What's on in the city

From 17/12/2011 to 01/04/2012

For the first time in Italy, the exhibition presents a selection of over 150 original pictures taken by famous Japanese and European artists between 1860 and the first years of the 20th century.

Where: Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti

From 22/05/2011 to 18/03/2012

THE DALI' UNIVERSE is an exhibition entirely dedicated to Salvador Dalì with more than 100 works of the Master of the Surrealism. Visitor will have the opportunity to admire still little known collections, linked to different aspects of the production of the artist, such as bronze sculptures, illustrations on the main themes of literature, glass objects and the golden series.

Where: Museo Diocesano di Sant'Apollonia

From 21/09/2011 to 29/01/2012

The exhibition is dedicated to Artemisia Gentileschi, daughter of the Tuscan painter Orazio Gentileschi. She was one of the leading artists in the 16th century. On display over 40 works.

Where: Royal Palace

From 11/11/2011 to 05/02/2012

The public can admire a selection of masterpieces by Cézanne, Gauguin, Monet, Matisse, Renoir, Picasso, Rousseau and Van Gogh coming from the "A.S. Puskin" Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow.

Where: Pinacoteca di Brera

From 07/02/2012 to 06/05/2012

The exhibition presents the main American artistic movements between 1945 and 1980. On display masterpieces coming from the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.

Where: Palazzo delle Esposizioni

From 03/10/2011 to 15/04/2012

Visitors can find out treasures collected in Florence in the 19th and 20th centuries. The exhibition is held in various museums: Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Bardini Museum, Horne Museum, Palazzo Davanzati Fondazione Romano in Oltrarno (Piazza S. Spirito), Stibbert Museum in Florence and Bandini Museum in Fiesole.

Where: Various locations

From 11/11/2011 to 20/02/2012

A great event dedicated to the art movement "Arte povera" held simultaneously in Bari, Bergamo, Bologna, Milan, Naples, Rome and Turin. On display works by Giovanni Anselmo, Alighiero Boetti, Pier Paolo Calzolari, Luciano Fabro, Jannis Kounellis, Mario Merz, Marisa Merz, Giulio Paolini, Pino Pascali, Giuseppe Penone, Gianni Piacentino, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Emilio Prini e Gilberto Zorio.

Where: MADRE Museum

From 16/12/2011 to 09/04/2012

The exhibition, curated by Germano Celant, is dedicated to Fausto Melotti (Rovereto 1901 - Milan 1986). He was one of the most important artists in modern and contemporary sculpture.

Where: MADRE Museum

From 06/12/2011 to 06/02/2012

The exhibition presents a selection of works by some of the most important 20th-century Italian artists: Guttuso, Consagra, Birolli, Martini, Manzu', Perilli, De Pisis, Severini, Sironi, Monachesi and many others. Curated by Sergio Troisi.

Where: Palazzo Ajutamicristo

From 03/12/2011 to 20/03/2012

The exhibition, curated by Victoria Zubravskaya and Giulia Davì, includes 60 paintings and other objects of Russian art produced in the first years of the 20th century and coming from Tretyakov National Gallery and other Russian museums.

Where: Reale Albergo dei Poveri

From 05/01/2012 to 12/02/2012

The town stages a festival to celebrate the feast of Saint Agata. Numerous religious, cultural and sport events are scheduled. Check the official programme on the website.

Where: Various location

From 02/12/2011 to 04/07/2012

The calendar is full of events: operas, ballets and contemporary plays to delight the public. These shows are scheduled at the Verga Theatre, Musco Theatre and Ambasciatori Theatre. In June at Cortile Platamone and in July at Greek-Roman Theatre.

Where: Verga, Musco and Ambasciatori theatres