These are some of many exhibits taking place or scheduled for the immediate future, mostly in Italy. In these months Rome in particular offers a number of impressive shows. They are arranged in the chronological order of their opening, followed by location.
Information is as accurate as possible but before making a special trip please confirm.
For an extensive guide to events in Italy pick up a copy of the monthly magazine Carnet published by De Agostini Rizzoli. See below for some links to museums. Visitors can admire the Galleria di Ponente with stucco decorations, marble, and frescos, and the famous tapestries of the Battle of Lepanto of 1571. Andrea Doria, the famous admiral, called artists such as Giovan Battista Gaulli, Perin del Vaga, Sebastiano del Piombo, and Agnolo Bronzino to decorate his palace, built at the beginning of the 16th century just outside Genoa with a view of the sea and surrounded by a garden full of statuary and fountains. Groups by appointment Rome, Palazzo Altemps, Piazza S. Apollinare 44.