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Palazzo Ducale Genova Unveils 2027 Program: Scharf Collection, Willy Ronis, Florence Henri and Limes Festival

exhibition · 2026-10-07

The Palazzo Ducale in Genova has unveiled its program for 2027, which encompasses exhibitions, photography, history, geopolitics, literature, and science, alongside family-friendly festivals and activities. Kicking off in autumn 2026, the schedule includes "Renoir, Monet, Toulouse-Lautrec, Cézanne. 200 anni di arte dalla Collezione Scharf," curated by Ilaria Bonacossa, and will be available until 2 May 2027, showcasing over 140 pieces from the Scharf collection. Noteworthy events feature Willy Ronis starting 18 December, Florence Henri in spring, and "Sarajevo 1992-1996" from 12 November to 13 December. The La Storia in Piazza festival is set for 11-14 March 2027, while the Festival di Limes will take place from 9-11 April. Generazione Ducale presents five projects, and Chin Castello is scheduled from 19 December 2026 to 2 May 2027.

Key facts

  • Palazzo Ducale in Genova announced its 2027 program of exhibitions, festivals and events
  • "Renoir, Monet, Toulouse-Lautrec, Cézanne. 200 anni di arte dalla Collezione Scharf" runs 15 October 2026 to 2 May 2027 in the Sottoporticato, curated by Ilaria Bonacossa
  • The Scharf exhibition features over 140 works from the German collection, from pre-Impressionism to the second half of the 20th century
  • Willy Ronis opens 18 December 2026 at the Loggia degli Abati, following the World Press Photo Exhibition 2026, on view until 8 December
  • Florence Henri, born in New York in 1893 and trained in Munich, Paris and the Bauhaus, shows April-July 2027 with over seventy works
  • "Sarajevo 1992-1996. L'assedio più lungo" with photographs by Mario Boccia runs 12 November to 13 December in Sala Liguria
  • La Storia in Piazza, curated by Luciano Canfora, takes place 11-14 March 2027 on the "Uso politico della Storia"
  • The Festival di Limes holds its fourteenth edition 9-11 April 2027
  • Un Palazzo di Libri returns with Michele Mari, Amélie Nothomb, Nicola Lagioia, Vito Mancuso, Dacia Maraini and Makkox
  • Scienza Condivisa reaches its ninth edition, focused on the theme of time
  • Generazione Ducale includes five under-35 projects: Seventeen Pods, I am a voice, New Gen Fest and the exhibition "Se la colpa è degli uomini. Opere dalla Underdog Collection"
  • Chin Castello (1890-1966). Un artista pilota, curated by Matteo Fochessati and Anna Vyazemtseva, runs 19 December 2026 to 2 May 2027 at the Wolfsoniana di Nervi

Entities

Artists

Institutions

  • Palazzo Ducale
  • Fondazione Palazzo Ducale
  • Collezione Scharf
  • World Press Photo
  • Bauhaus
  • MITAG Museo Storico Italiano della Guerra
  • Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa
  • ARCI
  • Festival di Limes
  • Un Palazzo di Libri
  • Book Pride
  • Premio Rapallo BPER Banca
  • Pride delle Parole
  • Scienza Condivisa
  • Generazione Ducale
  • Young Board
  • Ferrania
  • Underdog Collection
  • Teatro Carlo Felice
  • Teatro Nazionale di Genova
  • Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti
  • Wolfsoniana di Nervi
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Genova
  • Italy
  • Sarajevo
  • Bosnia
  • New York
  • United States
  • Munich
  • Germany
  • Paris
  • France
  • Nervi
  • Piazza Giacomo Matteotti, 9

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