Reggia di Venaria announces 2026 exhibitions: cinema costumes and modern masters
In anticipation of its 20th anniversary in 2027, the Reggia di Venaria, which attracted more than 570,000 paying visitors in 2025, has revealed its exhibition lineup for 2026. From April 17 to September 6, 2026, the venue will present "Regine in scena. Mito, storia e fantasia," overseen by curator Massimo Cantini Parrini. This exhibition will display costumes from notable films such as "Marie Antoinette" (2006), "Medea" (1969), "Il racconto dei racconti" (2015), and "The Brothers Grimm" (2005), linking back to the palace's history with duchesses Cristina di Francia and Maria Giovanna Battista di Savoia Nemours. Following this, "Les Modernes. Da Matisse a Bacon," curated by Sylvie Ramond, will run from October 8, 2026, to February 14, 2027, featuring works by Matisse, Picasso, and Bacon.
Key facts
- Reggia di Venaria had 570,000 paid visitors in 2025.
- 2027 marks 20 years since the restoration completion in 2007.
- Exhibition 'Regine in scena' runs April 17 to September 6, 2026.
- Curated by Massimo Cantini Parrini.
- Features costumes from films by Sofia Coppola, Pasolini, Garrone, Gilliam.
- Exhibition 'Les Modernes' runs October 8, 2026 to February 14, 2027.
- Curated by Sylvie Ramond in collaboration with Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon.
- Includes works by Matisse, Picasso, Derain, Dubuffet, Lam, Hartung, Hantaï, Bacon.
Entities
Artists
- Massimo Cantini Parrini
- Kirsten Dunst
- Sofia Coppola
- Milena Canonero
- Maria Callas
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Piero Tosi
- Salma Hayek
- Matteo Garrone
- Monica Bellucci
- Terry Gilliam
- Gabriella Pescucci
- Sylvie Ramond
- Henri Matisse
- Pablo Picasso
- André Derain
- Jean Dubuffet
- Wifredo Lam
- Hans Hartung
- Simon Hantaï
- Francis Bacon
- Ferdinand Léger
- Cristina di Francia
- Maria Giovanna Battista di Savoia Nemours
- Carlo Emanuele II di Savoia
- Filippo Juvarra
- Michele Briamonte
Institutions
- Reggia di Venaria
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon
- Consorzio delle Residenze Reali Sabaude
- Sartoria Tirelli
- Artribune
Locations
- Venaria Reale
- Turin
- Italy
- Lyon
- France