via del Monte 8, Bologna (Italy)
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Palazzo Boncompagni organizes exhibitions and events dedicated to art and culture.
June 18 to July 28, 2025
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.
June 7 and 19; July 3 and 10; August 14 and 28, 2025
Castello Benelli, which has joined the Grandi giardini italiani and Residenze D’epoca, will open its doors and those of its magnificent surrounding garden.
February 4 – April 30, 2025 (EXTENDED UNTIL MAY 4, 2025)
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
1 August 2024
Sunset appointment with Isabella Bui and her magical violin. Listening to music and its origin, we will discover new corners and stories of Castello Benelli.
LAST DAYS!
February 1-June 9, 2024
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
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR SUNDAY, MAY 21
SUSPENDED THROUGHOUT THE REGION
Every Saturday in December 2023, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday morning guided tours with breakfast in the Pope Room of the Boncompagni Palace are back.
Every Thursday evening in December 2023, 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Discover Palazzo Boncompagni in the evening with the beautiful soundtrack of Isabella Bui’s violin.
December 1, 8, 13, 22 and 29 | 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Discover Palazzo Boncompagni in the evening. A fascinating journey through history and art, enhanced by an exclusive aperitif in the Pope’s Room.
Sunday, December 17, 2023, 11 a.m.
Palazzo Boncompagni is pleased to host the concert of the eighth edition of the Alberghini Prize, as part of the Domenica in musica festival curated by the Teatro Comunale di Bologna.
Saturday | September 23th, 2023, from 10:45 a.m.
After the summer break, Palazzo Boncompagni opens its doors to the public with a unique experience: a guided tour with breakfast in the loggia.
Saturday | September 16th, 2023, 10:30 a.m.
In September, the Palazzo Boncompagni Foundation is organizing two guided tours of Gregory XIII’s places among the streets of Bologna.
Thursday and Friday | September 14th and 15th, 6.45 p.m.
Palazzo Boncompagni is pleased to welcome you once again and offer you an extraordinary opportunity to discover the history and beauty of its ancient walls.
August 2023
Palazzo Boncompagni will be closed to the public in August, but do not fear: we are already at work to make the return from vacation spectacular. Check out some previews of the September calendar.
Every Thursday evening in July, 7 p.m. (SOLD OUT!) AND 8 p.m.
Discover Palazzo Boncompagni in the magical evening atmosphere of summer nights. Only in July, guided tours with an aperitif await you.
Friday, July 14, 2023, 9 p.m.
Concert in collaboration with the Conservatorio di Musica Giovan Battista Martini of Bologna.
Friday, June 23, 2023, 9 p.m.
Concert in collaboration with the Conservatorio di Musica Giovan Battista Martini of Bologna, the SaxBo Orchestra will play.
Monday, June 12, 2023, 5:30 p.m. (in italian language)
BOLOGNESE DRAWINGS OF THE 16TH CENTURY IN THE COLLECTIONS OF THE LOUVRE MUSEUM
This appointment will present the study conducted by Roberta Serra, Ingénieur d’études, a study and research associate at the Graphic Arts Department of the Louvre Museum, on the collection of drawings by Bolognese artists of the 1500s preserved at the Louvre Museum.
Sunday, May 28, 2023, 6 p.m.
The concert, in collaboration with the Conservatorio di Musica Giovan Battista Martini of Bologna, will be dedicated to secular pieces by Adriano Banchieri.
March 24, 2023, 7 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.
May 2022
June 21st 2022
A conversation with Michelangelo Pistoletto and the first guided tours of the Palazzo.
February 26th – May 22nd 2022
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.
May 7th – September 18th 2021
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.
