Italy's 2026 Exhibition Season: From Kiefer to Abramović
The 2026 exhibition calendar in Italy features significant retrospectives and thematic displays. In Milan, 'Le Alchimiste' by Anselm Kiefer is showcased at Palazzo Reale from February 7 to September 27, while a posthumous retrospective of Luciano Fabro will be held at Pirelli HangarBicocca from October 8, 2026, to February 21, 2027. Fondazione Prada will unveil Mona Hatoum's 'Over, Under and In Between' from January 29 to November 9, and the Museo Poldi Pezzoli will host 'Meraviglie del Grand Tour' from January 30 to May 4. In Venice, exhibitions include Peggy Guggenheim's London years (April 25–October 19) and Marina Abramović's 'Transforming Energy' (May 6–October 19). Additionally, Mario Schifano will be featured in Rome (March–July) and 'Barocco' in Forlì (February 21–June 28).
Key facts
- Anselm Kiefer's 'Le Alchimiste' at Palazzo Reale, Milan, from Feb 7 to Sep 27, 2026.
- Luciano Fabro retrospective at Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan, from Oct 8, 2026 to Feb 21, 2027.
- Mona Hatoum site-specific project at Fondazione Prada, Milan, from Jan 29 to Nov 9, 2026.
- Marina Abramović solo show at Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, from May 6 to Oct 19, 2026.
- Peggy Guggenheim exhibition at her Venice collection from Apr 25 to Oct 19, 2026.
- Mark Rothko exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, from Mar 14 to Jul 26, 2026.
- Colleoni tarot deck reunited at Accademia Carrara, Bergamo, from Feb 27 to Jun 2, 2026.
- Bernini and Barberini exhibition at Palazzo Barberini, Rome, from Feb 12 to Jun 14, 2026.
Entities
Artists
- Anselm Kiefer
- Luciano Fabro
- Mona Hatoum
- Marina Abramović
- Peggy Guggenheim
- Mark Rothko
- Mario Schifano
- Gian Lorenzo Bernini
- Giovanni Paolo Pannini
- Ferzan Ozpetek
- John Giorno
- Mark Michaelson
- Leonora Carrington
- Niki de Saint Phalle
- Marcel Duchamp
- Samuel Beckett
- Caterina Sforza
- Isabella Cortese
- Maria la Giudea
- Rebecca Vaughan
- Mary Anne Atwood
- Maffeo Barberini (Pope Urban VIII)
- Lorenzo de' Medici
- Vincent van Gogh
- Piet Mondrian
- Claude Monet
- Max Ernst
- René Magritte
- Pablo Picasso
- Paul Klee
- Giorgio de Chirico
- Camille Pissarro
- Alfred Sisley
- Pierre Bonnard
- Beato Angelico
- Michelangelo
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- Jeff Wall
- Irving Penn
- Lucio Fontana
Institutions
- Palazzo Reale (Milan)
- Pirelli HangarBicocca
- Fondazione Prada
- Museo Poldi Pezzoli
- Gallerie dell'Accademia (Venice)
- Collezione Peggy Guggenheim
- Palazzo Strozzi
- Accademia Carrara
- Palazzo Barberini
- Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica
- Palazzo Esposizioni (Rome)
- Museo Civico San Domenico (Forlì)
- Palazzo Martinengo (Brescia)
- Museo d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea. Casa Cavazzini (Udine)
- Kunst Museum Winterthur
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
- Morgan Library & Museum (New York)
- MAMbo (Bologna)
- Gallerie degli Uffizi
- Museo di San Marco (Florence)
- Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera
- Artribune
- Palazzo Reale
- Fondazione MAST
- MAMbo
- Centro della Fotografia
- Fondazione Ometto-Accorsi
- Maison Européenne de la Photographie
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Venice
- Rome
- Florence
- Bergamo
- Brescia
- Forlì
- Udine
- Bologna
- Winterthur
- Switzerland
- New York
- United States
- London
- United Kingdom
- Donaueschingen
- Germany
- Beirut
- Lebanon
- Belgrade
- Serbia
- Daugavpils
- Latvia
- Naples
- Turin
- Voghera
- Sala delle Cariatidi (Palazzo Reale, Milan)
- Cisterna building (Fondazione Prada, Milan)