10 Must-See Exhibitions in Italy for 2020

Italy's 2020 art calendar is packed with major anniversaries and special events. The year marks 500 years since Raphael's death, celebrated with a monographic exhibition at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome (March 5–June 2, 2020) featuring over 200 masterpieces. The Torlonia Marbles collection goes on public display for the first time at the Musei Capitolini's Palazzo Caffarelli in Rome (April 4, 2020–January 10, 2021). Giambattista Tiepolo's 250th death anniversary is honored at Gallerie d'Italia-Piazza Scala in Milan (October 29, 2020–March 21, 2021). Vittore Carpaccio gets his first monographic show since 1963 at Palazzo Ducale in Venice (October 10, 2020–January 24, 2021). Marc Chagall's exhibition at Palazzo Roverella in Rovigo (April 4–July 5, 2020) focuses on Russian folk culture's influence. Isola Bella celebrates founder Vitaliano VI Borromeo's 400th birth anniversary at Palazzo Borromeo (March 20–September 2, 2020). The Reggia di Venaria hosts 'Sfida al Barocco' (March 13–June 14, 2020) with over 200 works from 1680–1750. Andrea Mantegna is featured at Palazzo Madama in Turin (until May 4, 2020). 'Le Signore del Barocco' at Palazzo Reale in Milan (from December 2020) highlights 17th-century female artists. Jim Dine's retrospective at Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome (February 11–June 2, 2020) includes over 60 works from 1959 to 2016.