EXHIBITIONS

The exhibitions at Palazzo Boncompagni offer displays of high cultural value, in dialogue with history, art, and identity. Each exhibition is designed to explore contemporary themes through the eyes of great artists, creating connections between past and present, between heritage and vision. In the heart of Bologna, the Palazzo confirms its role as a space for research and reflection, open to thought and transformation.

Michelangelo Pistoletto

UPCOMING EXHIBITION

February 3 – June 3, 2026

MICHELANGELO PISTOLETTO

Dalla Cittadellarte allo Statodellarte

On the occasion of Arte Fiera, Palazzo Boncompagni presents the exhibition “Michelangelo Pistoletto. From Cittadellarte to Statodellarte,” curated by Silvia Evangelisti.

jungle at the palace

UPCOMING EXHIBITION

June 18 to July 28, 2025

Jungle at the Palace

Marta Roberti at Palazzo Boncompagni

From June 19, 2025, the dreamlike, anthropomorphic world of Marta Roberti invades Palazzo Boncompagni. An exhibition that interweaves myth, nature and history in a unique dialogue between contemporary art and the ancient architectural splendor of the residence of Pope Gregory XIII.

Alfredo Pirri Palazzo Boncompagni

CLOSED EXHIBITION

February 4April 30, 2025 (EXTENDED UNTIL MAY 4, 2025)

Alfredo Pirri

Palace Portrait

On the occasion of Arte Fiera, Palazzo Boncompagni hosts an extraordinary exhibition by internationally renowned artist Alfredo Pirri, transforming the Palazzo’s spaces into a unique path between immersive installations, light and memory. Curated by Lorenzo Balbi and Silvia Evangelisti

Mimmo Paladino

CURRENT EXHIBITION

LAST DAYS!
February 1-June 9, 2024

Mimmo Paladino

in the Palace of the Pope

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Arte Fiera Mimmo Paladino, internationally renowned artist, returns after many years to exhibit in Bologna with large paintings and sculptures in a venue that enhances and celebrates his creative poetics.
Curated by Silvia Evangelisti

Aldo Mondino

EXHIBITION CLOSED

30th January – 16th April 2023

Aldo Mondino

Impertinences at the Palace

An exhibition at Palazzo Boncompagni celebrates the work of Aldo Mondino, an eclectic and ironic contemporary artist.
Curated by Silvia Evangelisti

EXHIBITION CLOSED

February 26th – May 22nd 2022

Marino Marini

Knights and Horses at the Palazzo

Palazzo Boncompagni offers the city a significant selection of 24 works by the great artist Marino Marini, more than ten years after his exhibition at the Civic Archaeological Museum.
There are 24 works on display – 23 of which are owned by the Foundation alongside a plaster sculpture from the Toninelli private collection. The artworks were created between 1939 and 1963 and are all dedicated to one of the artist’s most cherished themes and one that made him world famous: knights and horses.

Da Gregorio XIII a Pistoletto

EXHIBITION CLOSED

May 7th – September 18th 2021

From Gregory XIII
to Michelangelo Pistoletto

From the Renaissance to the Rebirth

At Palazzo Boncompagni, discover the extraordinary encounter between two men who, at different times and in different guises, faced, reflected and practiced some of the key themes of humanity: Pope Gregory XIII, a great innovator, and Michelangelo Pistoletto, one of the greatest contemporary artists.
Thus it happens that the five centuries that separate them disappear in front of Pistoletto’s works, which are in close dialogue with the frescoes and rooms of a place that was a meeting point and a forge of ideas, solutions and resolutions.