Jan 02

Tour Rome Contemporary Art Exhibitions | Rome Art Exhibitions of 2011

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Rome offers art lovers visiting Rome in 2011 a remarkable list of art exhibitions ranging from Van Gogh to Italian contemporary artists, from Palazzo Farnese Renaissance art to futurist artist Pablo Echaurren via Teotihuacan City of Gods at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni and the Golden treasures from Dacia on loan from the Romanian History Museums at the Imperial Fora museum. For the Eternal City of Rome and its guests 2011 is going to be another year of unforgettable shows.

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The MAXXI museum is a stunning piece of architecture and an amazing venue for exhibitions of contemporary art but it is also a place to experiment innovative visual and linguistic forms of art. Until March 20th 2011 Maxxi hosts an exhibition of works by the 4 finalists of the Italian Contemporary Art Award. These four young Italian artists bring to life with their art recent Italian events from the so called “anni di piombo” in the 1970′ to the current immigration concerns offering the opportunity to discover some of the new creative talents of the under 40′s generation.

Until March 20th 2011 the Maxxi Museum dedicates a deepened show to Italian architect and engineer Pier Luigi Nervi focusing on Nervi’s works for the 1960 Rome Olympics. Out of curiosity do not miss the nearby Corso Francia Bridge designed by Nervi in the late 50′ best viewed from the nearby Ponte Milvio Bridge.

Alongside these works the museum is inaugurating a new archive project to document and promote the materials preserved in the collections of MAXXI Architecture that will be made available on-line in the Study Room of the Central Archives.

If you need any additional reason to visit the Maxxi Museum in Rome just consider that the World Architecture Festival in Barcelona just declared Zaha Hadid Architects’ MAXXI “Building of the Year 2010” defined by the jury of the WAF as an “Unwound Guggenheim”.

Eat, drink and relax in/around the Maxxi Museum in Rome

Foodies visiting the Maxxi after a tour of the museum should head straight to the nearby Ponte Milvio district (photo gallery) just across the river Tiber to enjoy a tasty thin crust pizza at Il Grappolo d’oro, a cheese platter paired with a glass of wine at Peccati di Gola or just a great simple sandwich at Gondi’s.

MAXXI Tickets and Info

Official Website: www.fondazionemaxxi.it/en/index.aspx

Call Center 06 32810

How to reach MAXXI

  • Metro A stop Flaminio followed by tram n. 2 stop Apollodoro
    Bus n. 53, 217, 280, 910

Opening hours

  • Tue-Wed-Fri-Sun 11.00-19.00
  • Thur-Sat 11.00-22.00
  • The ticket office is open until 1 hour before museum closing

Closed

  • Mondays | 1 May | 25 December

Ticket prices

  • Adults €11
  • Concessions €7 for groups of 20 to 30 people and associate groups; 2×1: 2 young people between 15 and 26 years of age may enter by purchasing just 1 €11 ticket (not valid for groups);
    €4 per student (over 14 years old) for class groups (first and second level secondary schools, universities) acquiring educational activity packages (excluding bank holidays);
  • Free under 14 years old, disabled visitors requiring accompaniment, companions of disabled visitors, employees of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, Lazio Region tour guides and couriers, 1 teacher per class group, ICOM members, AMACI members, adults over 65 (Tuesdays only)

Since 1997 Nancy Aiello Tours specializes in personalized Italy travel services and private guided tours designed for the independent traveler visiting Italy. Nancy Aiello Tours offers a wide range of top quality Italy travel services for the demanding guest who wants to enjoy Italy art and history, Italian food and made in Italy shopping in comfort and style. We are glad to offer our privileged guests private Italy transfers by fully insured a/c Mercedes Benz limo and minivans, Italy V.I.P. concierge services, Italy accommodation tips, Italy tour planning services, private guided skip the line tours to explore Italy museums and exhibitions. Tour Italy at Your Own Pace with Nancy Aiello Tours!

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Oct 11

Van Gogh Exhibition in Rome | Art Lovers in Rome

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Few months after the breathtaking Caravaggio Exhibition Rome hosts another exceptional event: Vincent Van Gogh!

The great Dutch post-impressionist Vincent van Gogh returns to Rome after more than 20 years with a new comprehensive exhibition at the Vittoriano complex marking the genius of Van Gogh.

From October 8 to February 6, 2011 the Eternal City of Rome is the protagonist of this world class show: “Vincent van Gogh Timeless Countryside – Modern City”

If you love art and plan to visit Rome between October 2010 and February 2011 do not miss the opportunity to enjoy this memorable van Gogh exhibition at the Vittoriano complex in Rome, AKA the Typewriter or Wedding Cake by the Imperial Forum in Rome, showcasing more than 110 masterpieces celebrating art.

The Van Gogh exhibition that runs until Feb. 6th 2011 at the Vittoriano monument in Rome features seventy of Van Gogh’s masterpieces brought together by the exhibition curator Cornelia Homburg, one of the leading experts of the Dutch genius, in cooperation with museums and art galleries from across Europe and North America in addition to some 30 works by other major artists who provided inspiration for his art, from Pissarro and Millet to Cèzanne, Seurat and Gauguin also to highlight Van Gogh’s relationship with past masters and contemporaries.

The bulk of the exhibition focuses on Van Gogh’s own artwork explored through his favorite subject matters and the rural-urban dichotomy: his love for the timeless countryside and its unchanging environment contrasted with his fascination with the fast moving modern city life.

“There won’t be the Van Gogh’s Sunflowers and Still Life” – said Ms. Homburg – “But, next to best known works, audience will also be able to watch for the first time paintings from private collections.”

Van Gogh exhibition in Rome until Feb. 6th 2011 opening hours, tickets and info :

  • Monday to Thursday 9:30am to 7:30 pm
  • Friday and Saturday 9:30am to 11:30pm
  • Sunday 9:30am to 8:30pm

  • Admission is allowed until one hour before closing time.

  • Tickets cost Euro 12,00
  • Official Website
  • For further details and booking info: Tel. (+39) 06 6780664

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Sep 03

The Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel by Night | Unusual Top Quality Rome Tour

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The 2010 edition of The Vatican Museums by Night will continue on September and October 2010 every Friday from 7.00 pm to 11.00 pm. Book your Vatican by night tickets early to avoid disappointment!

The Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with more than four million visitors every year, more than 7 kilometers of alleys and more than 1400 rooms to tour host one of the most incredible collections of art and masterpieces in the world enjoyed by independent travelers and families with kids alike. The Vatican Museums are among the greatest museums in the world displaying works from an immense collection going back to ancient Rome times built up over the last 5 centuries by the Holy See starting with Pope Julius II who founded the Vatican Museums in the 16th century.

Rome visitors every Friday night on September and October 2010 have this truly memorable opportunity to enjoy the 2010 edition of the Vatican afterhours tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel.

By touring the Vatican by night visitors are able to admire not only the breathtaking collections that include the Upper Galleries of the Vatican Museums (Candelabra, Tapestries and Maps), the Raphael rooms and the Sistine Chapel but will also have access to the Egyptian Museum, the memorable Pio-Clementino Museum and it’s Octagonal Courtyard home to some of the best Vatican’s classical statuary.

That’s just the beginning with more good news for October 2010 with the exceptional events «Che c’è di bello» that blend music, theater, cultural and art exhibitions. To attend these Vatican by night events tickets must be reserved in advance through the Vatican State official website or by contacting our VIP Vatican consultants that will be glad to design a one of a kind Vatican by night itinerary customized just for our guests in Rome.

These memorable artistic and cultural shows will start at around 8,30 PM and last for about an hour leaving then plenty of time to continue the tour of the Vatican and will be performed at some stunning Vatican venues such as the Terrazze della Pinacoteca, with its breathtaking views over the St. Peter’s Dome, the Gregorian Profane Museum, Raphael Loggia, the Cortile della Pigna (courtyard of the pine cone), part of the much older Cortile del Belvedere, and also in the so called Braccio Nuovo, a masterpiece of Rome neoclassical architecture.

Here below please find the detailed Vatican events scheduled for October 2010:

  • Friday October 1st «Arte della leggerezza e leggerezza nell’arte” with music by Barber, Grieg, Debussy and Milhaud (Terrazze della Pinacoteca)
  • Friday October 8th : « Spes mea cara. Omaggio a Maria» with Maestro Luca Salerno (Salone di Raffaello)
  • Friday October 15th «Australian Night» meetings with the aboriginal Australian culture and a show performed by Australians aborigines with an introduction by Nereda White (Terrazze della Pinacoteca enhanced by a visit to Missionary Ethnological Museum
  • Friday October 22nd Traditional Russian music conducted by the Moscow’s Cathedral Choir (Cortile della Pigna-Propilei enhanced by a visit to the Icons’ Room in The Vatican Pinacoteca museum)
  • Friday October 29th Il Bel Canto at the Museum with music from Verdi’s Il Trovatore

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May 27

Tour Rome | Contemporary Art Museums and Events in Rome

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The end of May 2010 marks the beginning of a new era for the Eternal City projecting Rome into the world of avant-garde art and architecture. The cradle of Classicism and Baroque, revered for its past and wealth of art and architecture, Rome now looks toward to take her place among the capitals of contemporary art alongside New York, Paris and London with new contemporary museums and contemporary art events.

The first event is the long awaited opening of MAXXI, the National Museum of XXI Century Art designed by the Anglo-Iranian architect Zaha Hadid, which takes place on May 30 with the launch of the project “Space”, the first thematic display of collections of art (Alighiero Boetti, Anish Kapoor, William Kentridge, Sol Lewitt, Giuseppe Penone, Grazia Toderi, and Francesco Vezzoli among others) and architecture inspired by the fluid forms of Zaha Hadid as an interpretation of the museum’s interdisciplinary vocation. It took 11 years and 150 million euros to build the coiled, concrete 27,000 square meter structure dubbed “the silvery boa” that houses two museums, MAXXI Art and MAXXI Architecture, and provides areas for live performances. Here follow a photo gallery from the Italian newspaper La Repubblica. To enjoy ItalyTravelista’s MaXXI photo gallery visit my Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=125761&id=1518296367&l=4b0a747a19

Two other exceptional events taking place from May 27 to 30 will make of Rome the global capital of contemporary art, at least for a week.

Prior to the official opening of Macro Summer on June 1st modern art lovers on May 29 and 30 have the opportunity to tour the new wing of MACRO, Rome’s Museum of Contemporary Art, which will offer additional space with respect to the gallery housed in the old Peroni beer distillery. Beside enjoying the beautiful new wing designed by Odile Decq visitors will also be able to preview the exhibits in MACRO’s Via Reggio Emilia galleries. These include: “Aaron Young: Slippery When Wet”, “Jacob Hashimoto: Silence Still Governs Our Consciousness”, “Jorge Peris: Micro, Aureo, Adela”, “João Louro: My Dark Places”, “Oscar Savio: Architecture in Black and White” while works by three Italians, Gilberto Zorio, Luca trevisani and Alfredo Pirri, complete the line up.

The other event is the 3rd edition of the international art fair and festival “Roma. The Road to Contemporary Art”. This four-day art fair, held in the pavilions of the former Testaccio slaughterhouse, will host around 70 international galleries offering a rich program of events, starred chef’s dinners, guided tours, meetings, conversations, presentations, artistic and musical performances, concerts, dj-sets, and video projections to animate daily the fair grounds at Macro Testaccio. Beside the Fair coordinates a set of events and exhibitions held around Rome. Cose Mai Viste (Things you have never seen), Accademia delle Accademie, Spirito, hosted in the Monumental complex of Santo Spirito in Sassia, Piazza d’Arte at the Casa dell’Architettura-Acquario Romano and the new program Academies Feast developed in cooperation with 9 among the most important international Academies and Cultural Institutes in Rome.

Despite nearly three thousand years of history Rome still has the strength to reinvent herself offering exciting new art venues and events amid the glories of antiquities.

MAXXI – National Museum of XXI Century Art
via Guido Reni, 4a
www.maxxi.parc.beniculturali.it

MACRO
Via Reggio Emilia, 54
www.macro.roma.museum

Roma. The road to contemporary art
MACRO Testaccio
Piazza Orazio Giustiniani, 4
www.romacontemporary.it

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Mar 18

Art Exhibitions in Rome 2010 | Italy Art Lovers

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Caravaggio Art Exhibitions in Rome 2010 | Italy Art Lovers

If you are planning to visit Rome in 2010 and love ancient Roman art, Caravaggio’s masterpieces or modern American artists allow some extra time between the Roman Colosseum and the Vatican Museums to enjoy these outstanding exhibitions. Herebelow find a (Non-Complete) List of what’s going on in Rome in 2010. For the complete listing prior to your trip to Italy come back to see ItalyTravelista updates.

CARAVAGGIO | February 20 > June 13, 2010

The Caravaggio’s exciting exhibition on view at the Scuderie del Quirinale (Quirinal Stables, also called Papal Stables) to mark the 400th anniversary of the Baroque master’s death when he was only 39 brings together for the first time from art galleries and museums across the world 24 paintings that have been definitely attributed to Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. For more details visit my previous Caravaggio’s post and make sure you book your tickets online to avoid disappointing long lines. This landmark exhibition is a must if you’re planning a trip to Rome.

EDWARD HOPPER | February 16 > June 13, 2010

Following on from a hugely successful showing in Milan, this exhibition on view at the Museo Fondazione Roma features the work of American artist Edward Hopper. Over 170 of Hopper’s rural and urban scenes of the 20th Century American life are on display in specially designed rooms that evoke the sights, sounds and feelings he so carefully portrayed. Among the masterpieces on show Self-Portrait 1925-1930, The Sheridan Theatre (1937), New York Interior (1921 circa), Seven A. M. (1948), South Carolina Morning (1955) together with Summer Interior (1909), Pennsylvania Coal Town (1947), Morning Sun (1952), Second Story Sunlight (1960), A Woman in the Sun (1961) and the stunning Girlie Show (1941).

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ANCIENT ROME: The AGE of CONQUEST | March 13 > September 05, 2010

Until September 5th the Capitoline Museums set in the Michaelangelo’s Capitoline square host an amazing exhibition of ancient art dating from the 3rd C. to the 1st Century B.C., a time when Greek influence became predominant to involve the whole cultural world of the Roman Empire and the key to the future Roman artistic and cultural identity. The most avid collectors of Greek art were the Romans, who decorated their town houses and country villas with Greek sculptures and by the first century B.C. Rome was the center of Hellenistic art production, and numerous Greek artists came there to work. The show includes marbles, impressive sculptures and friezes, bronze and silver decorations and terracotta works brought together from major museums like the Copenhagen museum and the British Museum in London.

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From COROT to MANET: The SYNPHONY of NATURE | March 05 > June 29, 2010

The Vittoriano Complex (A.K.A. the Typewriter or Wedding Cake) brings together over 170 paintings, drawings and early photographs never shown before in Italy with the aim of exploring the complex and changing relationship between 19th and early 20th century French artists, the French society of the day and the natural world they sought to capture on canvas.

MORGANTINA TREASURES | March 10 > May 23rd, 2010

Palazzo Massimo Museum, part of the National Museum of Rome, hosts until May 23rd the Morgantina silver horde that was looted from Sicily in 1996, smuggled out of Italy, and bought by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The silver treasure from Morgantina that have been on show at The Met until 2006 comes from the Greek colony of Morgantina in Sicily where it was buried in the year 212 B.C. when Morgantina was under siege by the Romans. The Palazzo Massimo Museum is beautifully lit, with English descriptions, hosting entire rooms of frescoes, statues that are among the most famous in the world, and beautiful mosaics from Hadrian’s and other villas: Palazzo Massimo alle terme is the right place to experience the grandeur of ancient Rome.

William Klein’s Rome | Until July 25th

In 1956 Federico Fellini invited photographer and film maker William Klein to Rome to work on his new film “Nights of Cabiria” introducing Klein to La Dolce Vita of Rome. The photos he took as he travelled the streets and clubs perfectly capture the magical atmosphere of the Eternal City in that legendary in that legendary “Dolce vita” era.  Set aganist the backdrop of the recently restored Trajan’s Market this exhibition features 60 of these photos, recreating scenes of street demonstrations or fashion sets, Sunday outings to Ostia, or evening promenades through the Roman Forum.

Giorgio De Chirico | April 9 > July 11, 2010

The exhibition at Palazzo delle Esposizioni includes over 120 De Chirico’s paintings brought together from museums and private collections from all over the world. The artworks explore his vision of nature and divided into seven themes: Myths, Shadows, Rooms, Things, Open, Alive, and anti-Nature. A Must see exhibition for the Metaphysical Art lovers, one of the most significant and fertile cultural movements of the 20th century.

TAPESTRY: The Story of Joseph | April 29 > June 30, 2010

The Quirinal Palace, official residence of the President of the Italian Republic and one of the most beautiful palaces in Rome, hosts a free exhibition showcasing the 30 years restoration work on twenty precious tapestries commissioned by Cosimo dè Medici to two leading artists of the Florentine Renaissance, Jacopo da Pontormo and Agnolo Bronzino. The Old Testament tale of Joseph, one of the most influential rulers in Egypt was seen as a symbol for the powerful Medici dynasty. Closed on Mondays.

Other major exhibitions in Rome in 2010 include Leonardo da Vinci and The Genius of his Inventions until April 30th 2010, the opening of the MaXXi museum on May 30th, Piranesi until April 4th, and the Secret of the Marbles opening on December 16th 2000.

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