Jean-Michel Basquiat in Rome until February 1, 2009

When in Rome… Palazzo Ruspoli: Jean-Michel Basquiat

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This exhibition is organized by the Fondazione Memmo in cooperation with the Fundacion Marcelino Botin.

Basquiat was a precursor of the graffitti generation. Hij debuted in New York only just 20 years old, especially thanks to Andy Warhol’s encouragement.

The exhibition, which is titled, “Exorcising Ghosts” , brings 40 of Basquiat’s works together in Rome.

It all takes place in the Palazzo Ruspoli (Via del Corso 418) in the center of  Rome. The opening hours are from 10am until 7.30pm, except on frifays and saturdays when the Palazzo closes one hour later. The Basquiat exhibition can be admired until February 1st, 2009.

Ruins and Rebirth of Art in Italy: Colosseum Exhibition

When in Rome…Exhibitions – Colosseum: Ruins and Rebirth of Italian Art

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This exhibition, inside the Colosseum in Rome, highlights the efforts to protect Italy’s heritage of ancient culture and art.

Already in 1909 a law dealing with the problem of Italian art being sold abroad had come into effect.

More than sixty exhibits have been divided into six sections, starting from the times of Italy’s unification and ending with the most recent attempts to stop the sale of illegal art.

The works, often on loan from foreign museums and art galleries, are also meant to illustrate the various ways in which exchanges between galleries and museums have been encouraged.

The exhibition will last until February 15th, 2009. For more information call +39 (0)639967700.

The Invention of the Imperial Fora. Demolition and Excavations: 1924-1940

When in Rome: Exhibitions – Imperial Fora excavations

 
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Until November 23^rd, more than 60 photographs chosen among the 7 thousand commissioned by the (former) Governorship of Rome visualize the destruction, demolition and especially the excavations of the Imperial Fora in Rome in the twenties and thirties.

There are also a number of paintings to be seen, the most famous of which is Mario Mafai’s “Trajan’s Forum”, which he painted in 1930.

Other artists include Giulio Farnese and Lucia Hoffmann. The exhibition is completed by a selection of fragments of paintings and sculptures from the 16^th and 17^th centuries.

It can all be admired at the Capitoline Museums on the Piazza del Campidoglio (from Termini take bus 64 or bus 40E).

The Museums are opened from 9am until 8pm (closed on Mondays). Entrance to the museum and the exhibition costs 8 Euros, entrance to the exhibition only 4,50 Euros.

Giovanni Bellini exhibition in the Scuderie del Quirinale, Rome

When In Rome… Exhibitions: Giovanni Bellini

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Preparation for the exhibition dedicated to the painter Giovanni Bellini in de Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome has taken 3 years.

The exhibition, which starts September 30th, 2008 and ends on New Year’s Day January 1st, 2009, shows the work of a painter who is seen as the embodiment of the moment when Humanism meets Renaissance.

The works of art on display are on loan from famous museums like the Paris Louvre, the Metropolitan and the Washington National Gallery, but also from private collections all over the world.

Bellini, who is a scion of a family of painters, has become more and more important through the centuries, since a lot of paintings that used to be wrongly ascribed to some his contemporaries are now assumed to hav ebeen painted by him. 

The Scuderie del Quirinale are opened from 10am until 8pm (and from 10am until 10.30pm on fridays and saturdays). Admission is 10 Euros (7,50 for those younger than 25). The address is Via XXIV Maggio, 16.

Baroque Portaits in the Villa d’Este outside Rome

When In Tivoli… Villa d’Este Baroque Portraits Exhibition

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Until November 2nd 2008 the Villa d’Este in Tivoli, east of Rome, will host the exhibition “Baroque Portraits”. Most of the works that are to be seen are on loan from art galleries and private collections.

The 40 works show the art of portrait painting in the 17th and 18th centuries, when baroque painting, usually associated with a rich and powerful elite, knew its heyday.

Most of the exhibited portraits are rather unknown and many of them are even being displayed for the first time  in public, even though some of the artists (Il Guercino, Ferdinand Voet, Anton van Dyck) are famous enough.

The exhibition continues through to November 2nd, the Villa d’Este is opened from 8.30am until 18.45pm and admission costs 9 Euro (5,75 Euro for those younger than 18 or older than 65). Closed on Mondays. From the center of Rome Tivoli and the Villa d’Este can be reached by taking the subway to Ponte Mammolo (the last stop but one on line B) and then a bus to Tivoli.

It is possible to get there by train, but that involves travelling to Rome’s second railway station, Tiburtina first. Moreover, Tivoli’s railway station lies on the bottom of a hill, away from the centre, whereas the bus from Ponte Mammolo stops right in themiddle of town, near the Villa d’Este.

In case you don’t fancy taking a day trip from Rome, or you prefer staying in quieter surroundings than what Rome has to offer anyway, you can sleep in Tivoli itself. The following link provides a list of hotels in Tivoli and Bagno di Tivoli (a warm water spring).