Sala Effe Opens at Museo del Violino in Cremona with Genre-Bending Group Show
Sala Effe officially opened on September 19, 2026, at the Museo del Violino in Cremona, featuring a genre-bending group exhibition curated by Paolo Zani. Running until March 14, 2027, the show showcases the works of 18 artists, including Alighiero Boetti, Giorgio de Chirico, On Kawara, Rineke Dijkstra, and Paola Pivi. A notable piece by Paola Pivi was displayed for just 48 hours during the opening. Upcoming changes include the swapping of Giorgio de Chirico's works for On Kawara's on November 22, with Rineke Dijkstra's photographs debuting in January. Admission is free, with varied opening hours throughout the week.
Key facts
- Sala Effe opened on 19 September 2026 inside the Museo del Violino in Cremona
- The inaugural exhibition is curated by Paolo Zani and runs until 14 March 2027
- The show includes 18 artists, among them Alighiero Boetti, Giorgio de Chirico, On Kawara, Rineke Dijkstra and Paola Pivi
- A Paola Pivi work stayed in the space for only 48 hours during the opening
- Giorgio de Chirico's works will be replaced on 22 November by paintings by On Kawara
- Rineke Dijkstra's photographs of young bathers enter the display in January
- A copy of the Etruscan Ombra della Sera from the Museo Guarnacci in Volterra is included
- The public program 'Ombre della Sera' involves writers Tommaso Di Dio, Andrea Gentile and Gabriele Sassone, with texts published in La Provincia and collected in a fanzine
- Mariia Andreeva, a student at the Städelschule in Frankfurt, will intervene at an undetermined moment
- Admission is free; hours are Thursday-Friday 11-17 and Saturday-Sunday 10-18
Entities
Artists
- Paolo Zani
- Mariia Andreeva
- Alighiero Boetti
- Caleb Considine
- Racheal Crowther
- Giorgio de Chirico
- Rineke Dijkstra
- Jason Dodge
- Peter Fischli
- David Weiss
- John Gerrard
- Tarik Kiswanson
- On Kawara
- Paul Kos
- Diego Perrone
- Paola Pivi
- Pietro Roccasalva
- Hans Schabus
- Damon Zucconi
- Gabriele D'Annunzio
- Tommaso Di Dio
- Andrea Gentile
- Gabriele Sassone
- Caterina Angelucci
- Tiziano Ercoli
- Andrea Valcarenghi
Institutions
- Museo del Violino
- Sala Effe
- Museo Guarnacci
- Städelschule
- La Provincia
- Artribune
Locations
- Cremona
- Italy
- Volterra
- Frankfurt
- Germany
- Piazza Guglielmo Marconi