Contemporary Art Exhibitions in Rome

Your guide to galleries, museums, and foundations — updated continuously

Caterina De Nicola, Irene Fenara, Lorenza Longhi | The Imperfections | MACRO – Museo d’Arte Contemporanea di Roma
11 June – 30 August 2026

Caterina De Nicola, Irene Fenara, Lorenza Longhi | The Imperfections | MACRO – Museo d’Arte Contemporanea di Roma

Winners of the 3rd Paul Thorel Prize explore imperfection as resistance to computational perfection through artisanal techniques and organic materials.

MACRO – Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Roma · Via Nizza, 138, 00198 Roma
Tracey Emin | There Is A Truth | Galleria Lorcan O’Neill
April 30 - August 31, 2026

Tracey Emin | There Is A Truth | Galleria Lorcan O’Neill

New exhibition featuring monumental bronze sculpture, paintings, and works on paper

Galleria Lorcan O'Neill · Vicolo dei Catinari 3, 00186 Roma
Amelia Rosselli | Un canto nel suo spazio | MACRO
29 April – 30 August 2026

Amelia Rosselli | Un canto nel suo spazio | MACRO

MACRO presents Un canto nel suo spazio (A Song in Its Space), a project dedicated to poet Amelia Rosselli curated by Andrea Cortellessa, exploring the spatial and sonic dimensions

MACRO – Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Roma · Via Nizza, 138, 00198 Roma
Portia Zvavahera | Fondazione Memmo
April 29 - November 1, 2026

Portia Zvavahera | Fondazione Memmo

Portia Zvavahera's first institutional exhibition in Italy, featuring site-specific installation and new paintings from her Rome residency.

Fondazione Memmo · Via Fontanella Borghese, 56B, 00186 Roma
Hito Steyerl | Mechanical Kurds | MACRO
29 April – 30 August 2026

Hito Steyerl | Mechanical Kurds | MACRO

MACRO presents Mechanical Kurds, a solo exhibition by Hito Steyerl curated by Alice Labor, exploring the relationship between artificial intelligence, geopolitical conflicts, and d

MACRO – Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Roma · Via Nizza, 138, 00198 Roma
Soglia / Common Acts | Società delle Api
April 22 – September 23, 2026

Soglia / Common Acts | Società delle Api

An exhibition from the Silvia Fiorucci Collection presented by Francis Offman, featuring over 60 artists across generations with radical attention to material, gesture, and the eve

Società delle Api · via Gregoriana 40, Roma
Valerio De Paolis | Lanterne magiche | Museo Carlo Bilotti
14 February – 6 September 2026

Valerio De Paolis | Lanterne magiche | Museo Carlo Bilotti

Museo Carlo Bilotti presents Lanterne magiche, a photography exhibition from the Valerio De Paolis collection tracing the medium's evolution from documentary to today

Museo Carlo Bilotti · Viale Fiorello La Guardia, 4, Villa Borghese, 00197 Roma
GAM 100. Un secolo di Galleria comunale 1925-2025 | Galleria d’Arte Moderna di Roma Capitale
20 December 2025 – 11 October 2026

GAM 100. Un secolo di Galleria comunale 1925-2025 | Galleria d’Arte Moderna di Roma Capitale

It was 28 October 1925 when what is now known as the Galleria d’Arte Moderna first opened its doors in the halls of Palazzo Caffarelli on the Capitoline Hill.

Galleria d'Arte Moderna di Roma Capitale · Via Francesco Crispi, 24, 00187 Roma
Alex Da Corte | Museum
13 December 2024 – 25 October 2026

Alex Da Corte | Museum

American conceptual artist Alex Da Corte presents a fresh curatorial interpretation of MAXXI's permanent collection, bringing together works spanning painting, sculpture, photography, and architecture. Da Corte's organic arrangement explores the classical elements of water, wind, fire, and earth within Zaha Hadid's architectural framework. The exhibition features works by Francis Alÿs, Alighiero Boetti, Luigi Ghirri, Marisa Merz, Giuseppe Penone, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Kara Walker, and others, creating a journey through transformation, growth, and decay toward what Da Corte describes as 'an inevitable invisible ether.'

MAXXI · Via Guido Reni 4A, 00186 Roma