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ITALY: What's On Autumn- Winter 2017

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ITALY: What's On 
Autumn- Winter 2017

ART EXHIBITIONS

ROME
PICASSO, between Cubism and Classicism 1915-1925
Until 21 Jan 2018, Scuderie del Quirinale
www.scuderiequirinale.it
MONET

From 19 Oct 2017 to 11 Feb 2018 Ala Brasini at the Vittoriano
www.ilvittoriano.com/mostra-monet-roma.html

MILAN
SFILATA IN PALCOSCENICO - La Scala Opera costumes

Until 28 January 2018, Palazzo Reale
www.palazzorealemilano.it

INSIDE CARAVAGGIO

Palazzo Reale, Until 29 Jan 2018
www.palazzorealemilano.it

TOULOUSE-LAUTREC

Palazzo Reale, 19 Oct 2017 – 4 Feb. 2018
www.palazzorealemilano.it

VENICE
BIENNALE D’ARTE atVarious locations until 26 Nov 2017
www.labiennale.org

FLORENCE
16th  CENTURY IN FLORENCE, Michelangelo, Pontormo and Giambologna, until 21 Jan 2018
Palazzo Strozzi
www.palazzostrozzi.org
VICENZA
VAN GOGH EXHIBITION, between wheat and sky, Basilica Palladiana from 7 October 2017 to 8 April 2018
TURIN
LADY DIANA, a free spirit, Reggia Venaria until 28 January 2018
ARTISSIMA FAIR 3-5 November 2017 International Fair of Modern Art held in various location in Turin.
PISTOIA
GIOVANNI BOLDINI– The Falconiera season, Musei dell’Antico Palazzo dei Vescovi, until 6 January 2018
SIENA
AMBROGIO LORENZETTI Santa Maria della Scala, from 22 Oct 2017 to 21 January 2018

NEW MUSEUMS/ ATTRACTIONS/EVENTS
FEDERICO II STUPOR MUNDI IN JESI (Ancona)
The Museum “Federico II Stupor Mundi” has opened in the town of Jesi in the Le Marche region, celebrating Frederick II of Swabia, born in Jesi on 26th December 1194, and defines his influence on local, national and European history. The museum is dedicated to the Swabian Emperor with an Arab heart: the "Stupor Mundi" which was the grandson of Barbarossa, patron of the arts, as well as a great innovator in the field of law, politics and sciences. The Museum is at Palazzo Ghislieri in Piazza Federico II, in Jesi.
NEW MUSEUM OF ITALIAN JEWISH HERITAGE AND SHOAH
A new Museum of Italian Jewish Heritage and Shoah will be opened on 13 December 2017 in the city of Ferrara in Emilia Romagna. Housed in an ex prison.

FESTIVALS 
VERDI FESTIVAL
Parma, until 22 Oct 2017
The yearly festival dedicated to the Maestro. Verdi’s operas will be performed at the magnificent
Teatro Regio and the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi in Busseto, his birthplace. Operas this year include:
Jerusalem, Stiffelio, La Traviata and Falstaff. www.teatroregioparma.it
SCIENCE FESTIVAL
Genoa – 26 Oct. – 5 Nov. 2017
ROMA EUROPA FESTIVAL
Rome, until 2 December 2017
The 22nd year of this quirky festival that brings music, ballet, digital art, theatre and
circus in the piazzas and theatres of the Capital. www.romaeuropa.net/
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF MUSIC AND SACRED ART
Rome, 4-10 November 2017, Sacred music concerts in basilicas and churches in Rome with some of the best philharmonic orchestras in the world. This year the festival will be opened with a concert
with the participation of King’s College Choir in Cambridge. www.festivalmusicaeartesacra.net/it/programm.php
TORINO FILM FESTIVAL, Turin, 24 Nov – 2 Dec 2017
The 35th year of the Turin Film Festival, this year’s major retrospective will be dedicated to the acclaimed director Brian De Palma. www.torinofilmfest.org
UMBRIA JAZZ FESTIVAL, Orvieto, Umbria, 28 Dec 2017 – 1 Jan 2018
The winter edition of this popular festival, held in Perugia in summer, moves to the medieval town of
Orvieto for the end of the year. It showcases some of the best jazz artists from around the world.
INAUGURATION OF THE LA SCALA OPERA SEASON, Milan, 7 December 2017
Andrea Chenier by Giordano will be the opening opera of the La Scala 2017-2018 season. The opera will be conducted by Riccardo Chailly.

FOLKLORE/RE-ENACTMENTS/
PALIO DI VIGEVANO, Vigevano, Lombardy, 6-9 October 2017
Historical re-enactment of the Renaissance in Vigevano, with parades, Palio and typical food and wine in Lombardy, famous for its Castle and well preserved historical centre. www.paliodivigevano.it
THE FESTIVAL OF “MADONNA DELLA SALUTE”, Venice – November 21st 2017
The Festival of Health is perhaps the least spectacular of Venice festivities. In a religious context it is
an event dedicated to the Madonna in thanksgiving for her intercession to end the plague
in Venice between the years 1630-1631. www.comune.venezia.it
 HALLOWEN – THE FEAST OF THE WITCHES, Corinaldo, Marche, 28-30 October 2017
Since 1998,  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 - the tunnel of fear, fearful places and dressed up frightening characters. The main event is the election of Miss Witch, a beauty contest with a difference! www.missstrega.it
SANTA LUCIA FESTIVAL, Siracusa, Sicily, 1-13 December 2017. Celebrates Santa Lucia’s birthday on 13 December.
The Feast starts on December 1 with popular tunes played by the band along the city streets, on December 9 the religious celebrations start in the St. Lucia Chapel in the Cathedral and
culminates on December 13 with a solemn procession and fireworks. www.comune.siracusa.it/


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