Complesso del Vittoriano, via San Pietro in Carcere. Info 066780664
Until 1 Jul: Chagall delle meraviglie (Chagall in Wonderland)
This extraordinary Russian painter lived through all of last century’s major artistic movements - cubism, surrealism and expressionism – and though influenced by aspects of them he always maintained his own poetic language and vision. Chagall’s works are immersed in a fairytale-like atmosphere and filled with the typically Russian places and traditions of his background, such as popular festivals, images from fairytale books and depictions of religious rituals. The over 180 canvases on display speak volumes about the inner life and travels of an artist who used memory not only to remember, but also to invent... Mon-thu h9,30-19,30; fri-sat h9,30-23,30; sun h9,30-20,30. €10, reduced €7,50
Camera dei Deputati, Sala della Regina - Palazzo Montecitorio. Piazza Montecitorio. Info 0667606996
Until 20 Jul: Il Fregio di Giulio Aristide Sartorio (The Frieze by Giulio Aristide Sartorio)
This show is laid out in five sections: the first looks at the artist's life; the second examines the artist's notes, photos, plaster casts and sketches (above all the preparatory sketches for the Frieze itself); while the story of the Frieze is traced by the canvases in the third section. The fourth section shows us Sartorio's excellent foray into the medium of photography, while the last section explores the complex debate between the different schools of thought that were born out of the creation of the frieze. The Frieze is a sumptuous and complex epic celebration of the history of Italy from medieval times to the Risorgimento and a technically innovative and highly symbolic and iconographic painting. It has been restored and can be viewed for free. Mon-fri h10-20; sat h9,30-13. Admission free, advance booking necessary. Get your pre-booked entrance slip from Il Punto Camera at via del Parlamento, 7
Musei Capitolini - Palazzo Caffarelli. Piazza del Campidoglio. Info 0682059127
Until 2 Sep: I PROFUMI DI AFRODITE E IL SEGRETO DELL'OLIO. SCOPERTE ARCHEOLOGICHE A CIPRO (APHRODITES' PERFUMES AND THE SECRET OF ESSENTIAL OIL. ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES IN CYPRUS)
The Capitoline Museums host this unexpected and interactive exhibition that tells the story of Pyrgos, a Cypriot village destroyed by an earthquake in 1850 BC. This natural disaster also destroyed the village's main activity, which was the production of perfumes and cosmetic products. The perfume factory was discovered and digs were carried out that unearthed all the materials it contained: amphorae, funnels, jugs, pyxes, incense burners, braziers, mixers, pestles, as well as items of rare beauty such as the Snake Jug, the perfume bottles and the alembic stills for the distilling of essences. Tue-sun h9-20. Entrance to museum + exhibition: €8, reduced €6; exhibition only: €4,50, reduced €2,50
Scuderie del Quirinale, via XXIV Maggio, 16. Info : 0639967500
From 4 Jul to 2 Sep: Santiago Calatrava. Dalle forme all'architettura (Santiago Calatrava. From the shapes to the architecture)
Santiago Calatrava is both a great architect and a refined artist who is skilled at both the engineering side of his projects and the creative one (the plasticity of his designs are renowned). His multi-faceted work is always founded on three axes: drawing, architecture and sculpture. A series of sculptures made from material ranging from granite and silver to Carrara marble and ebony are displayed and highlight the concepts of movement and flow. This Spanish architect is enamoured with the renaissance and one can tell; his projects have a high artistic undertow and value.
Colosseo, piazza del Colosseo. Info 060606
Until 16 Sep: Eros
This major exhibition looks at one of the most important divinities in Greek mythology. Even though shrouded in fog and lacking a rich narrative Eros is the force that sweeps and overwhelms us, as Sappho would say, and to whom even the Gods succumb. This is about sex experienced freely, quite simply it is the energy that gives value and meaning to pederast relations and weddings, which constitute real institutions and fundamental social dynamics, as well as the necessary elements for the balanced development and cultural training of every individual. Eros is everywhere, permeating every aspect of existence… Let’s get to know him better. Until 31 Aug: h8,30-19,15; from 1 to 16 Sep: h8,30-19
Musei Capitolini - Sala degli Oriazi e Curiazi. Piazza del Campidoglio, 1. Info 0682059127
Until 16 Sep: Un cavallo di bronzo per più cavalieri. La scoperta di un originale greco a Roma (A bronze horse for several riders. The discovery of an original Greek sculpture in Rome)
The Horse of Vicolo delle Palme is a beautiful, historic and imposing Greek sculpture dating from the 5th century that has recently been restored. In the Orazi and Curiazi hall (where the horse is displayed) the frescoes of the Arpino Cavaliere and a series of photographs by Marco Delogu of horse heads can also be seen. The visit to the bronze horse is included in the museum entrance ticket: €6,50, reduced €4,50
GNAM Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, viale delle Belle Arti, 131. Info 06322981
Until 16 Sep: Il Simbolismo. Da Moreau a Gauguin a Klimt (Symbolism. From Moreau to Gauguin to Klimt)
This exhibition offers a chronological overview of Symbolism and its refined appeal, style and interpretation of what is real. The first section shows the first signs of life and activities of the movement through the work of Bocklin, Puvis de Chavannes, Rops and Moreau. The second section focuses on the more mature phase of the Symbolist movement as represented by Gauguin, Khnopff and Klinger. The final section is dedicated to the painters who worked in the period that lasted up until World War I, namely Klimt, List, Hodler and Moser.
Musei di Roma. Info 060606
Until 20 Sep: Musei d'Estate. Quando l'Arte diventa spettacolo (Museums in the summer. When art becomes performance)
The capital's museums and cultural spaces have prepared a wonderful programme of evening and night-time performances to last the duration of the 30th edition of the Estate Romana (Rome Summer Festival). You can expect theatre, literature (poetry in particular), installations, classical concerts, and lots of art in all its varied and glorious forms. A few examples of what's on: a revisitation of "Iliade, l'aspra contesa" at the Basilica Ulpia in Trajan's Forum, "Passaggi Segreti" at the Fora of Augustus and Trajan, the "A memoria" readings performed by Massimo Wertmuller, and the guided night-time tours of Rome's underground monuments. "Musei d'Estate (Museums in the Summer)": an outdoor space for culture.
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Casa di Goethe, via del Corso, 18. Info 0632650412
Until 1 Jul: Max Beckmann
Rome's Casa di Goethe is ten years old and one of the very few German museums abroad that has such high-level programming, with exhibitions dedicated to Goethe and many other artists. This is a selection of the drawings Max Beckmann executed for "Faust" during the artist's exile in Amsterdam and lent to the Rome museum by the Goethe-Museum in Frankfurt for the occasion. Tue-sun h10-18. €4, reduced €3
MAXXI - Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI secolo, via G. Reni, 6. Info 063210181
Until 1 Jul: Apocalittici e integrati. Utopia nell'arte italiana di oggi (Apocalyptic and integrated. Utopia in Italian contemporary art)
The title of this exhibition is taken from a book by Umberto Eco that examines two ways of approaching art that often coexist within one artist and within a single work. Drawings, canvases, videos, photos, sculptures and installations by the likes of Giovanni Kronenberg, Andrea Mastrovito, Sabrina Mezzaqui, Botto & Bruno, Pierpaolo Campanini, Monica Carocci, Patrick Tuttofuoco, Nico Vascellari and Francesco Vezzoli are on show. Tue-sun h11-19. Admission free
Casino dei Principi di Villa Torlonia, via Nomentana, 70. Info 0682059127
Until 15 Jul: Antonietta Raphael. Sculture in villa (Antonietta Raphael. Sculptures at the Villa)
This is an exhibition of pieces - 30 sculptures, 10 paintings and 20 drawings - by one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. Raphael was active from the end of the 1920s to the beginning of the 1970s. Photos, letters and other materials give the public the chance to get to know an artist who has left her mark not only in her home country, but also on the international scene. Made out of wood, bronze and plaster, Raphael's art offers a remarkable concentration of power and is a reflection of her multi-faceted personality and inexhaustible fantasy and creativity. Tue-sun h9-19. Casino Nobile + Casino dei Principi + exhibition: €6, reduced €4; Casino Nobile + Casino dei Principi + Casina delle Civette + exhibition: €8, reduced €4,50
Accademia di Francia a Roma - Villa Medici, viale Trinità dei Monti, 1. Info 0667611
Until 15 Jul: Charles Auffret
This exhibition is dedicated to French sculptor Auffret who died recently a relative unknown. About twenty sculptures are on display alongside a series of drawings and sketches, one of Auffret’s great passions. Villa Medici offers us the opportunity to get to know – and admire – this sculptor from Besancon who fell in love with art after observing the Gallo-Roman works of his native village. Tue-sun h11-19. €7, reduced €5
Palazzo Incontro, via dei Prefetti, 22
Until 15 Jul: Obiettivo Vietnam (Vietnam under the lens)
The highlight of the Dragon and the Butterfly festival that celebrates all things Vietnamese is this exhibition. "Obiettivo Vietnam" displays the work of four incredible photographers - Long Thanh, Hoang Xuan Lam, Duong Minh Long and Nguyen Hai Dong – who offer a major overview of their country and its multi-faceted social landscape. This is a country anchored to its traditions but striving for modernity. The essence and spirit of Vietnam displayed in Black and White... Tue-sun h10-19. Admission free
Sala Santa Rita, via Montanara (adiacente piazza Campitelli). Info 0667105568
Until 27 Jul: La Grecia di Achternbusch (Achternbusch's Greece)
"Painting is closest to my not-thinking. Writing is closest to my thinking. Filming is closest to my writing. Living is closest to my filming. Or the other way round". These are the words and insights of Herbert Achternbusch, the eclectic contemporary German artist. In this exhibit, viewers can admire twelve paintings inspired by Antique Greece, seen as a perfect and symbolic world. Mon-fri h10-18
Chiostro del Bramante, via della Pace. Info 0668809035
Until 29 Jul: Animal Cracking Art
A show of over a 100 works realised individually and collectively by "Crackers", members of a group that bases its own poetics on the reuse of plastic, removing it from the refuse cycle and transforming it into a primary material. Among the many works two installations particularly worth pointing out are "Lacrime di coccodrillo (Crocodile tears)" - featuring 30 crocodiles that greet visitors - and "Simbiosi", a work with 250 seagulls. h10-20. €5
Casa dei Teatri, Villa Doria Pamphilj - Villino Corsini. Largo 3 giugno 1849, angolo via di San Pancrazio - ingresso Arco Quattro Venti. Info 0645440707
Until 5 Aug: Armonie del '900. Costumisti di eccezione per la lirica e il balletto (20th century harmonies. Exceptional ballet and opera costume designers)
A female team made up of Luisa Viglietti (curator), Francesca Rachele Oppedisano (consultant) and Maria Alessandra Giuri (lay-out and design) presents an exhibition that pays homage to the costumes used in ballet and opera last century. Sketches, set photos and costumes examine the relationship between pictorial and plastic art and the stage costumes of the 1900s, a marvellous synthesis of art and design. Seminars, lessons and screenings of international films will be held too. Tue-sun h10-19. Admission free
Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo, Lungotevere di Castello, 50. Info 06328691
Until 26 Aug: Oro di Roma (Roman Gold)
Castel Sant'Angelo literally glitters in this exhibit, which promotes Italian jewelry making. An array of refined and diverse jewels is on display, showing the multifaceted talents of Italian jewelry makers. h20,45-0,45. €10 (the €10 ticket also gives access to Notti Animate on the Castel Sant'Angelo Terrace)
Musei Capitolini - Palazzo Caffarelli. Piazza del Campidoglio. Info 0667102475; 0667104696; 0667103069
Until 2 Sep: Visite multisensoriali alla mostra "I PROFUMI DI AFRODITE E IL SEGRETO DELL'OLIO. SCOPERTE ARCHEOLOGICHE A CIPRO" (Multi-sensory tour of "The perfumes of Aphrodite and the secret of oil. Archaeological discoveries in Cyprus")
If you are blind or partially-sighted there is an interactive tour of this exhibition dedicated to perfumes and essences in the Bronze Age. You will be encouraged to smell seeds, dried flowers, fragrances and four perfumes called Hera, Athena, Artemis and Aphrodite. Afterwards visitors will be invited to touch and feel various items used in perfume factories that have been faithfully reproduced for the occasion.
Museo Carlo Bilotti - Aranciera di Villa Borghese, viale Fiorello La Guardia. Info 0682059127
Until 16 Sep: Alessandro Poma (1874 - 1960). Pittore a Villa Borghese
The exhibition dedicated to Alessandro Poma is divided into the following sections: Portraits, Rome and the Roman countryside, Villa Borghese, Piano di Sorrento, Butterflies, and Trees and Mountains. The artist started out his career in the northern region of Piedmont but later went to Rome, where he started moving in the same circles as Giulio Aristide Sartorio. Poma painted landscapes above all, many inspired by the Villa Borghese park, which he was fascinated by, but also scenes of animals such as swans, butterflies and grazing cattle. After several shows in Rome, Turin and Venice, in 1910 Poma opted for total solitude, considering it the best condition in which to express his creative talent. Tue-sun h9-19. €4,50, reduced €2,50
MACRO - Sale Macro. Via Reggio Emilia, 54. Info 06671070400
Until 30 Sep: Ghada Amer
Egyptian artist Ghada Amer uses a needle and thread in many of her creations. About 40 of her works are on show here: drawings on paper, paintings on canvas and colourful embroidered installations, all of which express eroticism and femininity and the written theories of the artist. Tue-sun h9-19. €1
MACRO - Sale Panorama. Via Reggio Emilia, 54. Info 06671070400
Until 30 Sep: Nothing for nothing
Artist Paolo Canevari divides his time between Rome and New York and this show of his work centres on politics and the environment. All the pieces are diverse, ranging from drawings on massive pieces of paper to a sculptural installation and video-screenings, but all have the same concept at their base and use materials that aren’t conventionally thought of as “artistic”. Canevari has his own individual artistic language, acquiring inspiration from people and their thoughts. Tue-sun h9-19. €1
MACRO Future, piazza O. Giustiniani, 4. Info 065742647
Until 30 Sep: Into Me/ Out of Me
Klaus Biesenbach is the curator of this collective that explores the body – the body watched, perceived and represented in different ways… The body - as a metaphor for man and his vulnerability – is interpreted by the creative talent of 120 artists who explore the way it interacts with materials and examine its physiology, reproduction and metabolic processes… Among the works on display are some videos of Marina Abramovic focused on the attraction between men and women, and photos by Nan Goldin. Tue-sun h16-24
MACRO - Macro Hall. Via Reggio Emilia, 54. Info 06671070400
Until 31 Dec: Atelier Van Lieshout
This atelier has a different way of doing art. The team collaborates in synergy, merging various media such as architecture, design, sculpture and painting. Founded in the 1990s by Joep Van Lieshout, the group presents a striking and exclusive installation called ‘Technocrat’, a massive machine that recycles organic materials. Tue-sun h9-19. €1
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