03 Oct 2019
Read all about new exhibitions, museums, festivals, sport events and more in Italy this autumn and winter.....
ART EXHIBITIONS
ROME
SECRET IMPRESSIONISTS
Palazzo Bonaparte
6 Oct 2019 – 8 Mar 2020
CANOVA – ETERNAL BEAUTY
Museo di Roma
9 Oct 2019 – 15 Mar 2020
GIO PONTI. LOVE ARCHITECTURE!
MAXXI Museum
7 Nov 2019 – 26 Apr 2020
FLORENCE
FORGED IN FIRE. BRONZE SCULPURE IN FLORENCE UNDER THE LAST MEDICI
Uffizi Gallery
Until 12 Jan 2020
NATALIA GONCHAROVA, AN AVANTGARDE ARTIST BETWEEN GAUGIN, MATISSE & PICASSO
Palazzo Strozzi
Until 19 Jan 2020
PIETRO ARETINO AND THE ARTI OF THE RENAISSANCE
Uffizi Gallery
27 Nov. 2019 – 1 Mar 2020
MILAN
DE CHIRICO
Palazzo Reale
Until 19 Jan 2020
GUGGENHEIM. THANNHAUSER COLLECTION FROM VAN GOGH TO PICASSO
Palazzo Reale
17 Oct 2019 – 1 Mar 2020
URBINO
RAPHAEL & FRIENDS IN URBINO
Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Palazzo Ducale
Until 19 Jan 2020
www.gallerianazionalemarche.it
VENICE
FROM TITIAN TO RUBENS. Masterpieces from Antwerp
Ducal Palace
Until 1 Mar 2020
www.palazzoducale.visitmuve.it
PEGGY GUGGENHEIM, THE LAST “DOGARESSA”
Guggenheim Museum, Palazzo Venier
Until 27 Jan 2020
FESTIVALS AND OTHER CULTURAL EVENTS
NEW ROSSINI NATIONAL MUSEUM IN PESARO
The new Museo Nazionale Rossini was opened recently in Rossini's birthplace, the city of Pesaro in Le Marche Region. The museum occupies the “piano nobile” of Palazzo Montani Antaldi, in the heart of Pesaro which has been also declared “City of Music” by Unesco. On show at the museum are important pieces such as a piano belonging to Rossini and original opera costumes, music sheets and other musical instruments. www.museonazionalerossini.it
ROME FILM FEST
Auditorium Parco della Musica & other locations in the city
17-27 October 2019
The annual Rome Film Fest will be held from 17th to 7th October 2019 at the Auditorium Parco della Musica and in other venues throughout the city.The Auditorium Parco della Musica has been the heart of the Rome Film Fest since 2006 with the red carpet and the screening rooms.The event hosts a large and challenging programme of screenings, master classes, tributes, retrospectives, panels, and special events.
AUTUMN OPERA TRILOGY AT RAVENNA FESTIVAL
Ravenna 1-10 Nov. 2019
The Autumn Trilogy is a well establish Ravenna Festival. This year the Festival celebrates three formidable female characters in opera: Norma (by Bellini), Aida (by Verdi) and Carmen (by Bizet). The operas will be staged on 3 consecutive nights during the period 1-10 November 2019 at the Teatro Alighieri.
SCIENCE FESTIVAL
Genoa – 24 Oct. – 4 Nov. 2019
The Festival of Science is an important appointment for the diffusion of science. The exhibition aims to make accessible to a wider public the many scientific subjects it deals with. The variety of events offered encompasses scientific and artistic exhibitions, workshops, conferences and shows and enables the public to interact with this material in an enjoyable way. Theme for this year: Elements.
ROMA EUROPA FESTIVAL
Rome
Until 24 November 2019
This will be the 24th edition of this quirky festival that brings music, ballet, digital art, theatre and circus in the piazzas and theatres of the Capital.
TORINO FILM FESTIVAL
Turin
22-30 Nov 2019
This will be the 37th edition of the Turin Film Festival, this year's major retrospective will be dedicated to the memory of one of the greatest Italian film directors, Mario Soldati on the 20th anniversary of his death.
UMBRIA JAZZ FESTIVAL
Orvieto, Umbria
28 Dec 2019 – 1 Jan 2020
The winter edition of this popular festival, held in Perugia in summer it moves to the medieval town of Orvieto for the end of the year. It showcases the best jazz artists from around the world.
INAUGURATION OF THE LA SCALA OPERA SEASON
Milan, 7 December 2019
Tosca by Puccini will be the opening opera of the La Scala 2019-2020 season. The opera will be conducted by Riccardo Chailly.
HISTORICAL RE-ENACTMENTS/FOLKLORE
HALLOWEN – THE FEAST OF THE WITCHES
Corinaldo, Marche
26-31 October 2019
Since 1998, the lovely town of Corinaldo in the Le Marche region hosts the “Feast of the Witches” to coincide with Halloween. The town transform itself into an open air amusement park with attractions such as the tunnel of fear, fear-inspiring places and dressed up characters in the most frightening costumes. The main event is the election of Miss Witch, a beauty contest with a difference!
THE FESTIVAL OF “MADONNA DELLA SALUTE”
Venice – November 21st 2019
www.comune.venezia.it Events and Festivals Section
The Festival of Our Lady of Health is perhaps the less spectacular of Venice festivities, but not less interesting and authentic. In a religious context it is an event dedicated to the Madonna in thanksgiving for her intercession which put an end to the plague which struck Venice between the years 1630-1631.
SANTA LUCIA FESTIVAL
Siracusa, Sicily
1-13 December 2019
http://www.comune.siracusa.it/index.php/en/santa-lucia-storia-e-tradizioni
Siracusa celebrates Santa Lucia's birthday on 13 December in a touching and emotional celebration. The Feast starts on 1st December with a festive playing popular tunes played by the band along the city streets, on 9 December the religious celebrations start in the St. Lucia Chapel in the Cathedral to culminate on 13 December with a solemn procession and fireworks.
SPORT
LAKE MAGGIORE MARATHON
3 Nov 2019
Lake Maggiore is the destination of thousands of runners who will run the “most panoramic race in Italy” running along the stunning scenery of the lake starting in Verbania in Piedmont.
TURIN MARATHON
24 Nov 2019
This 42K marathon takes the runners through the magnificent city of Turin, passing by the many city's landmarks and ending at Piazza Castello.
50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST OFFICIAL WORLD SKI RACE ON THE SASLONG
20-21 Dec. 2019
This year will be the 50th anniversary of this legendary World Ski race which is 3.4Km long and at 839 metre's altitude. It's one of the most important downhill races in the International Ski World Cup, the ski run is also open to ski lovers outside competition times. www.saslong.org/en/
Stefania Gatta
Press and communications office
Italian National Tourist Board – London
NB: Information correct at time of publication, October 2019
