ONGOING EXHIBITIONS IN ROME
Ruins and Rebirths of art in Italy.
When: 10/10/2008 – 15/11/2009
Where: Colosseum
What: A real treat set within the walls of the famous colosseum, this exhibitions puts on display some of the most rare antiquities that have been seized over the years and rightly brought back to their birth place.
There are laws on heritage set in place to protect treasured italian antiques and this display stems from the time of tomb raiders of the renaissance right upto present day where the police force is working all over the world to clamp down on traffickers.
Picasso 1917 - 1937
When: 10/10/2008 – 15/11/2009
Where: Vittoriano
What: For all art lovers this is a real must, with 180 masterpiece of works by this talented and famous artist you can get a real sense of the nature of this mans creatuvuty and imerge yourseld in the bol coulours and curvaceous lines that so well represent his style.
It is a real honour for the Vittoriano to host this exhibition 55 years after the artist himself put on his last roman display and is certainly not to be missed.
‘Giulio Cesare, tha man, the exploits, the myth’
When: 24/10/2008 – 25/04/2009
Where: Via della pace, Chiostro del Bramante
What: Could there be a more famous name? Julius Cesar is the reigning great in this exhibition that sees hi rise as the emperor to begin what became the grand Roman Empire.
This is an amazing insight into a man that that had a series of myths about himself even before he died. This complete exhibition follows in depth the life of this man and what influences he has left behind. For historians this is not to be missed.
La Conquista della modernità – Sevres, 1920 / 2008
When: 12/12/2008 – 08/03/2009
Where: Capitolini Museums
What: Here the subject is contemporary art and for the very firt time the famous capitoline museums are the host.
This exhibition puts on showcase the wonderful designs manufactured by the National Sevres. There are over 100 pieces on display from porcelain sculptures to drawings artists include Jaques-Emile Ruhlmann, Alexander Calder and Louise Bourgeois.
‘Futurismo’
When: 20/02/2009 – 20/05/2009
Where: Scuderie del Quirinale
What: Art in it’s most modern form this is an exhibition for those interested in the contemporary and very ‘today’ style, not typical of the antique masterpieces that adorn most museums and churches in the city!
Èieces are inspired and used to represent the was, individualism, the metropole and speed.