Trieste Spring 2026 Exhibition Guide: Historical Photography, Japanese Contemporary Art, and Fashion
Trieste presents multiple exhibitions in spring 2026 exploring historical and contemporary themes through photography, video, and fashion. At Palazzo Gopcevich, 'La Fototeca in piazza' displays archival images of Piazza Unità d'Italia, curated by Claudia Colecchia, featuring works by photographers including Carlo Wulz and Gianni Berengo Gardin, running until April 6. Magazzino 26 hosts 'Volti di donna,' a photographic exhibition on Trieste's Belle Époque curated by Claudio Ernè and Massimiliano Muner, closing March 15. The Magazzino delle Idee presents 'JAPAN. Corpi, memorie, visioni,' a survey of contemporary Japanese photography and video by artists like Hiroshi Sugimoto and Rinko Kawauchi, curated by Filippo Maggia and Guido Comis, ending June 7. Castello di Miramare showcases 'Una sfinge l’attrae,' focusing on Archduke Massimiliano d’Asburgo's Egyptian collection, in collaboration with Kunsthistorisches Museum, from April 2 to November 1. ITS Arcademy features 'EXPOSURE,' curated by Tom Eerebout, examining celebrity styling with items worn by figures like Lady Gaga, from March 26, 2026, to January 3, 2027. These exhibitions highlight Trieste's cultural offerings, blending local history with international contemporary art.
Key facts
- Multiple exhibitions in Trieste run from March to November 2026.
- Exhibitions include historical photography, contemporary Japanese art, and fashion styling.
- Key venues: Palazzo Gopcevich, Magazzino 26, Magazzino delle Idee, Castello di Miramare, ITS Arcademy.
- Featured artists: Hiroshi Sugimoto, Rinko Kawauchi, Carlo Wulz, Gianni Berengo Gardin.
- Curators include Claudia Colecchia, Claudio Ernè, Massimiliano Muner, Filippo Maggia, Guido Comis, Tom Eerebout.
Entities
Artists
- Hiroshi Sugimoto
- Rinko Kawauchi
- Carlo Wulz
- Giuseppe Wulz
- Gianni Berengo Gardin
- Franco Fontana
- Noriko Hayashi
- Tomoko Yoneda
- Leonora Carrington
- Urs Fischer
- Cristina Mittermeier
- Alice Neel
- Stefano Arienti
- Nicola Samorì
- Armando Testa
- Massimo Bartolini
- Turner
- Monet
- Van Gogh
- Munch
- Hopper
- Mondrian
- Rothko
- Hito Steyerl
- Degas
- Renoir
- Cézanne
- Picasso
- Matisse
- Modigliani
- Kandinsky
- Fernand Léger
- Yves Klein
- Niki de Saint Phalle
- Arman
- Keith Haring
- Gilbert & George
- Giacomo Balla
- Alexander Mostafa Fazari
- Mark Rothko
- Agnès Varda
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- Jeff Wall
- John Giorno
- Anselm Kiefer
- Irving Penn
- Lucio Fontana
- Franko B
Institutions
- Palazzo Gopcevich
- Magazzino 26
- Magazzino delle Idee
- Castello di Miramare
- ITS Arcademy
- Comune di Trieste
- Casa del Cinema di Trieste
- Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia
- ERPAC
- Kunsthistorisches Museum
- Civico Museo d’Antichità J. J. Winckelmann
- Japan Foundation
- Silvana Editoriale
- Palazzo Reale
- Gagosian Gallery
- Gallerie d'Italia
- Pinacoteca Agnelli
- Palazzo Marchi
- National Geographic
- Museo Civico Archeologico
- Pinacoteca Ambrosiana
- Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte
- Palazzo delle Papesse
- Chiesa di San Carlo
- Villa Manin
- Fondazione Prada
- Museo dell'Ara Pacis
- Detroit Institute of Arts
- Reggia di Venaria
- Museo Nazionale Fernand Léger
- Centre Pompidou
- Palazzo del Governatore
- GNAMC
- Flashback Habitat
- Palazzo Strozzi
- MoMA
- Metropolitan Museum
- Tate
- National Gallery of Art
- Galleria Modernissimo
- Cineteca di Bologna
- La Cinémathèque française
- Accademia Carrara
- The Morgan Library & Museum
- Musei Capitolini
- Museo di San Marco
- Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana
- Fondazione MAST
- MAMbo
- Centro della Fotografia
- Fondazione Accorsi-Ometto
- Maison Européenne de la Photographie (MEP)
- Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti di Torino
- PAV Parco Arte Vivente
- Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
- Fondazione Amendola
- Museo Egizio
- Camera Centro Italiano per la Fotografia
- Unione Culturale Franco Antonicelli
- Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi di Torino
Locations
- Trieste
- Italy
- Vienna
- Japan
- Milan
- Rome
- Vicenza
- Turin
- Parma
- Bologna
- Naples
- Siena
- Cremona
- Passariano
- Udine
- United States
- Florence
- Bergamo
- New York
- Washington
- Paris