Jubilee 2025 in Rome: Key Art Exhibitions Guide

The Jubilee 2025, declared by Pope Francis, began with the opening of the Holy Door at St. Peter's on December 24, 2024, and will conclude on January 6, 2026. Rome's cultural scene is enriched with themed exhibitions. At Sant'Agnese in Agone, 'Icone d'Oriente' presents 18 restored icons from Greece, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russia, and Macedonia, running from December 16, 2024, to February 16, 2025. Palazzo Cipolla hosts 'Chagall a Roma' featuring the 'White Crucifixion' (1938), a key work reflecting on Jewish suffering and a favorite of Pope Francis, on view from November 27, 2024, to January 27, 2025. Palazzo della Minerva displays 'San Francesco tra Cimabue e Perugino' with the rare Chartula manuscript from 1224 and works by Cimabue, Perugino, and others, from December 11, 2024, to March 2, 2025. The Vatican Museums present 'Le anime del Bernini' with two early marble busts, 'Anima beata' and 'Anima dannata', from November 19, 2024, to March 1, 2025. At the Musei Capitolini, 'Capolavori dalla Pinacoteca di Ancona' features six Renaissance masterpieces by Titian, Lotto, Crivelli, Guercino, and Olivuccio da Ciccarello, including Titian's 'Pala Gozzi', from November 26, 2024, to March 3, 2025. Palazzo Bonaparte will host 'Munch. Il grido interiore' from February 11 to June 2, 2025, with 100 works from the Munch Museum in Oslo, followed by 'Antico Egitto' from September 2025 in collaboration with the Museo Egizio di Torino.