The Farnesina Palace will open its doors to the public on 14 June 2013.
“Open Doors at the Farnesina” is the title of the annual event by which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs meets the public, and is part of a mission to promote its art collections both in Italy and abroad. An opportunity for direct dialogue with citizens, to render its institutional activities transparent, to illustrate the building and its collections’ illustrious history and to transform a public space into a benefit shared by all.
Astrattoby Gastone Novelli on loan from the National Gallery of Modern Art
A 1964 tapestry by Gastone Novelli (Vienna 1925-Milan 1968) entitled Astratto, on loan from Rome’s National Gallery of Modern Art, will be on display in the “Salone d’Onore”, in perfect harmony with another of the artist’s tapestry masterpieces L’albero meraviglioso con i suoi frutti e fiori, which is owned by the foreign ministry and hangs in the “Anticamera degli Ambasciatori”.
Astratto was originally produced by the Arazzeria Scassa of Asti for the interior of the SS Michelangelo ocean liner. This loan falls within the broader scope of the foreign ministry’s promotion of the artists of the Farnesina Collection, in an effort to develop more fruitful exchanges with other cultural institutions equally committed to the advancement of Italian modern art.
40/40/40: Exhibition of young Irish artists
40/40/40is the title of an exhibition organised by the Italian Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Irish Office of Public Works to celebrate the 40th anniversary of that country’s membership in the European Union.
The exhibition contains 40 pieces by as many artists under 40 years of age – either Irish or who have chosen to live in Ireland – from the Irish State Art Collection.
Its Rome stint at the Farnesina Palace coincides with the closing of the Irish EU Presidency and is the last in a tour that took it to Madrid’s Centro Cultural Conde Duque and Warsaw’s Biblioteka Uniwersytecka.
How to participate
Visits to the Farnesina can be booked on the foreign ministry website up until midnight on 12 June 2013.
Entry
Visiting hours: the following time segments are available for booking 9.00-11.00 11.00-13.00 13.00-16.00.
Those with bookings will be given priority, after which any additional places will be assigned.
No wardrobe service will be provided.All visitors will be issued a badge, to be turned in upon leaving.
How to get here
Ministry of Foreign AffairsPiazzale della Farnesina, 100135 Roma
Metro: Take the “A” Line (red), to the “Ottaviano” stop and change to bus 32, marked “Tor di Quinto” (get off at the Ministero degli Affari Esteri stop), or bus 271, marked “San Giuliano” (get off at the Ministero degli Affari Esteri stop).
Bus: Bus lines 32 or 271
