Palazzo Venezia, via del Plebiscito, 118. Info 0669994319
Until 18 May: 10 Grandi Mostre. Sebastiano Del Piombo. Venezia 1485 - 1547
Sebastiano Luciani, known as "del Piombo" - who famously argued with Michelangelo regarding the execution of the Sistine Chapel’s decorations - is a Renaissance painter from Venice who has always been underrated by critics. Given that the Venetian Sebastiano Del Piombo was the only painter capable of being a counterpoint to Raphael’s poetics in the 16th century, this assessment is unjust. The artist spent much of his artistically more mature period in Rome and now the city has put on the first retrospective dedicated to him featuring large canvases, life-size portraits, paintings on wood and preparatory sketches. The show tracks Del Piombo’s artistic development, from the warm colourful work of his beginnings to the darker atmospheres of the later period. Tue-thu h10-20; fri-sat h10-22. €10, reduced €8
Palazzo delle Esposizioni, via Nazionale, 194. Info 0639967500
Museo di Roma in Trastevere, piazza S. Egiidio, 1b. Info 060608
GNAM Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, viale delle Belle Arti, 131. Info 06322981
GIL, largo Ascianghi, 5
Villa Glori, via Argentina, 10
IILA, via dei Catilinari, 3
From 4 Apr to 25 May: FotoGrafia. Festival Internazionale di Roma www
The cycle of "Lezioni romane" (Roman lessons) opens the seventh edition of this festival with talks by Josef Koudelka and Martin Parr. The theme this year is "Vedere la normalità. La fotografia racconta il quotidiano" (Seeing normality. Photography recounts the everyday) and aims to underline how the seventh art reigns supreme as to the narrative potential of the everyday. There will be events, screenings, lectures, presentations and discussions looking at the work of Paolo Woods (presenting "Chinese safari"), Leonie Purchas and Gabriele Basilico. A lot of space is devoted to photojournalism during this festival, reportages on Tokyo and Burma and the work of up-and-coming photographers in the newly opened Pavilion 9C venue in the Mattatoio.
Musei Capitolini - Palazzo Caffarelli, piazza del Campidoglio. Info 060608
Until 8 Jun: Ricordi dell'antico. Sculture, porcellane e arredi all'epoca del Grand Tour (Memories of the Past. The sculptures, ceramics and furnishings of the Grand Tour era)
The 18th century was enamoured of classical art and placed it at the base of every modern artist's creativity. The 150 works on show - including ceramic pieces, paintings, drawings and etchings - help us understand how much attention is given to antiquity. Visitors will be able to admire Luigi Valadier's Callipygian Venus and Apollo of Belvedere, or the figures of Laocoon, Castor and Pollux and Bacchus and Ariadne sculpted by Francesco and Luigi Righetti. Paintings, watercolours and etchings will illustrate the figurative and cultural environment of this period. Among these the views of Rome by Panini are particularly worthy of mention. Tue-sun h9-20. €4,50, reduced €2,50
Scuderie del Quirinale, via XXIV Maggio, 16. Info 0639967500
Until 10 Jun: Ottocento. Da Canova al Quarto Stato (1800s. From Canova to the Fourth State)
This is the first major exhibition dedicated to Italian 19th century painting, a century during which our country was conquering the rest of Europe with the likes of Verdi, Puccini, Rossini, but still wasn't considered to excel culturally. The over 100 masterpieces to go on show at the Scuderie del Quirinale show how this century boasted a rich selection of interesting paintings. Artists such as Appiani, Palagi, Hayez and representatives of the Milanese Romantic School, the Macchiaioli (Fattori, Lega, Signorini) in Florence, the Vedutists of the Posillipo and Morelli School in Naples created works that were free of classical restrictions and who nourished themselves with ideas from the Risorgimento and Romanticism. These paintings showed everyday scenes and highlighted the existential unease of modern man. Sun-thu h10-20; fri and sat h10-22,30. €10, reduced €7,50
Complesso del Vittoriano, via San Pietro in Carcere
From 7 Mar to 29 Jun: Renoir. Tradizione e innovazione (Renoir. Tradition and innovation)
The city of Limoges gave birth to one of the greatest Impressionist artists, Pierre-Auguste Renoir. The artist was a huge fan of music and profoundly smitten with female sensuality – female nudes were among his favourite subjects. His first significant experiences in the field of painting were had together with other talented artists Monet and Sisley, with whom he painted outdoors under the sky of Fointainebleau. Approximately 150 creations on loan from Italian and international museums go on show and explore Renoir’s human and artistic journey. These works are suffused with sun, light and colour; they are snapshots of intimate and tender moments, immersed in an atmospheric intensity. Mon-thu h9,30-19,30; fri and sat h9,30-23,30; sun h9,30-20,30. €10, reduced €7,50
Colosseo, piazza del Colosseo. Info 0639967700
Until 4 Sep: Trionfi romani (Roman Victories)
The bas-reliefs, bronzes, coins, sculptures and paintings on display aim to get the concept of ‘Roman vistories’ across to the public by telling us about the ceremonies and festivities surrounding the historic big battles. The first section of the exhibition relates to victories and their development, from the Etruscan to the Hellenistic worlds; the second section shows images of illustrious victors and the illustrious defeated – among which Caesar, Pompeius and Octavian – and reproduces battle scenes. The last section is devoted to conquered peoples: the Greeks, the Judeans, the Dacians and the Barbarians. Until 31 Aug h8,30-19,15; from 1 Sep h8,30-19. €11, reduced €6,50
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Sala Santa Rita, via Montanara (adiacente piazza Campitelli). Info 0667105568
Until 3 Apr: Il cerchio ristretto. Fotografie e installazione di Anastasia Khoroshilova (The inner circle. Photos and installations by Anastasia Khoroshilova)
The young Moscow-born photographer Anastasia Khoroshilova is considered a post-diaspora artist by the critics given that she was educated in Berlin and then returned to her country of origin. After exhibiting all over the world (and garnering plaudits from an international public) she is now being granted her first Roman solo exhibition. The large-format black-and-white photos portray young students who frequent Moscow’s Hebrew School – the metaphorical "inner circle". The circular layout of the exhibition mirrors this idea. The images also feature mirrors on their backs…the result is the visual super-imposition of the subjects photographed, as well as the super-imposition of the visitors to the show. Mon-fri h10-18. Admission free
Museo Hendrik C. Andersen, via P. S. Mancini, 20. Info 063219089/0632298302
Until 6 Apr: Pier Pander. 1864 – 1919. Scultore olandese a Roma (Pier Pander, 1864 – 1919. Dutch sculptor in Rome)
The Andersen Museum focuses on foreign artists working in Italy. This time it dedicates an exhibition to the bas-reliefs and sculptures (on loan from the Fries museum in Leeuwarden) of Dutch sculptor Pier Pander. Educated at Amsterdam's Art Institute and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris he set up his atelier-home in Rome, which soon became a meeting point for artists, writers and travellers from Holland who came to the Eternal City between the late 1800s and early 1900s. Pander’s "Tempio dell'Arte" (Temple of Art) - made up of five imposing nudes representing Dawn, Emotion, Thought, Courage and Strength – is a perfect example of the visionary and utopian spirit embraced by the Andersen Museum.
Braccio di Carlo Magno, piazza San Pietro (Città del Vaticano). Info 0668193064; 0669884095
Until 13 Apr: Roma-Santiago/ Santiago-Roma. Itinerari, segni e memoria dell'Europa del pellegrinaggio (Roma-Santiago/ Santiago-Roma. Itineraries, signs and memories of Europe as a pilgrimage site)
Paolo Caucci von Saucken curated this photography exhibition exploring the churches, streets, landscapes and buildings of this famous pilgrimage. People have once again become sensitive to the appeal of pilgrimages and many are walking from Rome to Santiago and back again as a result. This exhibition explores the possibility of the "Camino de Santiago" and the "Via Francigena" being rejoined, and then carrying on to Jerusalem both by water and by land, recomposing the itineraries of the three 'major pilgrimages'. "Roma-Santiago/ Santiago-Roma" is a pilgrimage of the soul and of the mind. Lun-mar e gio-dom h10-18. Ingresso gratuito
Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo, Lungotevere di Castello, 50
Until 13 Apr: Le radici e il mito. Magie e sculture di Pasquale Ciao (The roots and the myth. Magic and sculpture by Pasquale Ciao)
"I want to bring old trees back to life. Once it has lost its natural function I transform wood into art," says Pasquale Ciao, an artist who expresses himself through the mixed media of painting and sculpture. The artist collects trunks from burnt olive trees in the mountains and woods around him, and paints them. In each case he starts with the piece of wood's natural shape and finds a very unique artistic solution for it. €7 www
Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo, Lungotevere di Castello, 50
Until 20 Apr: Baltico - Mediterraneo Sconfinamenti. Arti, popoli, generazioni a confronto (Baltic - Mediterranean without Borders. Art, peoples, confrontation between the generations)
This exhibition – curated by Sergio Rossi – makes of cultural analysis and comparison its raison d’être and focuses on the artistic landscapes of Italy and Finland, expanding its horizons also towards Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Denmark, Morocco, Egypt and Tunisia. Cultural research – freed from the old perspective that sets rich countries up against poor ones – wants to trace the cultural differences and similarities between the Mediterranean and Baltic areas. Vilmantas Marcinkevicius, Renato Guttuso, Tatiana Ferahian, Bruno Canova and Ray Barkus are all featured in this exhibition. The four sections of the exhibition include one dedicated to photography and another to visual art.
MACRO Future, piazza O. Giustiniani, 4. Info 06671070400
Until 27 Apr: AES+F. Il Paradiso verde... (AES+F. The Green Paradise...)
The green paradise is a line from a poem in Les Fleurs du Mal by Baudelaire, which speaks of "the paradise of childhood love", of childhood and adolescence therefore. The artists featured in this exhibition are all part of the Russian Collective "AES+F" and include Tatiana Arzamasova, Lev Evzovich, Evgeny Sviatsky (who was a member of the original group) + Vladimir Friedkes (the "F" of the title). The pieces portray children and adolescents wearing angelic expressions and captured in spontaneous moments. Among the works on show - videos, photos and sculptures created between 1997 and 2007 - the 3D video "Last Riot (2007)" garners a particular mention. Tue-sun h16-24. Admission free
GNAM Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, viale delle Belle Arti, 131. Info 06322981
Until 10 May: Lucio Fontana scultore (Lucio Fontana sculptor)
Sculptor Lucio Fontana's poetics is a mixture of tradition and abstraction and his work offers a new conceptualisation of space and form. About 70 sculptures (made out of metal, stone and many other materials), ceramics and drawings are on show - among which "Campione olimpionico", "Il Fiocinatore", "Paulette", "Mujer con mascara", "Mujer del marinero", "Donna al balcone". Quello di Fontana's artistic vision is a window that opens on to the boundless landscape of the infinite. Curated by Filippo Trevisani.
Museo dell'Ara Pacis, Lungotevere in Augusta (angolo via Tomacelli). Info 060608
Until 11 May: Opera per l'Ara Pacis. Mimmo Paladino. Musiche di Brian Eno (Opera per l'Ara Pacis. Mimmo Paladino. Music by Brian Eno)
A unique installation by two great and contemporary artists: figurative artist Mimmo Paladino and musician Brian Eno. This is the first site-specific event created for the Museo del'Ara Pacis. The two creations are separate but nevertheless engage in a synergistic dialogue with each other, making the most of this special space and following a layout that leads to the sacred altar in the centre of the museum. Among lights and shadows, black and white, the red of the frescoes and the mix of sound and silence, visitors experience the climax and pinnacle of this installation. Tue-sun h9-19. €6,50, reduced €4,50
Palazzo delle Esposizioni, via Nazionale, 194. Info 06489411
Until 18 May: Il mito della velocità. Arte, motori e società nell'Italia del '900 (The myth of speed. Art, engines and society in 20th century Italy)
Eugenio Martora and Patrizia Pietrogrande curate this exhibition that explores the concept of 'speed' in the 20th century. Design, cinema, art, cars and fashion are explored through the cars, motorbikes, airplanes, photos and videos of various periods. These items look at the salient and relevant moments of Italian history, such as the birth of the big Italian car companies or the economic post-war boom.
Palazzo delle Esposizioni, via Nazionale, 194. Info 06489411
Until 18 May: Cina XXI secolo. Arte fra identità e trasformazione (China 21st Century. Art between identity and transformation)
China is examined by its contemporary artists: Chen Chieh-Jen, Liu Xiaodong, Sun Yuan e Peng Yu, Wang Du, Wang Qingsong, Weng Fen and Yang Fudong. Each has his/her own style but all denounce the sort of modern society that alienates the individual. Located somewhere between communism and capitalism, China is changing to the core of its genetic code at vertiginous speed. This is having an impact on the country's citizens. The Chinese today live in a context of chaos, mass consumption, nihilism and hyper-realism and these works examine the modern lives of these people in an intimate and psychological dimension. A series of film screenings entitled "New Chinese Cinema 1992-2007" curated by Marco Muller and readings with contemporary Chinese authors in "The new Chinese Literature" curated by Maria Rita Masci will take place alongside the exhibition.
MACRO, via Reggio Emilia, 54. Info 06671070400
Until 18 May: Nahum Tevet
This Israeli artist lives in Tel Aviv and has already had solo shows in Paris, New York, Zurich and Jerusalem. For the Rome exhibition the artist has selected a series of works made of wood materials, namely "Untitled 1995-96", "Take Two" and other wall installations. The margin of separation between contemporary art and architecture loses itself in Tevet's creations; the space is redefined by these complex labyrinths designed according to a minimalist style. Geometric and colourful juxtapositions should be observed in an infinite variety of ways, therefore multiplying perspectives, departure and arrival points, and escape routes... Tue-sun h9-19. €1
Palazzo Incontro, via dei Prefetti, 22
Until 25 May: Magnificenze Vaticane. Capolavori d'arte dalle collezioni della Fabbrica di San Pietro (Vatican treasures. Artistic masterpieces from the Fabbrica di San Pietro collections)
This exhibition featuring 130 works kept in St Peter's Papal Basilica in the Vatican is divided into four sections dedicated to architecture, paintings, sculpture and the applied arts. Among the many pieces by artists living and working between the 14th and 20th centuries - all of which have been restored for the occasion - those particularly worth pointing out are the beautiful frescoes and drawings by Michelangelo and Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Tue-sun h10-19. Admission free www
Museo Napoleonico, piazza di Ponte Umberto I, 1. Info 060608
Until 25 May: Napoleone. Fasto Imperiale. I tesori della Fondation Napoléon (Napoleon. Imperial Splendour. The treasures of the Napoléon Foundation)
The paintings, drawings, miniatures, furniture, clothing and jewellery exhibited in this show tell of the pomp and everyday existence of the Imperial Napoleonic Court and are on loan from the Musée de l'Armée, the de la Malmaison and Praz museums and from a private collection. Both the ceremonial and the everyday are explored in the form of elegant ashtrays (an item that Napoleon was very attached to), vases, crockery and coffee sets, pocket watches and so on... Among the many works on show, particularly worthy of mention are a canvas by Boze, Lefèvre and Vernet depicting the battle of Marengo and some fascinating objects in the military section: the Aigle de drapeau (a standard - or flag - used by the Grande Armée), a helmet and a breastplate used by the French cavalry and a collection of sabres. Tue-sun h9-19. €5,50, reduced €4
Museo Carlo Bilotti, Aranciera di Villa Borghese. Viale F. La Guardia. Info 060608
Until 25 May: Una storia privata. Fotografia e arte contemporanea nella Collezione Cotroneo (A private story. Photography and contemporary art in the Cotroneo Collection)
Anna Rosa and Giovanni Cotroneo have brought together an amazing collection of contemporary photography based on their own personal taste. This collection is therefore, to all intents and purposes, “a private story”. This story includes the nocturnal scenes of Raffaella Mariniello, the Naples landscapes of Mimmo Jodice, the abstract forms of Lorenza Lucchi Basili, the mirrors of Michelangelo Pistoletto, the light-filled icons of Silvio Wolf and the work of many other contemporary artists. Closing the show is an exclusive installation by Alfredo Pirri that presents art as a new – and always creative – window on to the world. Venue: the Bilotti museum. Mar-dom h9-19. €6, rid. €4
Museo Nazionale Romano Palazzo Massimo, largo di Villa Paretti, 1. Info 0639967700
Until 1 Jun: Rosso Pompeiano. La decorazione pittorica nelle collezioni del museo di Napoli e a Pompei (Pompeian Red. Pictorial decoration in the collections of the Naples and Pompeii museums)
A hundred fragments of frescoes from buildings in Pompeii, Stabia, Boscotrecase and Herculaneum, the red and black walls of the Moregine and Casa del Bracciale d’Oro triclinia are on display in the Museo Nazionale Romano Palazzo Massimo, near Rome’s train station. The same museum houses the most prestigious Roman painting collection in the world. h9-19,45
Casa dei Teatri - Villa Doria Pamphilj, Villino Corsini - ingresso Arco dei Quattro Venti, largo 3 giugno 1849 (angolo via di San Pancrazio). Info 0645460693
Until 1 Jun: Dal colore alla luce. Beni Montresor. Un protagonista del teatro internazionale (From colour to light. Beni Montresor. A star of international theatre)
The London Times has called him "one of the most enchanting performers of the stage", while Le Monde refers to him as a "visionary poet". The great director, costume and set designer, writer and illustrator Beni Montresor was born in the province of Varese in the 20s. He worked in the most prestigious theatres in the world, proposing innovative solutions that were all characterised by one thing in common: a refined elegance. Sketches, drawings, photos and costumes created for the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome are on display in this exhibition and allow us to explore Montresor's artistic journey, his dedication to the language of colour, the progressive evolution in his work towards a stark simplicity. A simplicity that saw the artist commit himself exclusively, during the creation of a scene, to light effects and movement. Tue-sun h10-19. Admission free
Museo delle Mura, via di Porta San Sebastiano, 18. Info 060608
Until 8 Jun: Pechino 2008: il tempo, gli animali, la storia. Un’opera di Huang Rui (Beijing 2008: Time, Animals, History. A work by Huang Rui)
A major site-specific installation created for the Museo delle Mura by Chinese avant-garde artist Huang Rui. The artist derived his inspiration from the large stone buildings and monuments in Rome and created a striking piece made out of 2,008 bricks collected from the ‘hutong’ neighbourhoods in Beijing, old quarters which are being demolished to create new developments for the Olympics. The soul of the show is its Eastern chronological articulation, which sees time as a perpetual cycle of long temporal cycles, whereas in the West time is a succession between one number and the next with no sense of continuity. Each of the 2,008 bricks features a western numeral (from 1 to 2008) and a date taken from the Chinese calendar, as well as the name of the emperor of that time. The bricks are further organised by Chinese zodiac signs and animal spirits. Tue-sun h9-14
Museo delle Terme di Diocleziano - Aula XI, piazza dei Cinquecento, 57. Info 0639967700
Until 8 Jun: Pedro Cano. Identidad
Pedro Cano has been living and working in Italy for over 40 years. The internationally renowned Spanish painter has just given birth to his latest creature. 'Identidad' is a show of large 20 oil paintings and 30 watercolours. Cano's pieces explore the human body and show men and women walking and with their backs turned. The figures' actions are what identifies them, they are their "identidad". Tue-sun h9-19,45. €10, reduced €6,50
Museo Barracco, corso V. Emanuele, 166a. Info 060608
Until 8 Jun: Ex-volto. Le sculture di Paolo Delle Monache al Museo Barracco (Ex-volto. The sculptures of Paolo Delle Monache on display at the Barracco Museum)
The 25 works of Paolo Delle Monache are exhibited alongside the regular displays of Assyrian, Egyptian, Cypriot, Phoenician, Etruscan, Greek and Roman art. Almost all the sculptures - "Réverie", "Cherub who meditates", "Cherub who observes" and "Aurora" – are splendid examples of faces and expressions from which sentiment and intensity transpires. These faces are composed according to a timeless style. In Delle Monache the thread of memory leading him to incorporate Etruscan, Classical and Renaissance elements is very strong... Tue-sun h9-19. €3, reduced €1,50
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica di Palazzo Barberini, via Quattro Fontane, 13. Info 0632810
Until 15 Jun: Giovanni Baronzio e la pittura a Rimini nel Trecento (Giovanni Baronzio and Riminese painting in the 14th century)
This is the first of the major exhibitions that the Galleria Barberini is dedicating to the many works of art simply gathering dust in the nation's many storage facilities. The focus of the show is on 14th century Riminese painting - one of the key artistic moments this country has known. One of the star pieces on display is the "Dossale" by Giovanni Baronzio. This artist explored the Passion of the Christ and featured images of Franciscan preaching depicted in "pittura narrante" style. Tue-sun h10-19. €5, reduced €3
Fondazione Memmo Palazzo Ruspoli, via del Corso, 418
Until 15 Jun: Capolavori che ritornano. I dipinti della collezione del Gruppo Banca Popolare di Vicenza (Masterpieces return. The paintings of the Gruppo Banca Popolare di Vicenza Collection)
A show organised chronologically by school and period - the Tuscan School from the 13th to 15th centuries, the Veneto school in the 15th and 16th centuries – has been put together with works made available by Gruppo Banca Popolare di Vicenza and on loan from prestigious Italian and international museums. There’s also a virtual gallery dedicated to Tuscan and Veneto art in the 17th and 18th centuries. The last section is dedicated to the 19th and 20th centuries, in particular to marble sculptures from that period. Among the works on show a particular mention must go to Bartolomeo Montagna’s "Madonna and Child", Tintoretto’s "Portrait of a Young Man with an Ermine Trimmed Coat”, Antonio Canova’s bust of "Calliope" and Tiepolo’s "Head of an Oriental Man".
Musei di Villa Torlonia - Casino dei Principi. Via Nomentana, 70. Info 060608
Until 15 Jun: Carlo Levi e Roma. Il respiro della città (Carlo Levi in Rome. The breath of the city)
This exhibition makes clear the desire for artistic renewal and innovation in the early 20th century, when art was no longer satisfied with representing man according to predetermined aesthetic canons but rather wanted to empathise with him. The exhibition displays 28 paintings by painters from the Roman School (among which Pirandello, Mafai, Scipione, Trombadori, Afro, Ferrazzi, Scialoja, Melli and Capogrossi), but above all 46 paintings by Carlo Levi (dated from 1926 to 1954). Levi’s (and his followers’) style evolved with the passing of time: the colours became more decisive, the brush strokes gained body, the still lifes moved closer to the Expressionistic style, the views became visionary. Levi’s portraits should garner a special mention: the painter conceives of them first as a form of auto-representation and an account of our own subjectivity, and in second place, a way of establishing a dialogue with the subject represented. Tue-sun h9-17,30 until 29 Mar; tue-sun h9-19 from 30 Mar. From €5 to €9
Musei Capitolini, Palazzo dei Conservatori - Sala degli Arazzi. Piazza del Campidoglio
From 3 Apr to 6 Jul: La regina Arsinoe. Un ritratto bronzeo tolemaico da Mantova a Roma (Queen Arsinoe. A ptolemaic bronze bust travels from Mantua to Rome)
Visitors to Rome can admire this extraordinary bronze bust of Arsinoe III, the legendary Ptolemaic Queen who reigned over Egypt from 220 to 204 BC, which is on loan from the Museo Civico di Palazzo Te in Mantua. Make sure to see this enchanting, mysterious and fascinating work during its exclusive visit to Rome.
Mercati di Traiano - Museo dei Fori Imperiali, via IV Novembre, 94. Info 0682059127
Museo dei Fori Imperiali (Museum of the Imperial Fora)
An absolutely new museum space and the result of a sophisticated restoration programme aimed at recovering the original aspect of the buildings and the expansion of external pathways. Some statistics for the museum: it is 2000sqm in size, contains 172 marble fragments and 15 models. Innovation and tradition come perfectly together in this venue, which increases the visitor’s appreciation of the role of colour in the ancient site, and looks at the relationship between architecture and sculpture. The museum is accessible to disabled people and equipped with ramps, chairlifts and lifts. Tue-sun h9-19. €6,50, reduced €4,50
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