Sicily's Summer 2026 Art Guide: From Pirri to Warhol

A guide to summer 2026 exhibitions across Sicily features eight shows spanning contemporary and historical art. In Catania, Fondazione Brodbeck hosts 'Alfredo Pirri. Fare cose' until September 30, a monumental survey fusing retrospective and site-specific works exploring art-architecture relationships. Palermo's Real Albergo dei Poveri presents 'La forma consumata. Arman, Rotella, Warhol' until September 27, juxtaposing Pop Art and Nouveau Réalisme across eight thematic nuclei. At Ecomuseo Mare Memoria Viva, Stefania Galegati's 'Isola delle Femmine' runs until November 28, a travelogue of video, serigraphs, and terracottas reflecting on distance and desire. Palazzo Reale hosts 'Tesori impressionisti. Monet e la Normandia' until September 28, with 97 works tracing Impressionist ties to Normandy. In Scicli, MACC presents 'Giorgio de Chirico. Il sole della Metafisica' until November 1, linking the Metaphysical master to Sicily through 50 works alongside photographs by Chiaramonte, Leone, Ninfa, and Rotoletti. Piazza Armerina's Cortile Aleotta features Chiara Fronterrè's 'Soul Garden' until October 5, using domestic textiles and natural pigments. Centuripe's Centro Espositivo Antiquarium showcases Armando Rotoletti's 'Sicilia: un’isola, tante Sicilie' until September 27, a photographic survey spanning over 30 years.