April in Rome

Continuing:

Da Corot a Monet. La sinfonia della natura
More than 170 paintings, works on paper and photographs, many seen for the first time in Italy. Beginning with the Scuola di Barbizon and continuing through to the chromatic triumph of Monet's "Ninfee", the show traces the entire evolutionary course of the Impressionist period, focusing on two overriding themes: nature and landscape. Complesso Vittoriano, Via Di San Pietro in Carcere (Piazza Venezia)
Monday-Thursday, 9:30 am - 7:30 pm; Friday-Saturday, 9:30 am -11:30 pm; Sunday, 9:30 am - 8:30 pm;; through June 29 tel 06 678 0363

Il tesoro di Morgantina
Argenti del III sec. A.C. dal New York alla Sicilia. Passando per Roma
(Silver from the Third Century AC, from New York to Sicily, passing through Rome.)
After several years of complex negotiations, the Morgantina Treasures, which have been part of the Metropolitan's permanent collection since 1984, finally return to Italy. The cache of 16 elaborately executed silver dishes was discovered during a clandestine excavation, which took place in the 1970s and '80s, uncovering pieces that had remained buried there for more than 2000 years. Archaeologists studying the treasures say they are the most important silver collection to survive from the Hellenistic period. Museo Nazionale Romano - Palazzo Massimo,
Largo Di Villa Peretti 1 (near Stazione Termini)
Tuesday - Sunday, 9 am - 7:45 pm; through May 23

Albino Manca
L'officina di uno scultore dal mito di Roma al sogno Americano
(The workshop of a sculptor from Roman myth to the American dream)
Traces the entire artistic activity of Sardinian sculpture Albino Manca. An overview of 100 works in sculpture, objects d'art, painting, print medallions and design an artist who was influenced by significant historical developments during the 20th century - Fascism in Italy, the close of WWII and the New Deal.
Complesso Del Vittoriano Via Di San Pietro In Carcere (Piazza Venezia)
Monday Friday, 9:30 am-6:30 pm, Saturday-Sunday, 9:30 am-7:30 pm;
through May 2

I Mutanti
A group show presenting works by Ellen Gallagher, Adrian Paci, Stephen Dean and Djamel Tatah, concerned with today's plurality, in its sociological manifestation, reflected in the hybrid techniques they put into practice.
Villa Medici - Accademia Di Francia, Viale Della Trinità Dei Monti;
Tuesday-Sunday, 11 am - 7 pm; through June 6 tel 06 6761291

Fausto Pirandello - Alle Quadriennali del 1935 e del 1939
Pirandello, born in Rome in 1899, was one of three sons of writer and Nobel prize-winner for literature, Luigi Pirandello. This exhibition focuses on the period from 1935 to 1939, when Pirandello participated in the Quadriennali, a national institution established in 1927 to promote contemporary Italian art.
GNAM - Galleria Nazionale D'Arte Moderna, Viale Delle Belle Arti 131
Tuesday - Sunday 8:30 am - 7:30 pm; through May 21 tel 06 322 981

Attraverso le collezioni II - Quadro scultura. Scultura quadro
More than 100 pieces from the museum's permanent collections, part of a rotation inaugurated a year ago, offering visitors a rare opportunity to view works that are not regularly seen or that have never been publicly viewed. The focus is on painting, sculpture and photography, executed by leading artists from the mid 1950s through the early 1990s.
GNAM - Galleria Nazionale D'Arte Moderna Viale Delle Belle Arti 131 (Parioli)
Tuesday - Sunday 8:30 am - 7:30 pm; through May 2 tel 06 322 981

Sacra Mirabilia. Tesoro da Castiglion Fiorentino
A collection of over 50 works of art extending from the Etruscan period through the Medieval and from the 13th through the 19th centuries. These works in gold, ceramics, painting, bronze, polychrome sculpture in wood and marble, normally housed in three Roman institutions, are brought together to show the range of the Castiglion Fiorentino region's (Arezzo) artistic heritage.
Castel Sant'Angelo, Via Lungotevere Castello 50
Tuesday-Sunday 9 am-7 pm; through April 11

Edward Hopper
The first retrospective exhibition in Rome of 143 works by the major exponent of American realism. His unparalleled portrayal of daily American life and the solitude of modern man remains unchallenged.
Museo Fondazione Roma, Via del Corso 320
Tuesday-Sunday, 10 am-7 pm; through June 13 tel 06 678 6209

Caravaggio
An iconic exhibition celebrating 500 years since the death of Caravaggio, one of history's most enigmatic artists. Works selected for the exhibition offer a rare opportunity to penetrate the essence of Caravaggio's work.
Scuderie Del Quirinale, Via XXIV Maggio 16
Sunday - Thursday, 10 am-8 pm; Friday, 10 am-10:30 pm; through June 13 tel 06 399 67500

Charlotte Bonaparte: Dama di molto spirito
Through a selection of paintings, documents and objet d'arte, this exhibition traces the life of Charlotte Bonaparte, the princess, artist and niece of Napoleon.
Museo Napoleonico, Piazza di Ponte Umberto I 1
Tuesday-Sunday, 9 am-7 pm; through April 18

Lawrence Ferlinghetti: 60 anni di pittura
Tracing the artistic career of American poet, painter, liberal activist, and co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who is best known for "A Coney Island of the Mind", a collection of poems that has been translated into nine languages.
Museo di Roma in Trastevere, Piazza Sant'Egidio 1/b
Tuesday-Sunday, 10 am-8 pm; through April 25

Biographical Landscape. Fotografie di Stephen Shore 1969-1979
More than 160 photographs examining the relationship between Stephen Shore's photography and the conceptual art that unfolded during the same decade.
Museo di Roma in Trastevere, Piazza Sant'Egidio 1/b
Tuesday-Sunday, 10 am-8 pm; through April 25

Piranesi: Rembrandt delle rovine (Rembrandt of the ruins)
In his splendid engravings of panoramic views of ancient and modern Rome, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) captured with accuracy, skill and beauty the magnificent drama of the Eternal City. The exhibition comprises 35 etchings of Roman vistas in large dimensions. Casa di Goethe, Via del Corso 18 (near Piazza del Popolo) Tuesday-Sunday, 10 am-6 pm; through April 18

L'Età della Conquista (The Age of Conquest)
Highlighting the profound influence Greco-Roman culture had on all Western civilization, this is the first in a series of five exhbitions. Covering the period from the end of the third century BC to the middle of the first century BC, the exhibition focuses on the period when Roman conquests in Greece brought Greek culture to the upper classes in Rome, influencing home decor, dress, architecure and religion.
Musei Capitolini, Piazza del Camidoglio
Tuesday-Sunday, 9 am - 8 pm through September 5 tel 06 0608

Il segreto di marmo. I marmi dipinti di Ascoli Satriano
A group of 11 unique painted marble works, dating to the classical period of Magna Grecia, found in the ancient territory of Ausculum, known today as Asscoli Satriano in the province of Foggia (Puglia). The sculptures are important for the crystalline quality of the marble, which was quarried on the island of Paro and used exclusively for sculpture and painting.
Museo Nazionale Romano, Largo Di Villa Peretti 1
Tuesday-Sunday, 9 am-7:45 pm through April 18

Venezia E Il Secolo della Biennale
A selection of fifty works in painting, Murano glass, and photographs from the Collezione Fonazione di Venezia. The collection is divided into three categoiries: 20th century paintings, Venetian glass production and Mariano Fortuny textiles dating to the 15th century.
Museo Carlo Bilotti, Aranciera di Villa Borghese Viale Fiorello La Guardia
(Villa Borghese)
Tuesday-Sunday, 9 am - 7 pm; March 10 through May 9