Pilotta Complex - Finestre sull'Arte

Parma: The Pilotta Hosts the First Exhibition Dedicated to Giorgio Gandini del Grano

From October 17, 2026, to January 17, 2027, the Pilotta Monumental Complex in Parma will host the first major monographic exhibition dedicated to Giorgio Gandini del Grano (Parma, 1498 – 1538), one of the most fascinating and, at the same time,...
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Parma, restored the statue of Agrippina Major. It was found in the archaeological area of Veleia

The marble statue of Agrippina Maggiore, one of the most important works to have emerged from the archaeological excavations at Veleia, has been restored. The intervention, which was presented at the Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta in Parma, was ...
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Denis Ton officially takes over as director of Parma's Complesso della Pilotta: "It will be a square of culture"

On Monday, April 20, 2026, the official handover at the helm of Parma's Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta took place: Denis Ton took over as director, succeeding Stefano L'Occaso, who served as acting director from January 2024. Appointed by the Mi...
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Parma, six sculptures from the Farnese Theater at the Pilotta restored.

The outcomes of the restoration and enhancement intervention involving six figurative stucco sculptures, originally part of the decorative apparatus of the Teatro Farnese, considered one of the masterpieces of the European Baroque, were presented to...
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The Complex of the Pilotta in Parma acquires an album of engravings by Petitot and Bodoni

The Monumental Complex of the Pilotta in Parma has announced the acquisition of the Collection of Branches Engraved on Various Occasions by the Regio-Ducal Court of Parma, an album made in 1791 by Ennemond Alexandre Petitot (Lyon, 1727 - Parma, 1801)...
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Parmigianino's self-portrait on display at Parma's Pilotta (or maybe not)

From Oct. 18, 2025 to Jan. 11, 2026, the Complesso monumentale della Pilotta in Parma opens to the public, in Room 14 of the National Gallery, a dossier exhibition that invites a direct comparison between two rarely seen works kept in the museum's st...
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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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