Parma - Finestre sull'Arte

Parma, the Pilotta opens to troubled youth with free tours and workshops

Starting Feb. 6, 2025, the Pilotta Monumental Complex in Parma will inaugurate a social inclusion initiative aimed at elementary and middle school students facing school difficulties. Thanks to the collaboration with theLiberaMente-APSAssociation, th...
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The art of Italian bookbinding from the 15th and 16th centuries on display at the Pilotta in Parma

In Parma, from February 8 to May 18, 2025, the Complesso monumentale della Pilotta is hosting the exhibition La legatura italiana dei secoli XV e XVI nel patrimonio della Biblioteca Palatina, curated by Federico Macchi. The exhibition, set up in the ...
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Torrechiara Castle, exclusive visits to the Tower of San Nicomede begin

Torrechiara Castle, a jewel of fortified architecture located south of Parma, is offering visitors the opportunity to explore hidden corners of its structure with a series of extraordinary guided tours. Starting January 25 and running through March 2...
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Parma, major acquisition for the Pilotta: Giorgio Gandini del Grano's Allegory of Parma arrives

A new masterpiece of Parma Mannerism joins the collection of the National Gallery at the Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta in Parma. It is theAllegory of the City of Parma by Giorgio Gandini del Grano (Parma, c. 1500 - 1538), acquired thanks to fun...
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Parma, an exhibition on alternative media to white paper for printing at the Pilotta

The Fondazione Museo Bodoniano, in collaboration with the Complesso monumentale della Pilotta di Parma, presents Not Only Paper White, an innovative exhibition dedicated to the lesser-known printing media that have accompanied the history of typograp...
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Parma, Antica Spezieria di San Giovanni reopens to the public, restored and fully refurbished

As of October 20, 2024, the Ancient Spice Shop of St. John in Parma reopens to the public after a long restoration, entirely refurbished with the opening of four new exhibition spaces, in addition to the four rooms that can already be visited. Since ...
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Antonio Farnese's Apartment at the Rocca di Sala Baganza opens to the public for the first time.

An important first for a significant eighteenth-century fresco cycle: in fact, at the Rocca di Sala Baganza (Parma), theapartment of Antonio Farnese, located on the piano nobile within the private portion of the Rocca, opens to the public for the fir...
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Parma exults by opening its doors wide again to Correggio

Next September 8, the city of Parma will inaugurate an exceptional and very singular exhibition: an unforgettable Fifth Centenary of Correggio's creative cycle. Indeed, the "secularia quinta" of the Painter's extraordinary presence on the Italian art...
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