Holiday Art Guide: 15 Must-See Exhibitions in Rome
This holiday season, Rome's cultural institutions are offering a variety of exhibitions. In celebration of Van Gogh's 170th birthday, a retrospective is on display at Palazzo Bonaparte. Meanwhile, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Palazzo Barberini, and MAXXI commemorate Pier Paolo Pasolini's centenary with 'Tutto è Santo,' featuring over 700 items. MAXXI also showcases Bob Dylan's 'Retrospectrum' and 'Architetture a regola d'arte,' focusing on Italian architecture. Galleria Borghese presents 'Meraviglia su pietra,' showcasing more than 60 paintings from the 16th and 17th centuries. Scuderie del Quirinale's 'Arte Liberata' highlights masterpieces from WWII. Additionally, Chiostro del Bramante's 'Crazy' includes works by 11 international artists, and Ara Pacis pays tribute to Lucio Dalla. Galleria Nazionale features 'Quanto Bentivoglio?' and 'Hot Spot,' with further retrospectives at MACRO, Mattatoio, and Palazzo Altemps.
Key facts
- Van Gogh exhibition at Palazzo Bonaparte from Kröller Müller Museum marks 170th anniversary of his birth
- Three simultaneous Pasolini shows at Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Palazzo Barberini, and MAXXI for centenary
- Bob Dylan 'Retrospectrum' at MAXXI curated by Shai Batel, previously in Shanghai and Miami
- MAXXI acquires BBPR archive in comodato
- Galleria Borghese 'Meraviglia su pietra' features 60+ paintings on stone from 16th-17th centuries
- Scuderie del Quirinale 'Arte Liberata' shows over 100 masterpieces saved during WWII
- Chiostro del Bramante 'Crazy' curated by Danilo Eccher with 11 international artists
- Ara Pacis tribute to Lucio Dalla 'Anche se il tempo passa'
- Galleria Nazionale 'Quanto Bentivoglio?' for Mirella Bentivoglio centenary and 'Hot Spot' curated by Gerardo Mosquera
- MACRO exhibits Robert Smithson early 1960s works and Diego Perrone glass sculptures
- Mattatoio retrospectives of Jonas Mekas (centenary) and William Klein with focus on Plinio de Martiis
- Palazzo Altemps Virginia Woolf and Bloomsbury Group exhibition curated by Nadia Fusini
- Philip Colbert 'Lobster Empire' at San Salvatore in Lauro with marble sculptures and oil paintings
- Terme di Diocleziano 'Depositi (ris)coperti' with mosaic of Odysseus and the Sirens
- Galleria Corsini reconstructs Cardinal Neri Maria Corsini's rooms
- Foro Romano exhibition on Aeneas's journey from Troy to Rome
- Rhinoceros 'Vogia de carnoval' celebrating Venice with Fondazione Querini Stampalia
- FOROF Alex Cecchetti 'Sortilegio' with shamanic installations
- WeGil Franco Angeli retrospective 1958-1988 curated by Silvia Pegoraro
Entities
Artists
- Vincent van Gogh
- Helene Kröller Müller
- Anton Kröller Müller
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Roberto Longhi
- Bob Dylan
- Shai Batel
- BBPR
- Costantino Dardi
- Vincenzo Monaco
- Amedeo Luccichenti
- Luigi Moretti
- Zaha Hadid
- Sebastiano del Piombo
- Giorgio Vasari
- Antonio Carracci
- Orazio Gentileschi
- Cavalier d'Arpino
- Carlo Saraceni
- Leonardo Grazia da Pistoia
- Jacques Stella
- Guido Reni
- Rodolfo Siviero
- Giuseppe Bottai
- Luigi Gallo
- Raffaella Morselli
- Danilo Eccher
- Ian Davenport
- Alfredo Jaar
- Fallen Fruit
- Alfredo Pirri
- Lucio Dalla
- Mirella Bentivoglio
- Gerardo Mosquera
- Robert Smithson
- Richard Serra
- Diego Perrone
- Jonas Mekas
- William Klein
- Plinio de Martiis
- Francesco Urbano Ragazzi
- Virginia Woolf
- Nadia Fusini
- Philip Colbert
- Neri Maria Corsini
- Lorenzo Corsini
- Clemente XII
- Alex Cecchetti
- Franco Angeli
- Silvia Pegoraro
- Tano Festa
- Mario Schifano
- Carlo Goldoni
- Federico Fellini
- Raffaele Curi
- Alda Fendi
- Livia Montagnoli
Institutions
- Kröller Müller Museum
- Palazzo Bonaparte
- Palazzo delle Esposizioni
- Galleria d’arte antica di Palazzo Barberini
- MAXXI
- Galleria d’Arte Moderna
- MACRO
- Galleria Borghese
- Scuderie del Quirinale
- Chiostro del Bramante
- Ara Pacis
- Galleria Nazionale
- Mattatoio
- Palazzo Altemps
- National Portrait Gallery
- Complesso Monumentale di San Salvatore in Lauro
- Museo Nazionale Romano
- Terme di Diocleziano
- Galleria Corsini
- Palazzo Corsini alla Lungara
- Parco Archeologico del Colosseo
- Tempio di Romolo
- Foro Romano
- Fondazione Alda Fendi Rhinoceros
- Palazzo Fendi
- Fondazione Querini Stampalia
- FOROF
- WeGil
- Artribune
- Universo Dalla
- Scuola di Piazza del Popolo
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Otterlo
- Netherlands
- Zundert
- Auvers sur Oise
- France
- Bologna
- Shanghai
- Miami
- New York
- Paris
- London
- Venice
- Naples
- Milan
- Klagenfurt
- Austria
- Passaic
- Amarillo
- Biržai
- Lithuania
- Giulianova
- Terni
- Asti
- Quarto di Corzano
- Rieti
- Pompeii
- Lavinium
- Troia
- Carrara
- via Veneto
- via Nizza
- Palazzo Corsini alla Lungara
- Palazzo Fendi
- San Salvatore in Lauro