The year 2026 promises to be filled with unmissable events and exhibitions! From cultural festivals to art shows, historical celebrations to encounters with the most innovative expressions of design and technology, our calendar is brimming with opportunities to explore the creativity and traditions of our beautiful country. Whether you are a fan of art, music, fashion, history, or gastronomy, you will surely find something extraordinary to discover.
Below, we present an overview of some truly interesting appointments: don’t miss the chance to plan your next adventure! To stay updated on all the new developments and not miss our latest announcements, visit our website regularly, which is constantly being enriched with new events!
This edition of the Olympic Games will hold special significance, as, for the first time in Olympic history, the event will be hosted in two co-hosting cities. Milan and Cortina will come together to create an unstoppable corridor of emotions that traverses the Alps, uniting modern metropolises with the most beautiful art cities on the planet. Spectators and sports enthusiasts will have the unique opportunity to experience an unparalleled blend of culture, adventure, and competition in a breathtaking landscape that promises to leave an indelible mark not only in the memories of athletes but also in the history of Italian tourism.
An exhibition with three “exhibition chapters” in major museums in Milan, a multidisciplinary program for the city: Metaphysics/Metaphysical, curated by Vincenzo Trione, engages in a dialogue between the masters of Metaphysics and the “heirs” of the 20th and 21st centuries.
At the Palazzo Reale, about 400 works including paintings, sculptures, photographs, and design, along with loans from over 150 institutions, from Giorgio de Chirico to contemporaries inspired by Metaphysical poetry.
At the Museum of the Twentieth Century, the exhibition Metaphysical Milan, showcases 50 works including drawings and archival materials, highlighting the activities of de Chirico, Savinio, and Carrà in the city, along with ten drawings by Mimmo Paladino.
From Piazza Duomo to Brera, 2,000 steps of art with a route that starts on January 28, 2026, including the Museum of the Twentieth Century and Palazzo Citterio.
Gallerie d’Italia presents a tribute to Morandi with photographs by Gianni Berengo Gardin.
The Great Brera at Palazzo Citterio hosts a tribute by William Kentridge to Morandi, recovering time, memory, and rhythm as visual matter.
The project, promoted by the Ministry of Culture and the Municipality of Milan, is produced by Palazzo Reale and Gallerie d’Italia, and is part of the cultural program of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina, supported by the Giorgio and Isa de Chirico Foundation and the Morandi Museum.
The Scuderie del Quirinale hosts an exhibition that explores the fascinating Egyptian civilization through masterpieces from major Egyptian museums. The exhibition includes interactive activities and workshops for all ages. Curated by Dr. Tarek El Awady, “The Treasures of the Pharaohs” showcases exceptional works, with some pieces displayed in Italy for the first time: this is Egypt’s second time allowing such an impressive exhibition, following the one at Palazzo Grassi in Venice in the early 2000s.
The exhibition path is divided into six thematic sections that narrate Egyptian civilization, featuring 130 masterpieces on loan from Egyptian museums, such as the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and the Luxor Museum, as well as a valuable artifact from the Egyptian Museum in Turin. Thematic guided tours are planned for each section.
The Roman summer of 2026 is set to resonate with the Roma Summer Fest, a music festival in the stunning Cavea of the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone. From June 12 to September 15, 2026, the capital will host concerts spanning pop, rock, jazz, and international sounds.
A landmark for live music, the Roma Summer Fest showcases legendary artists and new icons, solidifying its status as one of Italy’s most beloved festivals.
For the 2026 edition, some of the announced names include Mac DeMarco, Diana Krall, Kool & The Gang, Anastacia, and Pat Metheny.
Curated by the Fondazione Musica per Roma, the festival invites audiences to experience music under the stars in a captivating location, making each concert a unique experience and affirming the Roma Summer Fest as the beating heart of Rome’s summer music scene.
From November 20, 2025, to April 6, 2026, Bologna will host Graphic Japan, an exhibition dedicated to the evolution of Japanese graphic art from the Edo period to the present day.
This initiative represents an important opportunity to delve into the history and aesthetics of an art form that has also influenced the Western graphic landscape.
Curated by Rossella Menegazzo, the exhibition features over 250 works, including prints, books, and posters.
Divided into four sections – Nature Motifs, Faces and Masks, Calligraphy and Japonism – the exhibition narrates the development of Japanese graphic design from ukiyo-e prints to manga, showcasing the capacity of Japanese visual culture to renew itself over time.
The works come from Italian and Japanese institutions, including the Museum of Oriental Art in Genoa, as well as prestigious collections such as the Dai Nippon Foundation.
The exhibition is sponsored by the Emilia-Romagna Region, the Consulate General of Japan in Milan, and the Italy Japan Foundation.
Additionally, there will be collateral events and workshops aimed at engaging the public and offering an immersive experience in Japanese culture.
Ferrara is preparing to celebrate an extraordinary event in the spring of 2026: the 50th anniversary of Andy Warhol’s Ladies and Gentlemen exhibition. The city is honoring this occasion with a collection of masterpieces from the father of pop art, bringing together works that have revolutionized art. Warhol highlighted African American and Puerto Rican drag queens, creating portraits that anticipated the aesthetic trends of the new millennium.
This exhibition, organized by the Ferrara Arte Foundation in collaboration with the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, will be held at the Palazzo dei Diamanti and will feature over 150 portraits, immersing us in Warhol’s universe.
The exhibition path will explore how Warhol reinvented the traditional portrait, using mass communication. Guests will experience the creative process through paintings and various media, along with films and photographs from the pop scene.
From the Detroit Institute of Arts comes to the Museo dell’Ara Pacis an extraordinary selection of fifty-two masterpieces by the great masters of European art from the 19th to the 20th century.
This exhibition offers a unique opportunity to admire works that have marked fundamental milestones in the artistic evolution of Europe.
On display are the pioneers of Impressionism, Degas and Renoir, the leading figures of the Parisian avant-gardes, Matisse and Picasso, as well as the innovations of Van Gogh, leading to the experimenters of German art like Kandinsky and Beckmann.
The selection gathered at the Museo dell’Ara Pacis includes a collection of European masterpieces created between the 1840s and the early decades of the 20th century, some of which entered the collections of the American museum soon after their creation and are now finally in Italy, documenting a crucial phase in the history of art, marked by profound transformations that helped redefine modern pictorial language.
Visitors can thus immerse themselves in a visual narrative that reveals the connections between various movements and their influential representatives.
Through the dialogue between light and color, nature and city, reality and abstraction, the exhibition traces a timeline in which European painting questions academic models and, by experimenting with new modes of observation, paves the way for the artistic revolutions of the 20th century.
By rediscovering renowned works never before seen in Italy, the public will be able to better understand the impact of these artists on contemporary culture.
Following the success of Caravaggio 2025, from February 12 to June 14, 2026, the National Galleries of Ancient Art will present the major exhibition Bernini and the Barberinis in the halls of Palazzo Barberini, curated by Andrea Bacchi and Maurizia Cicconi: an exploration of the extraordinary relationship between Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Maffeo Barberini, his first and most significant patron, who was elected pope in 1623 under the name Urban VIII.
The exhibition will be realized with the support of Main Partner Intesa Sanpaolo and with the sponsorship of the Fabbrica di San Pietro, offering a unique opportunity to rethink the birth of Baroque art through the privileged lens of the artistic, political, and personal dialogue between Bernini and Pope Urban VIII, key figures in the establishment of the Baroque language.
The event aims not only to showcase extraordinary works but also to delve into the historical context that allowed both protagonists to leave an indelible mark on the history of art.
Additionally, the exhibition coincides with the four-hundredth anniversary of the consecration of the new Basilica of San Pietro (1626), one of the pinnacles of Roman Baroque and Bernini’s activity.
Bernini and the Barberinis will benefit from the support of Coopculture as a technical partner.
Moreover, collateral events, such as lectures and guided tours, are planned to further enrich the visitors’ experience, making the exhibition accessible to a diverse audience.
An initiative aimed at examining the interaction between the charisma of Saint Francis of Assisi and the innovative language of Giotto, in conjunction with the eighth centenary of the saint’s passing.
The exhibition analyzes the period from the late 13th century to the early 14th century, an era in which a new approach to the representation of reality emerged, surpassing the Greek manner and promoting a more naturalistic depiction capable of conveying emotions and human relationships.
This evolution is not purely technical but signifies a significant change in the perception of the sacred, centered within the workshop of the Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi, where Giotto, starting in 1288, establishes a new figurative code.
Alongside Giotto’s works, the exhibition highlights the importance of Assisi in the spread of innovative artistic models, through masters like Simone Martini and Pietro Lorenzetti.
The influence of Franciscan culture transcends the borders of Assisi, involving other regions and the artistic practices of the period.
In Umbria, local artists interpret such innovations through original solutions.
With over sixty works on display, the exhibition highlights the cultural and artistic renewal, emphasizing the connection between Franciscan spirituality and the birth of modern art, presenting itself as an opportunity for reflection on the dialogue between art and faith.
It is the tournament that marks the peak and conclusion of the ATP season. The only one that involves only the top eight players and the eight best doubles teams from the PIF ATP Live Race to Turin. For the sixth consecutive year, Turin will once again become the world capital of tennis, hosting the Nitto ATP Finals. A prestigious event of global stature that will bring back into the spotlight the unmistakable blue court of the Inalpi Arena. A renovated facility and surrounding area, with innovative solutions, will provide fans with an unforgettable week of great sports, food, and entertainment.
