Salvador Dalí and Marc Chagall exhibitions announced for Jubilee 2025 in Rome
The Dicastery for Evangelization has selected Salvador Dalí and Marc Chagall for two exhibitions during the 2025 Jubilee, curated by Don Alessio Geretti. The Chagall show will run in summer 2024 at the Church of San Marcello al Corso, and the Dalí exhibition from November 2024 to January 2025 at the Borromini sacristy of Sant'Agnese in Agone. Both are free and part of a broader cultural program including concerts, film screenings, an exhibition on Eastern icons (late 2024 at Sant'Agnese in Agone, with works from Russia and Ukraine), and the Cento presepi in Vaticano nativity display in collaboration with the Municipality of Rome. Geretti described Chagall as a Jewish artist who recognized the fascination of Christ, and Dalí as closer to Christian faith than commonly thought, despite not being a regular Catholic. The Jubilee officially begins December 24, 2024.
Key facts
- Two exhibitions dedicated to Salvador Dalí and Marc Chagall are planned for the 2025 Jubilee.
- Curated by Don Alessio Geretti, external collaborator of the Dicastery for Evangelization.
- Chagall exhibition: summer 2024 at Church of San Marcello al Corso, Rome.
- Dalí exhibition: November 2024 to January 2025 at Borromini sacristy, Sant'Agnese in Agone, Rome.
- All events are free and organized by the Dicastery for Evangelization.
- Additional events include concerts (Armonie di speranza from April 28, 2024 at Sant'Ignazio di Loyola), film screenings (La porta del cielo, 1944, by De Sica and Zavattini), an Eastern icons exhibition (late 2024 at Sant'Agnese in Agone), and Cento presepi in Vaticano.
- Geretti noted Chagall, though Jewish, explicitly recognized Christ's fascination; Dalí, though not a regular Catholic, was closer to Christian faith than imagined.
- Jubilee 2025 officially begins December 24, 2024.
Entities
Artists
- Salvador Dalí
- Marc Chagall
- Vittorio De Sica
- Cesare Zavattini
Institutions
- Dicastery for Evangelization
- Church of San Marcello al Corso
- Sant'Agnese in Agone
- Borromini sacristy
- Church of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola
- Comune di Roma
- Vatican
Locations
- Rome
- Italy