Current art exhibitions in Rome
Paul Gauguin, until February 3rd
| Paul Gauguin. Artist of Myths and Dreams | |
| Where? | Complesso del Vittoriano. Fori Imperiali, Via San Pietro in Carcere |
| When? | Until February 3rd |
| Hours | 9.30-19.30 (Fri/Sat 9.30-23.30; Sun 9.30-20.30) |
| Phone | 066780664 |
| Admission | 10 Euros |
| Web | |
| About 150 oil paintings, drawings, sculptures and ceramics documenting the human and artistic development of the artist, showing his longing for a Golden Age, through references to culture and tradition, mixed with an eclectic and informed exotism. | |
From the Bed and Breakfast Little Italy Hostel Rome you take the metro to Termini where you change lines to get off at the line B Colosseo stop. After exiting cross the road, and turn right. Walk along the Roman Forum till you come to the Via San Pietro in Carcere on your right. From the Hostel Chaplin B&B Rome take the metro directly to the Colosseo stop.
From Cranach to Monet, until January 27th
| From Cranach to Monet | |
| Where? | Palazzo Ruspoli, Via del Corso, 418 |
| When? | Until January 27th |
| Hours | 10-19,30 (Fri and Sat 10-20.30) |
| Phone | 066874704 |
| Admission | 10 Euros |
| Web | http://www.palazzoruspoli.it/ |
| An opportunity to admire the private Mexican Pérez Simòn collection, displaying many precious paintings from the 15th till the 20th century, starting with the Italian school and ending with the big names of the 19th century | |
Palazzo Ruspoli can be reached from the B&B Chaplin Hostel Rome by taking metro line A to Flaminio (4 stops). Look for the Piazza del Popolo-exit and when you hit the square, take the middle one of the 3 roads forming the tridente.
Mark Rothko, until January 6th
| Mark Rothko | |
| Where? | Palazzo delle Esposizioni. Via Nazionale, 194 |
| When? | Until January 6th |
| Hours | 10-20 (Fri-Sat 10-22.30) |
| Phone | 0639967500 |
| Admission | Free |
| Web | http://palazzoesposizioni.it/ |
| The exhibition shows a general overview of Mark Rothko’s work, carefully choosing the paintings in such a way that they show the various phases of his career. | |
The Palazzo delle Esposizioni can be reached easiest from the Bed and Breakfast Chaplin Hostel Rome by taking either bus 40E or bus 64 from Rome Termini. You get off when you see a tunnel on your right. From the Hostel Little Italy B&B you take metro line A to Repubblica (2 stops) and then bus 40E or bus 64.
Emilio Vedova, until January 6th
| Emilio Vedova, 1919 - 2006 | |
| Where? | Galleria Nazionale di Arte Moderna, V.le Belle Arti, 131 |
| When? | Until January 6th |
| Hours | 8.30-19.30 (Mondays closed) |
| Phone | 0632298221 |
| Admission | 9 Euros |
| Web | http://gnam.beniculturali.it/ |
| The exhibitions chronologically follows the stages of Vedova’s work; from his first steps in 1936 to the culmination of his art in the Plurimi, painting-sculptures allowing various points of view. | |
From both the Chaplin Hostel Rome and Bed and Breakfast Little Italy Hostel take metro line A to the Flaminio stop and then walk along the west side of te Villa Borghese Park till you come to the Viale delle Belle Arti.
Francesco Somaini
| The Informal Period 1957-1964 | |
| Where? | Galleria Nazionale di Arte Moderna, V.le Belle Arti, 131 |
| When? | Until November 25th |
| Hours | 8.30-19.30 (Mondays closed) |
| Phone | 0632298221 |
| Admission | 9 Euros (includes the museum itself ) |
| Web | http://gnam.beniculturali.it/ |
| Homage to the sculptor Francesco Somaini, who died in 2005, with works created between 1957 and 1964, his so-called “informal period”. | |
From Rome Bed and Breakfast Chaplin Hostel you walk to Rome Termini and take metro line A to Flaminio. Then take bus 231 till Viale delle Belle Arti.
Indian Popular Art
| The Image of the Holy in Indian Popular Art | |
| Where? | Museo Nazionale di Arte Orientale (Via Merulana, 248) |
| When? | Until October 28th |
| Hours | Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat 8,30-14; Tue, Thu, Sun, Holidays 8.30-19.30 (Closed first and third Mondays of the month.) |
| Phone | 0646974801 |
| Admission | 4 Euros |
| direzione.orientale@arti.beniculturali.it | |