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Italian Museums Reopen in Yellow Zone with Major Contemporary Art Shows

exhibition · 2026-04-27

Starting April 26, Italy will reimpose 'yellow zone' restrictions, permitting a phased reopening of museums. FMAV Fondazione Modena Arti Visive will unveil four exhibitions, featuring Willie Doherty and the finale of the Premio Davide Vignali. In Turin, new exhibitions will debut at GAM, MAO, and Palazzo Madama, including 'Viaggio controcorrente' and 'Sul principio di contraddizione.' MAO will extend 'China goes Urban' until June 13, while Palazzo Madama will showcase the World Press Photo Exhibition 2021 beginning May 7. PAC Milano will reopen, prolonging Luisa Lambri's 'Autoritratto' until September 19. The Collezione Peggy Guggenheim will reopen on April 28, followed by Castello di Rivoli on April 29, and Villa Medici in Rome on April 28. Additionally, Museo di Fotografia Contemporanea and MAXXI in Rome will present new exhibitions, and Triennale Milano will reopen with 'Museo del Design Italiano.'

Key facts

  • Italy entered yellow zone on April 26, 2021, allowing museum reopenings
  • FMAV Modena reopens four exhibitions including Willie Doherty and Anime Manga
  • GAM Turin opens 'Viaggio controcorrente' from Iannaccone collection and 'Sul principio di contraddizione'
  • MAO Turin extends 'China goes Urban' to June 13, 2021
  • Palazzo Madama hosts World Press Photo Exhibition 2021 from May 7
  • PAC Milan extends Luisa Lambri's 'Autoritratto' to September 19, 2021
  • Peggy Guggenheim Collection reopens April 28 with rehang honoring Venice's 1600 years
  • Castello di Rivoli uses Claudia Comte exhibition as vaccination site with new sound work
  • Villa Medici shows Johan Creten's 'I peccati' with 55 works and historical pieces
  • Museo di Fotografia Contemporanea presents 'Ritratto Paesaggio Astratto' and 'Tana libera tutti!'
  • MAXXI Rome features Aldo Rossi monographic, Navin Rawanchaikul, and MAXXI BVLGARI Prize
  • Triennale Milano reopens with Museo del Design Italiano and Enzo Mari exhibition

Entities

Artists

  • Willie Doherty
  • Davide Vignali
  • Luisa Lambri
  • Zehra Doğan
  • Edmondo Bacci
  • Tancredi Parmeggiani
  • Giuseppe Santomaso
  • Emilio Vedova
  • Claudia Comte
  • Egon Elliut
  • Giulio Paolini
  • Marcella Beccaria
  • Francesco Barocco
  • Riccardo Baruzzi
  • Luca Bertolo
  • Flavio Favelli
  • Diego Perrone
  • Elena Volpato
  • René Magritte
  • Salvador Dalí
  • Joan Miró
  • André Masson
  • Man Ray
  • Hans Bellmer
  • Roberto Matta
  • Giorgio de Chirico
  • Silvia Guastalla
  • Maurizio Vanni
  • Adriano Venturelli
  • Matteo Graniti
  • Johan Creten
  • Noëlle Tissier
  • Lucas Van Leyden
  • Hans Baldung
  • Jacques Callot
  • Barthel Beham
  • Paul van Vianen
  • Olivo Barbieri
  • Gabriele Basilico
  • Letizia Battaglia
  • Lisetta Carmi
  • Mario Cresci
  • Gianni Berengo Gardin
  • Luigi Ghirri
  • Franco Fontana
  • Mario Giacomelli
  • Mimmo Jodice
  • Uliano Lucas
  • Paola Mattioli
  • Paolo Monti
  • Thomas Struth
  • Aldo Rossi
  • Navin Rawanchaikul
  • Jannis Kounellis
  • Carla Accardi
  • Mario Schifano
  • Luciano Fabro
  • Claudio Parmiggiani
  • Giulia Cenci
  • Tomaso De Luca
  • Renato Leotta
  • Enzo Mari
  • Hans Ulrich Obrist
  • Francesca Giacomelli
  • Piero Ruggeri
  • Claudia Giraud
  • Vincent van Gogh
  • Marco Goldin
  • Regina Cassolo Bracchi
  • Neïl Beloufa
  • Chen Zhen
  • Maurizio Cattelan
  • Roberta Tenconi
  • Andrea del Castagno
  • Michelangelo
  • Pontormo
  • Zuccari
  • Caravaggio
  • Robert Capa
  • Cynthia Young
  • Michelangelo Buonarroti
  • Cristina Acidini
  • Elena Capretti
  • Alessandro Cecchi
  • Correggio
  • Maria Luigia d'Asburgo
  • Paolo Toschi
  • Simone Verde
  • Lisette Model
  • Horst P. Horst
  • Monica Poggi
  • Giangavino Pazzola
  • Diane Arbus
  • Larry Fink

Institutions

  • FMAV Fondazione Modena Arti Visive
  • MATA
  • GAM Torino
  • MAO
  • Palazzo Madama
  • Fondazione Torino Musei
  • Fondazione Piemontese per la Ricerca sul Cancro
  • Musei Reali di Torino
  • PAC Milano
  • Collezione Peggy Guggenheim
  • Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea
  • Lu.C.C.A. – Lucca Center of Contemporary Art
  • Accademia di Francia a Roma – Villa Medici
  • Almine Rech
  • Perrotin
  • Museo di Fotografia Contemporanea di Cinisello Balsamo
  • MAXXI
  • BVLGARI
  • Triennale Milano
  • Artribune
  • The Washington Post
  • World Press Photo
  • Centro Culturale Altinate San Gaetano
  • Van Gogh Museum
  • Kröller-Müller Museum
  • Linea d'ombra
  • GAMeC Bergamo
  • Centre Pompidou
  • Hangar Bicocca
  • Pirelli HangarBicocca
  • Musei San Domenico Forlì
  • Gallerie degli Uffizi
  • Musei Capitolini
  • Musei Reali Torino
  • Centro Internazionale di Fotografia di New York
  • Palazzo Ducale Genova
  • Associazione Culturale MetaMorfosi
  • Colosseo
  • Nuova Pilotta Parma
  • CAMERA – Centro Italiano per la Fotografia
  • Vogue

Locations

  • Italy
  • Modena
  • Emilia-Romagna
  • Turin
  • Piedmont
  • Milan
  • Venice
  • Rivoli
  • Lucca
  • Rome
  • Cinisello Balsamo
  • Como
  • Genoa
  • Novara
  • Belgium
  • Grancy
  • Grosseto
  • Orbetello
  • Padua
  • Amsterdam
  • Otterlo
  • Netherlands
  • Bergamo
  • Paris
  • France
  • Forlì
  • New York
  • United States
  • Parma
  • Pompeii

Sources