Van Gogh exhibition in Rome closes with incredible numbers: nearly 600,000 visitors

The exhibition on Van Gogh in Rome(here is our review), held in the rooms of Palazzo Bonaparte from October 8, 2022 to May 7, 2023, curated by Maria Teresa Benedetti and Francesca Villanti and organized by Arthemisia in collaboration with the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, closes with incredible numbers. The final tally marks 580,741 visitors: more than 3,000 people a day, with incessant queues from morning to evening, 11,000 groups, 70,000 students.

It is one of the most visited exhibitions of the past 30 years. “Certainly Van Gogh is one of the artists most beloved by the general public,” says Iole Siena, President of Arthemisia, which produced and organized the exhibition, “but the unprecedented success of this exhibition is also and above all linked to what the public found in the exhibition, which is much more than just the works. Our manic attention to all visitors, the richness of the content, accompanying the works with writings, music, videos, letters, and engaging set designs, made the difference, moved people, made people know Van Gogh deeply, made people talk about him. Our exhibitions like them so much and have different results from others, because we deeply love and respect visitors, our every effort is aimed at the public, we empathize with those who pay a ticket to learn and get excited. I think the difference lies essentially in this, in the love that the public feels when they enter an Arthemisia exhibition.”

The exhibition enjoyed the patronage of the Ministry of Culture, the Lazio Region, the Municipality of Rome - Department of Culture and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, had as main sponsor Acea, sponsor Generali Valore Cultura, special partner Ricola, mobility partner Atac and Frecciarossa Treno Ufficiale, media partner Urban Vision and was advised by Sky Arte. The catalog was edited by Skira with essays by Maria Teresa Benedetti, Marco Di Capua, Mariella Guzzoni and Francesca Villanti.

Meanwhile, programming at Palazzo Bonaparte continues. Starting May 26, SEMBRA VIVO! Hyperrealist sculptures by the greatest contemporary artists. The artists on display are the greatest of the international contemporary scene and range from Ron Mueck to Maurizio Cattelan, Sam Jinks, Patricia Piccinini, John DeAndrea, Berlinde de Bruyckere, Carole A. Feuerman, George Segal, Robert Graham and many others. Iconic works in the exhibition include the pigeons in the installation Ghosts (2021) and the famous Comedian banana (2019) both by Maurizio Cattelan, Ron Mueck’s giant man’s head Dark Place (2018) and Duane Hanson’s Cowboy with hay (1984/1989). And then, from October 24, it will be the turn of the “largest-ever exhibition on Escher,” Arthemisia anticipates.

Van Gogh exhibition in Rome closes with incredible numbers: nearly 600,000 visitors

Warning: the translation into English of the original Italian article was created using automatic tools. We undertake to review all articles, but we do not guarantee the total absence of inaccuracies in the translation due to the program. You can find the original by clicking on the ITA button. If you find any mistake,please contact us.