The beginning of a new year naturally invites us to renew ourselves and enrich our lives. While many focus on goals such as personal well-being, reducing daily anxiety or strengthening emotional bonds, there is an activity that can encompass all these aspects in a single experience: visiting exhibitions and exhibitions.
Whether you choose to explore galleries in your hometown or embark on more ambitious cultural journeys, immersing yourself in the world of art offers a unique way to nourish your mind and spirit.
To help you start this cultural journey with the right momentum, we have selected the unmissable exhibitions in the major Italian cities.
Milan exhibitions 2025
Munch. The inner cry
Royal Palace, ground floor – From 14 September 2024 to 26 January 2025
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the death of Edvard Munch, Palazzo Reale and Arthemisia, in collaboration with the MUNCH Museum, present a large monographic exhibition. The exhibition traces the artist’s career from 1880 to 1944, exploring existential themes through 100 works including paintings, drawings and prints from the MUNCH Museum. Here for more information.
Picasso the stranger
Royal Palace – From 20 September 2024 to 2 February 2025
The exhibition Picasso the stranger presents over 90 works by the artist together with documents, photographs and videos, offering a new interpretation of his figure. Thanks to research in the archives of the French police and the Picasso Museum in Paris, curator Annie Cohen-Solal reveals previously unpublished aspects of Picasso’s life, addressing current issues with a multidisciplinary approach.
Eternal images. Art in Ancient Egypt
Civic Archaeological Museum – From 1 March 2024 until 31 May 2025
The images of Ancient Egypt, including sculptures, reliefs and paintings, reflect a distinctive artistic canon linked to the vision of the world, of the human and the divine of this civilization. The exhibition at the Civic Archaeological Museum presents a selection of finds to illustrate the peculiarities of Egyptian art.
Escher
Mudec Museum of Cultures – From September 2025 to February 2026
The exhibition, created with the Kunstmuseum in The Hague, offers a complete overview of Escher’s career, highlighting the affinities between his works and Islamic art. Although linked only by Escher’s visits to Moorish Spain and southern Italy, both share a mathematical-geometric approach, with themes such as infinity, tessellations and metamorphoses, distinctive elements of Escher’s work.
Brescia exhibitions 2025
The Belle Époque. Art in the Paris of Boldini and De Nittis
Palazzo Martinengo from 25 January 2025 to 15 June 2025
The exhibition celebrates the Belle Époque through over 100 works by Boldini, De Nittis, Zandomeneghi, Corcos and Mancini, created during the Parisian years. These Italian artists narrated modern life, immortalizing squares, boulevards, cafes and female figures, conquering the collectors of the time. Curated by Francesca Dini and Davide Dotti, the exhibition is divided into nine sections with masterpieces from private collections and prestigious institutions such as the Uffizi.
Bergamo exhibitions 2025
Marina Abramović. Between Breath and Fire
Gres Art, from 14 September to 1 February 2025
Bergamo hosts “Between Breath and Fire”a large exhibition dedicated to Marina Abramović, with 30 recent and historical works. From September 14, 2024 to February 2025, the center art stoneware explores themes such as greatness, loneliness and human transience through his works, in a journey curated by Karol Winiarczyk. Here for more information.
Bologna exhibitions 2025
Ai Weiwei. Who am I?
Palazzo Fava, from 21 September 2024 to 4 May 2025
The exhibition “Ai Weiwei. Who am I?” is held at Palazzo Fava, Bologna, from 21 September 2024 to 4 May 2025. Curated by Arturo Galansino, it explores the creative world of the famous Chinese artist, known for his commitment to human rights, with a dialogue between tradition and experimentation. Promoted by the Carisbo Foundation, it is part of the Genus Bononiae project.
Pisa exhibitions 2025
Hokusai, beyond the great wave
Palazzo Blu – from 24 October 2024 to 23 February 2025
The Katsushika Hokusai exhibition celebrates one of the masters of Japanese art and the ukiyoe movement. With over 200 works, including iconic and previously unpublished masterpieces, the exhibition explores Hokusai’s extraordinary ability to blend tradition and innovation, influencing artists from all over the world. Here for more information.
Florence exhibitions 2025
Helen Frankenthaler. Painting without rules
Palazzo Strozzi, from 27 September 2024 to 26 January 20254
Palazzo Strozzi in Florence hosts “Helen Frankenthaler: Painting without rules”the largest exhibition in Italy dedicated to the American artist. From 27 September 2024 to 26 January 2025, the exhibition presents works created between 1953 and 2002, in dialogue with artists such as Pollock, Rothko and Motherwell.
Impressionists in Normandy
Museum of the Innocents from 21 November 2024 to 4 May 2025
The exhibition Impressionists in Normandy celebrates the links between the Impressionist movement and Normandy with over 70 works by artists such as Monet, Renoir, Delacroix and Courbet. Through masterpieces from the Collection Peindre en Normandie and loans from museums and private collections, the exhibition traces the evolution of Impressionism, born 150 years ago, capturing the beauty of the Norman landscapes, cradle of the movement.
Inside Klimt
Cathedral of the Image – until 6 March 2025
Iconic works such as The Kiss And The Tree of Life come to life through installations, virtual reality and interactive spaces like the Mirror Room. A unique journey through colours, light and the intimate poetics of Klimt, which involves audiences of all ages in the magic of modern art. Here for more information.
Rome exhibitions 2025
Salvador Dalì, between art and myth
Historical Infantry Museum – from 25 January 2025 to 27 July 2025
From 25 January to 27 July, Rome hosts an exhibition dedicated to Salvador Dalí, master of surrealism, at the Historical Infantry Museum. With around 80 works including paintings, drawings and sculptures, the exhibition celebrates the art and myth of Dalí, placing him alongside other greats of surrealism such as Magritte and de Chirico. A unique journey into the Dalinian dream universe.
Bernini and 17th century painting Paintings from the Koelliker Collection
Palazzo Chigi in Ariccia – from 07 December 2024 to 18 May 2025
The exhibition features paintings attributed to Bernini, including rare autographs such as theSelf-portrait while drawing and the Portrait of the poet Virginio Cesarinifrom the Koelliker Collection. In addition to works by the master, known above all for sculpture, the exhibition includes masterpieces by artists of the Roman Baroque of the 17th century, offering a comprehensive look at this extraordinary artistic period.
Origins and splendors of the Farnese collection in 16th century Rome
Capitoline Museums – dfrom 24 December 2024 to 04 May 2025
The exhibition celebrates the Farnese Collection, symbol of erudite collecting, with 100 masterpieces from the 16th to 17th centuries from museums and private collections. Focus on the original installation in the Palazzo Farnese and on the recovery of works lost over time.
Rome Painter. Female artists at work between the 16th and 19th centuries
Museum of Rome at Palazzo Braschi – from 25 October 2024 to 23 March 2025
The exhibition “Paintering Rome. Female artists at work between the 16th and 19th centuries” celebrates the artists who chose Rome as a center of study and production, often overlooked by historiography. From 25 October 2024 to 23 March 2025, Palazzo Braschi hosts 130 works by 56 artists, from Lavinia Fontana and Artemisia Gentileschi to lesser-known names, highlighting Rome’s role as a crucial place for training and creative affirmation in the modern age.
Naples exhibitions 2025
The World of Banksy
Arena Flegrea Indoor from 11 October 2024 to 4 May 2025
Naples hosts “The World of Banksy”an exhibition dedicated to the most famous and controversial street artist, featuring large-scale reproductions of his iconic works that address themes of social justice, politics and mass culture. Here for more information.
Andy Wahrol, triple Elvis
Gallerie d’Italia – Naples, Intesa Sanpaolo museum – from 25 September 2024 to 16 February 2025
The exhibition Andy Warhol. Triple Elvis at the Gallerie d’Italia – Naples presents a focus on Warhol’s art, with three fundamental graphic cycles (Marilyn, Mao Tse-Tung and Electric Chairs) exhibited together for the first time. Coming from the Luigi and Peppino Agrati Collection, the works tell the artist’s evolution between the Sixties and Seventies, starting from the iconic Triple Elvis from 1963.
