2026, entitled Van Dyck the European. The Journey of a Genius from Antwerp to Genoa and London, set up in the rooms of the Doge's Apartment and the...
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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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