Exhibitions
Nativities in the world
Ada Vecchi Simani shows her collection of over a thousand Nativity scenes from all over the world.
Rebel women. Renata di Francia and Giulia Gonzaga
A contemporary point of view on the female side of Renaissance. On display, precious miniatures by Agnieszka Kossowska, for the first time in Ferrara, to remind us the story of Renata di Francia, Giulia Gonzaga and other “rebel” women of the Italian Renaissance.
L’arte per l’arte – Painting the affections: Sacred art in Ferrara from the 16th to the 18th Centuries
“L’arte per l’arte” returns to the Este Castle. Following a project formerly organized by Comune di Ferrara, here is presented a little known artistic heritage of great significance for our city and a journey through time from the sunset of the Este dynasty up to the Enlightment
De Nittis and the revolution of seeing
De Nittis, like Boldini, was a prominent figure on the late-nineteenth-century Parisian scene throughout his career, first as avant-garde exponent of the realist school in southern Italy, and later as a full-fledged part of the Parisian innovators with whom he shared interests in photography and Japanese art, fields that profoundly influenced his work.
The Franco Farina collection – Art and avant-garde in Ferrara 1963/1933
Between the 1960s and 1990s, Ferrara was an important avant-garde arts centre, thanks to Franco Farina, curator of the Modern Arts Gallery at Palazzo dei Diamanti. This experience can be witnessed by his personal art collection.
Over the frame. Gaetano Previati and the artistic renewal between Ferrara and Milano
For the 100th anniversary of Gaetano Previati’s death, Ferrara pays a homage to this great Symbolist painter, with an exhibition at the Este Castle, within the project "L'arte per l'arte", dedicated to local heritage
Jewish Ferrara
Jews and Ferrara, a long and very deep relationship. A well-known history, which will be explained at the MEIS Museum until March 2020.
