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Five Major September Exhibitions Across Italy

exhibition · 2026-04-27

In September 2021, Italy sees the launch of five significant exhibitions. From September 9, 2021, to February 20, 2022, Palazzo Ducale in Genoa presents the largest retrospective of M.C. Escher, showcasing over 200 pieces. Meanwhile, the Fondazione Magnani-Rocca in Mamiano di Traversetolo features "Miró. Il colore dei sogni" from September 11 to December 12, 2021, highlighting fifty works spanning the 1930s to the 1970s. Palazzo Ducale in Venice celebrates the city’s 1600th anniversary with an exhibition running until March 25, 2022, displaying approximately 300 works. Additionally, Palazzo Reale in Milan hosts a Claude Monet exhibition starting September 18, 2021, with 53 paintings. Lastly, the Musei Reali in Turin juxtaposes Orazio Gentileschi's "Saint Cecilia Playing the Spinet and an Angel" with "Annunciation."

Key facts

  • Palazzo Ducale di Genova hosts the largest Escher retrospective from September 9, 2021 to February 20, 2022.
  • Escher exhibition includes over 200 works and immersive rooms comparing him to Piranesi and Vasarely.
  • Fondazione Magnani-Rocca presents 'Miró. Il colore dei sogni' from September 11 to December 12, 2021.
  • Miró exhibition is organized with Fundación MAPFRE and features fifty works from the 1930s-1970s.
  • A Pasolini centenary Focus exhibition opens at Fondazione Magnani-Rocca on September 11, 2021.
  • Venice's 1600th anniversary exhibition at Palazzo Ducale runs until March 25, 2022 with about 300 works.
  • Claude Monet exhibition at Palazzo Reale Milano opens September 18, 2021 with 53 paintings from Musée Marmottan.
  • Musei Reali Torino presents a comparison of two Orazio Gentileschi paintings.

Entities

Artists

  • Maurits Cornelis Escher
  • Giovanni Battista Piranesi
  • Victor Vasarely
  • Joan Miró
  • Pier Paolo Pasolini
  • Luigi Magnani
  • Carpaccio
  • Tiziano
  • Veronese
  • Tiepolo
  • Canaletto
  • Guardi
  • Claude Monet
  • Orazio Gentileschi
  • Caravaggio

Institutions

  • Palazzo Ducale di Genova
  • Fondazione Magnani-Rocca
  • Fundación MAPFRE
  • Palazzo Ducale (Venezia)
  • Musei Civici di Venezia
  • Palazzo Reale Milano
  • Musée Marmottan Monet
  • Musei Reali Torino
  • Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria
  • Galleria Sabauda
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Genova
  • Italia
  • Mamiano di Traversetolo
  • Parma
  • Venezia
  • Milano
  • Parigi
  • Giverny
  • Torino
  • Perugia
  • Bologna
  • Roma
  • Olanda

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