Exhibitions in Rome
January 2026
January 2026 at a glance: 2 exhibitions opened, 0 closed, and 4 more were on view across the city.
Opened in January
The Colossal Statue of Constantine1 JanCapitoline Museums
A 1:1, roughly 13-metre reconstruction of the 4th-century colossus of Emperor Constantine, displayed in the garden of Villa Caffarelli using casts of the surviving original fragments.
Il non finito: fra poetica e tecnica esecutiva15 JanCapitoline Museums
A Pinacoteca display using scientific imaging to reveal the creative process behind unfinished paintings by artists such as Palma il Vecchio, Guido Reni and Garofalo.
Was on view in January
Memorie sommerse. Roman Bronzes from the Ponte di Valentinianoto 31 AugNational Roman Museum - Palazzo Massimo · Past
Three monumental Roman bronzes pulled from the Tiber in 1878, once decorating the ancient Ponte di Valentiniano: a diademed male head, a gilded toga-clad figure, and the wing of a winged Victory.
Alberto Garutti: Temporalito 10 OctMAXXI - National Museum of 21st Century Arts
An illuminated rooftop installation whose lights flare in real time whenever lightning strikes somewhere across Italy, connecting art and visitors to the energy of nature.
Irrepressible Curiosity. Masterpieces of the Twentieth Century from the Leone Piccioni Collectionto 16 OctVatican Museums
Twentieth-century paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints from intellectual Leone Piccioni's collection, including Burri, Morandi and Guttuso, donated to the Vatican in 2024. In the Borgia Tower rooms.
I Colori dell'Antico: Marmi Santarelli ai Musei Capitolinito 30 AprCapitoline Museums
A long-running display in Palazzo Clementino of over 660 polychrome marbles from the Imperial age, from the Santarelli collection, illustrating Rome's history through coloured stone.
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