Renoir exhibition in Rovigo almost reaches an all-time record with over 73,000 visitors

An exhibition dedicated to Renoir and his journey to Italy, curated by Paolo Bolpagni and promoted by the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo, with the Municipality of Rovigo and the Accademia dei Concordi, ended on June 25 in Rovigo ’s Palazzo Roverella. Since its opening on February 25, 2023, the exhibition Renoir. Dawn of a New Classicism has registered 73,198 visitors.

A figure that leads this exhibition almost to reach the historical record achieved by last year’s Kandinsky monograph. “Thus consolidating the strong leap in attractiveness that the exhibition venue in Rovigo, with its well-chosen proposals, has conquered,” stresses Gilberto Muraro, president of the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo, the institution that, since 2006, has been programming and managing the Roverella’s exhibitions.

Beyond the success enshrined in the number of visitors and expert accolades, the exhibition confirmed two trends. First, the fact that every fourth visitor chose to enter the exhibition accompanied by a specialized guide. Alongside schools and organized groups, which normally use guided tours, there was a strong increase in this service by small groups.

Second, the numbers confirm that the real attractor of this venue are the exhibitions. These have led a now very large audience to discover the remarkable permanent collections as well: the best of the Pinacoteca, but also the archaeological collections and Biasin’s Venetian panorama, to which he has devoted time and attention.

“This aspect has led us to reflect on how to offer this wide audience, in a renewed and expanded way, the museum collections.” “On the occasion of the presentation of the next major fall exhibition of photography,” President Muraro continues, “we will be able to provide details of the initiatives currently being studied together with the Accademia dei Concordi and the Bishop’s Seminary.”

Image: Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Study for Le Moulin de la Galette (1875-1876; oil on canvas, 85 x 65 cm; Charlottenlund, Ordrupgaard)

Renoir exhibition in Rovigo almost reaches an all-time record with over 73,000 visitors

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