Palazzo
Altemps, piazza Sant’Apollinare, 48. Info 0639967700
Until 18 Apr: I colori del fasto. La domus del Gianicolo e i suoi marmi
(The splendid colours and marbles of the domus on the Janiculum hill)
For the first time ever some of the archaeological finds from the Imperial
Domus that was discovered and excavated on the Janiculum Hill (when
an access ramp to an underground parking was built in the run-up to
the Jubilee celebrations in 2000) are on display. According to ancient
sources, the private residences of the imperial family, and in particular,
Agrippina the Elder's (14 BC - 33 AD) extensive gardens complex, were
located in this area.
Complesso
del Vittoriano, via di San Pietro in Carcere. Info 066780664
From 4 to 23 Apr: Il Salone di Maggio. Segnali di primavera ((The May
Salon. Hints of Spring)
An exhibition of almost 40 oil and acrylic paintings and sculptures
created by famous artists working in the 1900s in Italy and contemporary
artists working in Italy and abroad. The result is a very varied collection
showcasing different media and techniques (paintings, watercolours,
tapestries, sculptures, pastels, polyurethane artworks) and different
artists (De Pisis, Prampolini, Gentilini, Padovan and Gruccione).
Chiostro
del Bramante, via della Pace. Info 0668809036
From 15 Mar to 11 Jun: Giulio Aristide Sartorio
107 oils and temperas, 38 charcoals and other drawings, 9 draft plans
for large-scale works, 40 photos (that have never seen before) by the
painter and a film, "Il Mistero di Galatea" (The mystery of
Galatea) shot by the artist, form the nucleus of this retrospective
dedicated to Giulio Aristide Sartorio. The exhibition looks back at
the career and pictorial evolution of this artist. Tue-fri h10-20; sat
h10-24; sun h10-21,30
Complesso
del Vittoriano, via di San Pietro in Carcere. Info 066780664
Until 20 Jun: Modigliani
Drawings, oil paintings and watercolours by the great Modigliani will
go on show in Rome. This Tuscan painter from Livorno lived out his brief
but intense and passionate career between Montmartre and Montparnasse
in Paris and died aged only 36. This retrospective offers us a view
of the artist's development and shows us his chronological evolution.
He was enamoured of portraits and did them of friends and, above all,
of women. Many of these fell in love with him after he represented them
on canvas with sensual soft lines and that emblematic long and refined
neck. €9, reduced €6,50
Scuderie
del Quirinale, via XXIV Maggio. Info 06696270
From 18 Mar to 25 Jun: Antonello da Messina
An exhibition that aims to do justice to the vast output of a 15th century
artist who is simply not well known enough. Antonello da Messina started
his career in the small workshop owned by his family and then arrived
in Venice. On show are Madonnas, portraits, crucifixions and the famous
'San Girolamo in his study' lent by museums in London, Washington, New
York, Paris, Vienna, Dresden and Antwerp.Sun-thu h10-20; fri-sat h10-22,30.
€10, reduced €7,50
Braccio
di Carlo Magno del Colonnato del Bernini, piazza San Pietro. Info 0669898116
Until 30 Jul: Guardia Svizzera Pontificia (The Papal Swiss Guard)
One of the initiatives celebrating 500 years since the arrival of the
Papal Swiss Guard in Rome, this exhibition examines the guards and their
role within the Vatican in detail. A series of objects, photos and footage
are on display and illustrate the development this institution has had
from the 16th century to the present day.
Colosseo,
piazza del Colosseo. Info 0639967700
Until 20 Aug: Musa pensosa. L'immagine dell'intellettuale nell'antichità
(The thinking muse. The intellectual in antiquity)
The muses are a source of inspiration and creative fount in every field
of knowledge, from music to poetry, from philosophy to art. In Greek
mythology they are imagined as the beautiful daughters of Zeus: Calliope,
Erato, Terpsichore, Clio, Thalia, Urania. They will be brought to life
in the Amphitheatre of Flavius, which will exhibit bas-reliefs, frescoes,
mosaics, statues, portraits and marble sarcophaguses. €4. h8,30-19,15
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Montecitorio,
Sala della Regina. Ingresso da piazza del Parlamento, 25. Info 0667606996
Until 8 Apr: La rinascita del Parlamento. Dalla Liberazione alla Costituzione
(The rebirth of the Italian Parliament. From the Liberation to the Constitution)
This exhibition celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Constituent Assembly.
In the very rooms where the Assembly met, a series of documents, original
film footage and audio recordings show the historic events of the period
and tell of the deliberations that led to the drafting of the Constitution
after the Liberation and the elections of 2 June 1946. Mon-sat h10-19.
Admission free
Complesso
del Vittoriano - Ara Coeli (Gipsoteca, Scalee, Sala Militare). Via San
Pietro in Carcere. Info 0669202049
Until 12 Apr: L'Italia della Repubblica 1946 - 2006 (Italy, the Republic
1946-2006)"
Una mostra per festeggiare i sessanta anni dalla nascita della nostra
Repubblica. Il vastissimo materiale esposto comprende documenti in gran
parte inediti, messi a disposizione dagli Archivi della Presidenza del
Consiglio, del Senato e della Camera, da biblioteche e fondazioni, e
inoltre una serie eterogenea di oggetti, creazioni artistiche, costumi
originali, fotografie, e ancora musiche, pellicole cinematografiche
celebri, quotidiani, periodici, letteratura, e per concludere filmati
storici dell'Istituto Luce e di Teche Rai, spot, grafici e planimetrie.h9,30-18,30.
Admission free
Museo
del Corso, via del Corso, 320. Info 066786209
Until 16 Apr: Umberto Mastroianni scultore europeo (Umberto Mastronianni,
a European sculptor)
Decorated with the International Grand Prize for Sculpture, Umberto
Mastroianni has been an extremely productive artist who has constantly
evolved in his work. At the beginning of his career Mastroianni's works
were small and slight, later they found their inspiration in geometric
shapes, and after that, during his 'informal period', they became filled
with pain and lacerations. Tue-sun h10-20. €7,50, rid. €5
Castel
Sant'Angelo, lungotevere Castello, 50. Info 066876448
Until 17 Apr: Trento Longaretti. In cammino (An artist's progress)
Longaretti's background as an artist was extremely rich and varied.
He studied architecture at university and was soon collecting awards
and exhibiting together with other artists. This exhibition at Castel
Sant'Angelo comprises forty paintings by the artist in which landscapes
and still-lifes show man at his most delicate and fragile, in situations
that vary from poverty to exclusion. Longaretti's paintings are poems
that speak of the people that no-one else speaks about. Tue-sun h9-19
€5,16; reduced €2,58
Palazzo
Venezia, Refettorio Quattrocentesco. Via del Plebiscito, 118. Info 0669994319
Until 17 Apr: Mirando Haz. L'opera incisa, disegni e acquerelli, da
Andersen a Proust (Mirando Haz. Etchings, drawings and watercolours,
from Andersen to Proust)"
An anthology examining the major phases of the career of northern Italian
artist Mirando Haz, from the 1960s to the present day. Haz is famous
for the thousands of etchings created in copper and zinc, and his pictorial
representations of many important figures in the fields of art and culture,
from Garcia Lorca to Marcel Proust, from Thomas Mann to Giuseppe Gioacchino
Belli. Haz is an artist much appreciated by critics and the winner of
many awards.
Galleria
dell'Accademia d'Ungheria in Roma, palazzo Falconieri. Via Giulia, 1.
Info 066889671
Until 19 Apr: Istvan Farkas, tra sogno e incubo
Approximately sixty drawings and watercolours have been made available
for this show by the Hungarian museum of Kecskemét and private
collections. The works are the result of an intimate and introspective
phase experienced by the artist and are born out of a world brimming
with passion and irony, conscience and madness, and, as the title suggests,
with dreams and nightmares.Mon-fri h10-13 and h16,30-19,30; sat h16,30-19,30.
Admission free
Accademia
di Francia Villa Medici, Atelier del Bosco. Viale Trinità dei
Monti, 1. Info 0667611
Until 21 Apr: Entra! I disegni di Enzo Cucchi (Come in! The drawings
of Enzo Cucchi)
An installation created by the Atelier del Bosco, it comprises two large
works by acclaimed painter and sculptor of the Italian transavanguard
movement Enzo Cucchi, and an extensive series of drawings of smaller
sizes by the artist. Entering the 'Atelier' signifies entering the mindset
of the artist through his drawings that are exhibited diagonally and
appear to be floating in space. Tue-sun h11-19. €4,5
Palazzo
Venezia, Sala Regia. Via del Plebiscito, 118. Info 0669994319
Until 23 Apr: Sciamare
The leading protagonist in Roberto Almagno's work is wood, crafted by
hand with patience and respect, wet, burnt and rasped. The single pieces
of wood, taken from olive, ash and chestnut trees, are assembled into
one single oeuvre where they become interdependent. Tue-sun h10-19
Complesso
Monumentale di San Michele a Ripa, via di San Michele, 22. Info 0658434276
Until 26 Apr: La pesca miracolosa. La sintesi delle arti nei transatlantici
italiani. Omaggio a Marcello Mascherini (Art on Italy's transatlantic
superliners. Tribute to Marcello Mascherini)
The courtyard of the Aranci and the Sala degli Arazzi host the work
of renowned artist from Friuli, Mascherini. In the 1950s and 60s the
artist worked on the three famous Italian superliners - Augustus, Leonardo
Da Vinci and Raffaello - which are currently preserved in the Complesso
di San Michele. Mascherini's creations are conceived out of the union
between art and technology, and were exhibited in the restaurants and
drawing rooms of the boats. Lun-sab h10-18. Admission free
MAXXI,
via G. Reni. Info 063210181
Until 30 Apr: Carlo Mollino. Mollino Fragments
On the centenary of his birth the spotlight is on the figure and many
personalities of Carlo Mollino, an eclectic, histrionic and unstoppable
individual who was always evolving. The multi-faceted architect is commemorated
in this exhibition that is laid out in five container structures according
to a winding route in perfect Mollini-like style. Photos, videos and
drawings make up the exhibition. Tue-sun h11-19. Free entrance
MAXXI,
via G. Reni. Info 063210181
Until 30 Apr: Francesco Clemente and Iran Do Espirito Santo
Two artists, two exhibitions, one single concept: spirituality in art.
Some 26 paintings and pastels by Clemente are on show. They display
his resolute style and his Indian or Christian inspirations. Do Espirito
Santo's installations and sculptures on the other hand examine the psychological
and internal aspects of our perception of what is real. Tue-sun h11-19.
Admission free
GNAM
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, viale delle Belle Arti, 131. Info
06322981
Until 1 May: Gli ambienti del Gruppo T. Le origini dell'arte interattiva
(Gruppo T and its spaces. The origins of interactive art)
The artists that make up "Gruppo T" (founded in Milan at the
end of the 1950s) recreate special environments within which visitors
interact with creations through each of their five senses. The exhibition
is composed of about thirty works, among which "Spazio + linee
luce + spettatori", "Strutturazione a parametri virtuali",
cinematic objects, didactic materials and various different environments.
Immerse yourself in an absolutely alternative artistic universe. Tue-sun
h9,30-19. €9, reduced €6,50
Auditorium
Parco della Musica, viale P. de Coubertin. Info 0680241281
Until 1 May: Titina Maselli. Metafore della città (Titina Maselli.
Metaphors of the city)
The work of Roman artist and precursor of pop art is displayed in Rome's
Auditorium foyer. The twelve large and very colourful canvases all date
from the 1960s and tell of the metropolis and its evolution in a language
that combines sporting and futurist elements. These works communicate
a city in expansion. h11-18. Free entrance
Museo
di Roma Palazzo Braschi, piazza San Pantaleo. Info 0682077304
Until 2 May: Ippolito Caffi. Luci del Mediterraneo (Ippolito Caffi.
Lights of the Mediterranean)
One of the most unique and fascinating Italian painters of the 19th
Century, Ippolito Caffi - a strong and restless personality, and adventurous
spirit, a convinced patriot and fascinating romantic figure - is the
protagonist of one of the most important exhibitions in Italy this Spring.
A tireless traveller, Caffi created works that allow spectators to admire
the most important Italian and European cities and immerse themselves
in the Eastern atmospheres of the late 1800s through views of Athens,
Jerusalem, Constantinople, Cairo, and many other cities. Tue-sun h9-19.
€6,20, reduced €3,10 www
MACRO,
via Reggio Emilia, 54. Info 06671070400
Until 7 May: Erlich and Dessì
Dessì is one of the more notable figures of contemporary abstractionism.
His creations blend luminous effects and the use of strong substances
and materials such as bitumen and tar. They also play with colour in
such a way as to create symbols that must be decoded in order to encode
reality according to a new perspective. Erlich has created a series
of very striking installations for MACRO, such as the piece called 'Doors',
made up of a sequence of four rooms. The rooms are dark but the light
that one can see under the door of each one gives the illusion of lighting
and illumination. Another piece called 'Batiment' was shown at the Nuit
Blanche event in Paris in 2004 and gives onlookers the impression of
climbing up a building. Tue-sat h9-19; sun h9-14. €1
Complesso
del Vittoriano, Ala Brasini. Via San Pietro in Carcere. Info 066793598
Until 7 May: Vito Lombardi. La Linea del Piave nei disegni del 1918
(Vito Lombardi. La Linea del Piave nei disegni del 1918)
200 drawings created by the painter-soldier Vito Lombardi after the
armistice of 3 November 1918 are on show. Drawings made with charcoal,
ink and pens interpret the Piave front that was about to be dismantled:
different drawings that speak volumes about the aftermath of war, showing
us the scars of its devastation. h9,30-17,30. Admission free
Castel
Sant'Angelo, lungotevere Castello, 50. Info 066876448
From 29 Apr to 30 May: La Croce: un simbolo di fede e di arte per l'umanità
(The Cross: a symbol of faith and art for humanity)
The symbol of faith and of Christian iconography, the Cross: since the
Edict of Constantine it has been reproduced on urns, sarcophaguses,
insignia and banners, many churches mimic its shape and it is one of
the most often represented artistic subjects. Paintings, sculptures,
sacred furnishings and vestments are arranged in chronological order
and displayed with captions explaining the iconographic evolution of
the Cross. Tue-sun h9-19. €7
MACRO,
via Reggio Emilia, 54. Info 06671070400
Until 31 May: Erwin Wurm
Ervin Wurm is all about conceptual art that is ironic, dynamic, soft
and textured at the same time: sculptures that move, 'plump' forms halfway
between inspiration and the finished form, the creations of the artist
who merges techniques and barriers that traditionally are a mix between
photography, video and performances or events. Wurm's inspiration comes
from everyday objects such as bicycles, brooms, vegetables, balls and
chairs. Tue-sat h9-19; sun h9-14. €1
Museo
Napoleonico, piazza di Ponte Umberto I, 1. Info 0668806286
Until 4 Jun: Austerlitz al Museo Napoleonico. La battaglia in una stanza
(Austerlitz at the Napoleonic Museum. The battle in one room)
An exhibition made up of thirty panels that narrate the Bonaparte years
1829-1830. The so-called "battle of the Three Emperors" finds
form and image in a panoramic papier-peint that is being shown to the
public for the first time.
Istituto
Nazionale per la Grafica - Palazzo della Fontana di Trevi. Via Poli,
54.
From 30 Mar to 11 Jun: L'artista e il suo atelier. Una raccolta di 3128
disegni all'Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica (The artist and his studio.
A collection of 3,128 drawings at the National Institute for Graphic
Arts)
About a hundred drawings dating from between the Renaissance and last
century have been selected from the over 3,000 drawings owned by Milanese
family Osio and bought by the Institute. This exhibition of drawings
offers an overview of the different Italian schools of graphic arts,
from the Lombard, Veneto and Emilia Romagna schools to the Tuscan, Roman
and Neapolitan schools. €5, reduced €3
Musei
Capitolini, piazza del Campidoglio, 1. Info 0682059127
Fino al 25 Giu: Tesori antichi. Gioielli della Collezione Campana (Ancient
treasures. Jewels from the Campana collection)
The beautiful Sala degli Oriazi e Curiazi hosts more than a hundred
pieces from the 19th century collection of Marquis Giovanni Pietro Campana
di Cavelli. Aside from their intrinsic value, these Greek, Etruscan,
Roman and Byzantine jewels had a decisive role in the development of
Roman jewellery's style. Tue-sun h9-20. €8, reduced €6
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