The exhibition is presented on occasion of the 120th anniversary of Villa Romana, which has stood out as a free and independent space dedicated to artistic experimentation and international exchange.

The exhibition project aims to explore the ongoing dialogue between Villa Romana and the city of Florence, highlighting the role the villa has played in generating relationships, influences, and original visions, despite its seemingly remote location.
Since 1905, the Villa has hosted artists and intellectuals who, living and working in its rooms, have helped transform it into a laboratory for experimentation and openness to the contemporary world.

The exhibition represents a unique opportunity to historicize, for the first time in an Italian museum, the presence and activities of Villa Romana throughout the twentieth century and up to the present day.
On display are archival materials and works by some of the institution's leading figures, including Ernst Barlach, Georg Baselitz, Max Beckmann, Michael Buthe, Max Klinger, Georg Kolbe, Käthe Kollwitz, Markus Lüpertz, Anna Oppermann, Max Pechstein, and Emy Roeder, from the Villa Romana collection and from prestigious Italian and international museums and institutions.


Photo credits: Museo Novecento