After long months of lockdown, we are slowly coming back to life. The main Italian museums reopen to the public with all due dates precautions for those who do not want to miss the appointment with the art. It will be necessary, in fact, to strictly follow all the indications of security. Let's take a look at what it will be possible to visit.
Appointment with art: Raphael at the Stables
From 2 June, the day of Republic Day, Scuderie of the Quirinale it will be possible to admire the exhibition "Raphael 1520 - 1483". That was the date scheduled for the closing of the show, but the health emergency put us in hibernation and now that June 2nd represents the new beginning for this long-awaited event.
Enthusiasts will be able to see the works of Raffaello Sanzio in all their glory. We are talking about one of the most famous artists of Italian Renaissance 500 years after his death. It's about a fifty masterpieces (a combination never seen before) that make this appointment unique and epochal. Thanks to the solidarity shown by the museums and collectors who have lent the works, the exhibition will be open for three months. It will be possible to visit it until August 30th. A note informs that the reopening will follow extraordinary security measures, developed by an expert from the department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases of the Sapienza University in line with the indications of the Scientific Technical Committee.
Yum reopens
On May 18, with the entry into the new Phase 2, has also reopened the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art. After two months of closure, Gnam starts again with "a new conscience", as the director Cristiana Collu comments, "it is a new beginning that cannot ignore these past months and of suspension".
Just like when, in December 1944, Gnam was already the first museum to reopen after the war. Present at the appointment with the museum in order, Time is out of joint with the exhibitions of Gregorio Botta, Maria Elisabetta Novello and Attilio Cassinelli. New exhibition in the Central Hall At close range, emblematic of the infinite possibilities of narration and dialogue of 30 works for a surprising collection of exceptional quality. To welcome visitors at the foot of the grand staircase, site specific installation Open! by Marti Guixè.
Open doors of Hangar Bicocca
On 23 May theBicocca Hangar in Milan with the review of the American Trisha Baga which will be possible to admire until January 10, 2021. In the space of the aisles, visitors will be able to enjoy the exhibition "The Illuminating Gas" by Cerith Wyn Evans. dall 'Hangar inform that the inputs will be quoted and separated both in incoming and outgoing. On the other hand, it is not necessary to book tickets online which will still be free. We will have to wait a few more weeks for civic museums and libraries. The City of Milan has decided to use next week to test all safety and sanitation protocols. But in a few days you will also be able to access the Museum of the Twentieth Century, the Gallery of Modern Art, the Archaeological Museum or the Museums of the Sforzesco Castle, just to name a few of the main ones.
In Bologna "The Rediscovery of a Masterpiece"
In Bologna, Palazzo Fava lifts the veil on the exhibition 'The Rediscovery of a Masterpiece' with the tables of Griffoni Polyptych of the Ferrara people Francis del Cossa ed Ercole de 'Roberti. The two artists started their artistic collaboration in Bologna at the end of the 400th century, working on the magnificent altarpiece made for the Basilica of San Petronio. An extraordinary event for the city. In fact, we are talking about one of the greatest masterpieces of Italian Renaissance which returns to shine in its integrity 550 years after its creation. The exhibition brings together all the existing parts for the first time, thanks to the extraordinary loans of all the proprietary museums.
Like all institutes that are part of the Genus Bononiae the anticovid measures include: extended hours, limited admissions and online or telephone reservations. Also reopened on Mambo, the contemporary art museum of Bologna. Visitors will have to adhere to a rescheduled timetable and a series of safety precautions. Gradually from this week the other collections managed by theBologna museums institution. This is the reopening plan which provides checkerboard timetables between the different museums, to avoid gatherings and ensure frequent sanitation of the spaces. Among other measures: advance ticket sales, mandatory safety distance, mask, quota in slots for split entry, exhibition signs and provision of sanitizing gels. Art lovers are now eagerly awaiting the opening of the imposing exhibition project 'Etruschi. Journey to the lands of the Rasna', promoted by the Museo Civico Archeologico, for the preparation of which over 1400 objects from 60 museums have been gathered.
From Bolzano to Reggio Calabria
The reopening of the museums has already started in South Tyrol, thanks to a provincial law in force since early May. Open doors for the Pharmacy Museum of Bressanone, the Farmer's Museum at the Tschötscher Farm and the Museum of Traditional Costumes, both a castelrotto. Visitors were also able to admire the works of the Museum of the School of Tagusa and the Photo Gallery Forum a Bolzano. Obviously, the social distancing and be equipped with a mask. Staggered entry is foreseen in the event of a large number of visitors. The Archaeological Museum of Bolzano which houses the famous ice mummy Oetzi. Opening for June, however, for the National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria. We will have to wait a little longer to enjoy the beauties of ancient Calabria and admire the Riace and Porticello Bronzes again. Even in the South, maximum attention is paid to safety. Limited admissions are foreseen as well as systems and protective devices.
Venice Biennale moved to 2021
Instead, we will have to wait until next year for the 17th Architecture Biennale of Venice which was supposed to take place from 29 August to 29 November.
The review entitled How will we live together?, curated by Hashim Sarkis, has been postponed to 2021. Consequently, the 59th International Art Exhibition, which should have taken place in 2021, has been postponed to 2022. Italian art, one of the most important economic levers of our country and fundamental tourist induced, it gets back on the road. After this long and sad time, we all feel the need to marvel and dive into the beauty of art and in this to rediscover the love of life and the strength to start again.
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