Rome

Rome is represented at Art Market Brief with 40 museums and galleries. Frequently mentioned artists connected to Italy currently include Caravaggio, Diego Rivera and Fulco Pratesi.

CountryItaly

Institutions40

Museums18

Galleries22

Active stories6

Image: Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica, Rome

Museum

Italy Acquires Caravaggio Portrait of Future Pope Urban VIII for €30 Million

The Italian state has acquired Caravaggio’s ‘Portrait of Monsignor Maffeo Barberini’ for €30 million, securing the painting for the nation’s public collections.

Read full story Rome · 2 Sept 2026 [REPORT]

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Image: museo di Roma in Trastevere, Rome

Museum

‘Fulco Pratesi. Acquerelli Pionieri’ Opens at Museo di Roma in Trastevere

‘Fulco Pratesi. Acquerelli Pionieri’ opens at Museo di Roma in Trastevere, Rome, on 16 September 2026.

Read full story Rome · 3 Sept 2026 [REPORT]

Image: Keith Haring, X-Man (1984)

Museum

Advance Booking Opens for Keith Haring Guided Tours at Museo di Roma

Museo di Roma in Rome will present ‘Keith Haring’ from 6 October 2026 to 11 April 2027. Advance ticket sales for the exhibition opened on 15 July 2026.

Read full story Rome · 3 Sept 2026 [REPORT]

Mapplethorpe retrospective ‘Le forme della bellezza’ enters final weeks at Rome’s Museo dell’Ara Pacis

Image: Michael Roth, 1983 © Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission

Museum

Mapplethorpe retrospective ‘Le forme della bellezza’ enters final weeks at Rome’s Museo dell’Ara Pacis

‘Robert Mapplethorpe. Le forme della bellezza’ is on view at the Museo dell’Ara Pacis in Rome until 4 October 2026, and has entered the final weeks of its run.

Read full story Rome · 31 Aug 2026 [REPORT]

Image: Musei Capitolini, Rome

Museum

Rome’s Musei Capitolini to Mount Major Diego Rivera Survey with More Than 140 Works

Rome’s Musei Capitolini, Villa Caffarelli, will host 'Diego Rivera e la costruzione dell’arte moderna in Messico nel XX secolo' from June 9 to December 13, 2026.

Read full story Rome · 30 Jul 2026 [REPORT]

Image: Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome

Museum

Palazzo Barberini to Show Vermeer’s 'Woman in Blue Reading a Letter' in Rare Loan from the Rijksmuseum

Palazzo Barberini will host Johannes Vermeer’s 'Woman in Blue Reading a Letter' from July 8 to October 11, 2026, in an exceptional loan from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Read full story Rome · 2 Jul 2026 [REPORT]

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Italy Acquires Caravaggio Portrait of Future Pope Urban VIII for €30 Million

Latest From Rome

‘Fulco Pratesi. Acquerelli Pionieri’ Opens at Museo di Roma in Trastevere

Advance Booking Opens for Keith Haring Guided Tours at Museo di Roma

Mapplethorpe retrospective ‘Le forme della bellezza’ enters final weeks at Rome’s Museo dell’Ara Pacis

Rome’s Musei Capitolini to Mount Major Diego Rivera Survey with More Than 140 Works

Palazzo Barberini to Show Vermeer’s 'Woman in Blue Reading a Letter' in Rare Loan from the Rijksmuseum

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