Exhibitions and events at Vercelli

An exhibition in Vercelli celebrates Viotti on the bicentenary of his death. Also on display are 12 of his Stradivarius

The year 2024 will mark the bicentenary of the death of the Vercelli musician Giovanni Battista Viotti (Fontanetto Po, 1755 - London, 1824), composer, violinist, musician celebrated in major European courts, admired by Mozart, Haydn and Brahms, and i...
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In Vercelli a major retrospective exhibition on Giacomo Manzù

A major retrospective dedicated to Giacomo Manzù: this is what Vercelli is offering from March 10 to May 21, 2023. The exhibition, curated by Marta Concina, Daniele De Luca and Alberto Fiz, is housed in the Arca space and the former church of ...
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Vercelli dedicates a major retrospective exhibition to sculptor Francesco Messina, 120 years after his birth

On the 120th anniversary of the birth of sculptor Francesco Messina (Linguaglossa, Catania 1900 - Milan 1995), one of the most significant sculptors of the 20th century, Vercelli dedicates a major exhibition to the artist, with no less than 120 works...
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In Vercelli, 120 works to mark 120 years since the birth of Francesco Messina

Three venues(ARCA, Palazzo Arcivescovile, former San Vittore Church), 120 works, not a few of significant size, to celebrate, 120 years after his birth, Francesco Messina (Linguaglossa, Catania 1900 - Milan 1995), certainly one of the greatest sculpt...
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Vercelli, an exhibition to discover the medieval city and all its secrets

In medieval times Vercelli was one of the most prosperous and important cities in Italy in all aspects, from economic and commercial to religious, as well as social and cultural. Indeed, history speaks through the documents that have come d...
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The secrets of medieval Vercelli: a major exhibition with Alessandro Barbero as an exceptional guide

Until June 27, 2021, the exhibition The Secrets of Medieval Vercelli is on display at the Arca - Arte Vercelli exhibition space. The exhibition aims to illustrate the important role that the city of Vercelli played during the Middle Ages, in a chrono...
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Magna Charta for the first time in Italy. The exceptional event in Vercelli

The Magna Charta Libertatum, the historic document signed in 1215 byEngland 's King John Senzaterra, is at the center of an exhibition from March 23 to June 9, 2019, atSt. Andrew's Abbey in Vercelli, for an event celebrating the Piedmontese complex's...
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Life in the rice field, women's work according to Angelo Morbelli

It opened on April 29 and runs until July 1, 2018, at the Borgogna Museum in Vercelli, the exhibition Vita in risaia. Work and Sociality in the Painting of Angelo Morbelli, which brings to the Piedmontese city (after the preview held April 13-25 at t...
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