Exhibitions and events at Lucca

An exhibition in Lucca explores the abstract and non-figurative trends in European art of the 1980s

From November 14, 2026, to January 10, 2027, the Ragghianti Foundation - ETS and the Lucca Arts Center Foundation - ETS present *Lo spazio esteso*. Art Trajectories in the 1980s, an exhibition curated by Paolo Bolpagni and Francesca Pola that offers ...
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Elisa Bonaparte and Mimì Pecci Blunt in Lucca: Two Biographies Centered on Villa Reale

From July 2 to August 16, 2026, the Sala degli Affreschi (Fresco Room) of the San Micheletto complex in Lucca—home to the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca—will host the documentary exhibition *Elisa Bonaparte and Mimì Pecci Blunt in Marl...
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A Tribute to François Morellet in Lucca: Neon and Geometric Forms for the Centennial at the Ragghianti Foundation

On the 100th anniversary of his birth and ten years after the passing of François Morellet (Cholet, 1926–2016), the Ragghianti Foundation pays tribute to the French artist with the installation of the light work *π piquant neonly - 1=6°...
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In Lucca, four African women artists investigate identity and rights in "Bread, Roses and Colors" exhibition

The exhibition Bread, Roses and Colors - Il pane, le rose e i colori (Bread, Roses and Colors), curated by Alessandro Romanini, opens on Friday, May 8, 2026, at 7 p.m. at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Lucca. The initiative, promoted by the Fondazi...
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Young artists and creative madness: exhibition Mal d'Arte - Madness and Delirium opens in Lucca

On Sunday, February 8, 2026, the exhibition Mal d'Arte - Follia e Delirio, an exhibition of contemporary art curated by the Mal d'Arte group, opened in Lucca at the Auditorium of the Fondazione Banca del Monte. The initiative aims to enhance young em...
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In Lucca, in the spaces of the Cavallerizza, Giovanni Boldini goes on display, with more than one hundred works

From December 2, 2025 to June 2, 2026, the spaces of the Cavallerizza in Piazzale Verdi in Lucca will host the exhibition Giovanni Boldini. The Seduction of Painting, curated by Tiziano Panconi and produced by Contemplazioni. The exhibition itinerar...
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In Lucca in 2026 the first major modern retrospective on Emilio Malerba

The Fondazione Centro Studi sull'Arte Licia and Carlo Ludovico Ragghianti announces the organization of the first modern monographic exhibition dedicated to Emilio Malerba (Milan, 1878-1926), an artist whose production represents an important contrib...
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The Uffizi at Lucca Comics: renaissance wrestlers alongside Ken the Warrior

From 16th-century Florence to 1980s Japan, from the anatomical models of the Renaissance to the post-apocalyptic warriors of a cult manga: the link between distant eras finds a new declination at Lucca Comics & Games. Bridging the gap between two...
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