Tarot exhibition in Bergamo, tours with tarologist and open until 11 p.m.

Continuing through June 2 is the exhibition Tarot. The Origins, the Cards, the Fortune at theAccademia Carrara in Bergamo(our review here, more information here), the most comprehensive overview ever of the history of tarot. The exhibition is accompanied by the installation “De André’s Tarot,” curated by Studio Azzurro, hosted at Palazzo della Ragione in Città Alta and extended until May 10. The exhibition project unfolds as a journey through centuries of history and imagination, relating the iconographic and symbolic evolution of tarot cards to their cultural fortunes. This proposal is accompanied by an articulated program of initiatives designed to involve different audiences, with activities ranging from popularization to creative experimentation.

Starting April 17, every Friday the Accademia Carrara extends its opening hours until 11 p.m., offering the opportunity to visit both the exhibition and the permanent collection in the evening hours as well. On these occasions there will be guided tours at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., designed to delve into the contents of the exhibition in a more collected dimension.

Alongside the extraordinary openings, the calendar offers a series of special activities that investigate the imagery of the Arcana through different languages. The appointments, spread between April and May, include writing experiences, moments of discussion and creative workshops. These include the “Tarot Speed Date” on April 17, “The Tarot in 7 Words” on April 21, “Playing with Stories and Tarot” on April 30, “Draw Your Arcanum” on May 8 and “How Many Stories in a Tarot” on May 16. These are opportunities designed to stimulate a personal and participatory approach to the symbolic language of the cards.

A central element of the program is guided tours with a tarologist, scheduled from April 22 to May 22, every day except Tuesdays. The tour, titled “Arcane Allegories: what card are you?” is developed as a dialogue between a museum guide and tarologist Giacomo Isidori, a student of Marianne Costa and collaborator of Alejandro Jodorowsky. The experience proposes a two-voice reading of the works on display, in which the figures of the Arcana become the protagonists of a tale articulated in twenty-two “voices,” between art, symbol and interpretation.

The path traverses different eras, from the Renaissance to contemporary times, highlighting the persistence and transformation of the meanings attached to the cards. In this context, the tarologist contributes to a reading that interweaves historical dimensions and symbolic interpretation, offering visitors an unprecedented look at the material on display.

The Public Program further accompanies the exhibition with three appointments dedicated to as many central figures of the 20th-century and contemporary cultural landscape. On April 23 at 8:30 p.m. Marco Belpoliti leads a meeting on Italo Calvino, delving into the writer’s relationship with tarot cards and the path that led him to the writing of “The Castle of Crossed Destinies,” a work in which the cards become narrative structure and symbolic device.

On April 30 at 6:30 p.m. the focus shifts to Leonora Carrington, with a meeting curated by Eva Marcovich and Giulia Ingarao. The appointment explores the artist’s esoteric imagery, highlighting its complexity through a reading that interweaves biography and visual research.

The cycle concludes on May 21 at 7 p.m. with a focus on Francesco Clemente, the protagonist of a reflection on the relationship between art and symbol. The meeting, led by Bartolomeo Pietromarchi, also addresses the “Art on Cards” project, which involves contemporary artists in reinterpreting the language of tarot cards.

As a whole, the program builds an articulated system of experiences that broaden and deepen the contents of the exhibition. Cards, from a historical and artistic object, thus become a tool for storytelling, reflection and participation, confirming their ability to cross eras and different languages.

Tarot exhibition in Bergamo, tours with tarologist and open until 11 p.m.

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