Pilotta Complex - Finestre sull'Arte

What does it mean to run a museum on an interim basis? Stefano L'Occaso recounts his experience in the Pilotta

Stephen L'Occaso, in addition to being director of Palazzo Ducale in Mantua, is also interim director, from January 2024, of the Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta in Parma: "for a stretch of this journey," he points out, "I was listed as a delegate...
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Parma, restoration of six important baroque statues at Teatro Farnese begins

A major restoration and enhancement project concerning six figurative stucco sculptures, originally part of the decoration of the Teatro Farnese, a masterpiece of European Baroque, was presented in Parma this morning. The intervention, started in May...
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The art of Italian bookbinding from the 15th and 16th centuries on display at the Pilotta in Parma

In Parma, from February 8 to May 18, 2025, the Complesso monumentale della Pilotta is hosting the exhibition La legatura italiana dei secoli XV e XVI nel patrimonio della Biblioteca Palatina, curated by Federico Macchi. The exhibition, set up in the ...
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Parma, an exhibition on alternative media to white paper for printing at the Pilotta

The Fondazione Museo Bodoniano, in collaboration with the Complesso monumentale della Pilotta di Parma, presents Not Only Paper White, an innovative exhibition dedicated to the lesser-known printing media that have accompanied the history of typograp...
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Parma, in the restored Scuderie della Pilotta the Divine Comedy illustrated by Scaramuzza

From November 20, 2021 to February 12, 2022, the Salone delle Scuderie of the Complesso monumentale della Pilotta in Parma will host the exhibition Uno splendor mi squarciò 'l velo. From Codex 3285 to Scaramuzza. Curated by Giuseppa Zanichelli...
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