Easter 2022: 10 Italian Cultural Itineraries from Museums to Bike Tours
During Easter 2022, Italy's cultural institutions and museums will feature unique events and extended hours. From April 15 to 25, Turin's Royal Museums will showcase 'A tu per tu con Leonardo,' highlighting Leonardo da Vinci's Codex on the Flight of Birds along with 13 drawings. The Hypermaremma festival returns in Tuscany, focusing on nature projects. On April 18 and 25, Urbino's Galleria Nazionale delle Marche will unveil six newly renovated rooms displaying 150 rare maiolicas. Additionally, Terni's CAOS museum will organize a treasure hunt on Easter Monday, while Rome's 'Pasqua nei Musei' initiative (April 14-18) provides free entry to civic museums. Bergamo's Accademia Carrara and Brescia's Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo will preview their initiatives for being the Italian Capital of Culture 2023, and the Sacro Monte di Varese will offer Easter-themed art tours. The Reggia di Venaria will introduce 'Le Domeniche del Gioco' featuring circus activities, and Turin's Palazzo Madama will present 'Invito a Pompei.' A new cycling route will also be inaugurated on Easter Monday.
Key facts
- Royal Museums Turin exhibit Leonardo da Vinci's Codex on the Flight of Birds and 13 drawings from April 15-25, 2022
- Hypermaremma festival in Maremma Toscana starts its fourth edition with two nature projects over Easter weekend
- Galleria Nazionale delle Marche in Urbino opens six renovated rooms on April 18 and 25, adding hundreds of works including 150 maiolicas
- Cassa di Risparmio di Pesaro deposits its collection for ten years at Galleria Nazionale delle Marche
- Reggia di Venaria launches 'Le Domeniche del Gioco' with circus activities inspired by exhibitions 'Dalle piazze alle Corti' and 'Foto in Gioco!'
- CAOS museum in Terni holds an Easter Monday treasure hunt for families on April 18
- Rome's 'Pasqua nei Musei' runs April 14-18 with free access to civic museums for MIC card holders
- A new cycling route between Santarcangelo di Romagna and Bellaria Igea Marina opens on Easter Monday
- Accademia Carrara in Bergamo and Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo in Brescia offer reduced admission and special activities for Easter
- Palazzo Madama in Turin hosts 'Invito a Pompei' exhibition recreating a 1st-century AD Roman domus
Entities
Artists
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Federico Barocci
- Giovanni Carnovali (detto Piccio)
- Roselena Ramistella
- Giorgio Galotti
- Carlo Pratis
- Matteo d'Aloja
- Giangavino Pazzola
- Peter Bottazzi
Institutions
- Musei Reali Torino
- Biblioteca Reale
- Hypermaremma
- Galleria Nazionale delle Marche
- Palazzo Ducale Urbino
- Cassa di Risparmio di Pesaro
- Reggia di Venaria
- CAMERA
- CAOS Centro Arte Opificio Siri
- Roma Culture
- Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali
- Zètema Progetto Cultura
- Musei Capitolini
- Mercati di Traiano
- Museo dell'Ara Pacis
- Centrale Montemartini
- Museo di Roma
- Museo di Roma in Trastevere
- Galleria d'Arte Moderna
- Musei di Villa Torlonia
- Museo Civico di Zoologia
- Museo di Scultura Antica Giovanni Barracco
- Museo Carlo Bilotti
- Museo Napoleonico
- Museo Pietro Canonica
- Museo della Repubblica Romana
- Museo di Casal de' Pazzi
- Museo delle Mura
- Serra Moresca di Villa Torlonia
- Villa di Massenzio
- Mausoleo di Augusto
- Foro Romano
- Palatino
- Circo Massimo
- Italia Nostra Valmarecchia
- Atlantide
- Accademia Carrara
- Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo
- Museo Baroffio
- Sacro Monte di Varese
- Palazzo Madama
- Parco Archeologico di Pompei
- Fondazione Torino Musei
- Artribune
Locations
- Turin
- Italy
- Maremma Toscana
- Tuscany
- Urbino
- Marche
- Pesaro
- Venaria Reale
- Terni
- Rome
- Santarcangelo di Romagna
- Bellaria Igea Marina
- Rimini
- Forlì-Cesena
- San Mauro Pascoli
- Bergamo
- Brescia
- Varese
- Pompei
- Naples