Narni's Rocca Albornoz to Open SAM Street Art Museum in May 2023
Beginning May 1, 2023, the medieval Rocca Albornoz in Narni, Umbria, will become the venue for SAM (Street Art Museum), showcasing approximately 70 artworks. Directed by Gianluca Marziani and Stefano Antonelli, the museum will feature research labs, temporary exhibition areas, and installations within the castle's garden. The opening exhibition, titled 'Origins – Rizhome – Una storia aumentata della Street Art_capitolo uno,' will be succeeded by 'Banksy – Realismo Capitalista' starting May 21. Narni, renowned for its underground tours (Narni Sotterranea, uncovered in 1979), will now incorporate street art into its offerings. Nearby Terni boasts public artworks by Arnaldo Pomodoro, accessible through the TAM Terni Art Mapping app. The Hermans Festival in Collescipoli is scheduled from April 30 to June 18, with dining options including Mammè, Nascostoposto, and Origine.
Key facts
- SAM Street Art Museum opens May 1, 2023 at Rocca Albornoz in Narni
- Permanent collection of about 70 works
- Directors: Gianluca Marziani and Stefano Antonelli
- Inaugural exhibition: 'Origins – Rizhome – Una storia aumentata della Street Art_capitolo uno'
- Banksy exhibition 'Realismo Capitalista' starts May 21, 2023
- Narni Sotterranea underground tour circuit discovered in 1979
- Pinacoteca Comunale in Palazzo Eroli holds Ghirlandaio and Gozzoli works
- Terni public art includes works by Arnaldo Pomodoro, Beverly Pepper, and others
Entities
Artists
- Domenico Ghirlandaio
- Benozzo Gozzoli
- Berardo Eroli
- Federico Zuccari
- Gianluca Marziani
- Stefano Antonelli
- Banksy
- Pablo Echaurren
- Antonello Matarazzo
- Bruno Di Marino
- Arnaldo Pomodoro
- Giulio Turcato
- Carlo Lorenzetti
- Eliseo Mattiacci
- Beverly Pepper
- Agapito Miniucchi
- Aurelio De Felice
- Bruno Ceccobelli
- Federico Brook
- Attilio Pierelli
- Umberto Mastroianni
- Vincenzo Gaetaniello
- Giuseppe Maraniello
- Corrado Cagli
- Luigi Marras
- Mario Ridolfi
- Mario Fagiolo
- Tommaso Montineri
- Armando Beneduce
- Giulia Giocondi
- Amedeo Serva
- Yuri Lenzi
Institutions
- SAM Street Art Museum
- Rocca Albornoz
- Pinacoteca Comunale di Palazzo Eroli
- Narni Sotterranea
- CAOS Centro Arti Opificio Siri
- TAM Terni Art Mapping
- Hermans Festival
- Collegiata di Santa Maria Maggiore (Collescipoli)
- Collegiata di San Nicolò (Collescipoli)
- Mammè
- Nascostoposto
- Origine
- Tonka
- Crunch
Locations
- Narni
- Umbria
- Italy
- Rocca Albornoz
- Piazza dei Priori
- Cattedrale di San Giovenale
- Chiesa di Santa Margherita
- Chiesa di Santa Maria Impensole
- San Francesco
- Palazzo Eroli
- Gole del Nera
- Mole di Narni
- Stifone
- Abbazia di San Cassiano
- Terni
- Piazza Tacito
- Torre Orsina
- Villalago di Piediluco
- CAOS
- Collescipoli
- Stroncone
- Rivodutri