Roberto Casamonti Collection Opens in Historic Florence Palace

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Mark your calendar for March 25, 2018, because that's when the Roberto Casamonti Collection will open at the beautiful Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni in Florence, right near Palazzo Strozzi and the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum. The inaugural exhibition, called "From the Early 20th Century to the 1960s," features works by famous artists like Fattori, Boldini, and Picasso, among others. This impressive collection is a generous gift from gallerist Roberto Casamonti and is managed by a cultural association headed by art historian Sonia Zampini. It will run until spring 2019, after which a follow-up exhibition will showcase Italian and international art from 1960 to today.

Key facts

The Roberto Casamonti Collection opens March 25, 2018, in Florence.
The museum is located in Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni.
The inaugural exhibition covers early 20th century to the 1960s.
Works by over 30 artists including Picasso, Klee, and de Chirico are featured.
The collection is donated to the city by Roberto Casamonti.
Sonia Zampini is the director of the collection.
The exhibition runs until spring 2019.
A second exhibition will cover art from 1960 to the present.

Entities

Artists

Giovanni Fattori
Giovanni Boldini
Giacomo Balla
Alberto Viani
Mario Sironi
Gino Severini
Marino Marini
Giorgio Morandi
Giorgio de Chirico
Alberto Savinio
Enrico Prampolini
Felice Casorati
Alberto Magnelli
Osvaldo Licini
Pablo Picasso
Fernand Léger
Chaïm Soutine
Paul Klee
Marc Chagall
Max Ernst
Wassily Kandinsky
Hans Hartung
Roberto Matta
Jean Fautrier
Wifredo Lam
Piero Dorazio
Carla Accardi
Afro Basaldella
Emilio Vedova
Giuseppe Capogrossi
Alberto Burri
Lucio Fontana
Piero Manzoni
Roberto Casamonti
Sonia Zampini

Institutions

Collezione Roberto Casamonti
Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni
Palazzo Strozzi
Museo Salvatore Ferragamo
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Locations

Florence
Italy
Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni
Palazzo Strozzi
Palazzo Spini Feroni

Sources

Artribune — 2018-03-21