Time is Out of Joint

A new chapter for La Galleria Nazionale

Exhibition view, Sala dell'Ercole, La Galleria NazionaleLa Galleria Nazionale

From 1800s to the present day

Through its collections of around 20,000 works, including paintings, drawings, sculptures, and installations, the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea offers a rich portrayal of Italian art culture, from the 1800s to the present day.

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Prato fiorito (1900-1903) by Giuseppe Pellizza da VolpedoLa Galleria Nazionale

Alla stanga (1886) by Giovanni SegantiniLa Galleria Nazionale

La caduta di Iperione o Secondo viaggio in Italia (1962) by Cy TwomblyLa Galleria Nazionale

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Exhibition view, La Galleria NazionaleLa Galleria Nazionale

Spoglia d’oro su spine d’acacia (2002) by Giuseppe PenoneLa Galleria Nazionale

Grande composizione A con nero, rosso, grigio, giallo e blu (1919 - 1920) by Piet MondrianLa Galleria Nazionale

Piazza d'Italia con statua, Giorgio de Chirico, 1937, From the collection of: La Galleria Nazionale
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Grande rosso P. N. 18 (1964) by Alberto BurriLa Galleria Nazionale

A journey through contrasts and harmony

The current layout of the collections, designed around the theme of time, breaks away from 
the usual chronological path and branches off into simultaneous journeys in which works of art are placed next to each other 
for harmony, contrast, references, and quotations.


Bombardamento notturno (1954 ca.) by Leoncillo leonardiLa Galleria Nazionale

Scontro di situazioni n.4 (1959) by Emilio VedovaLa Galleria Nazionale

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Z-44 (1960) by Jannis KounellisLa Galleria Nazionale

Mele sulla "Gazzetta del popolo" (1928 ca.) by Felice CasoratiLa Galleria Nazionale

La pazza (1905) by Giacomo BallaLa Galleria Nazionale

Il Maestro Arturo Toscanini (1924) by Adolfo WildtLa Galleria Nazionale


Alongside major names from the history of art, 
the works of contemporary Italian and foreign-born artists open visitors’ eyes to differing and unexpected stimuli
and suggestions. Reinterpreting 
the works in different situations from where they 
were previously displayed multiplies 
the possible perspectives and interpretations.

Per un uomo alienato (1968) by Alighiero BoettiLa Galleria Nazionale

Strutturazione pulsante (1959) by Gianni ColomboLa Galleria Nazionale

La Galleria Nazionale, buildingLa Galleria Nazionale

The building

The building itself, designed by Cesare Bazzani in 1911, 
plays a critical part in this reinterpretation, creating 
a dialog between the present and the past. A quasi-archaeological method has been used to restore it to its former glory, all the while maintaining an immediate relationship to the present.

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Light again inhabits the spaces and the connection with the outside world and the city is key.

Ninfee rosa (1897 - 1899) by Claude MonetLa Galleria Nazionale

The Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna 
e Contemporanea naturally and continuously goes through periods 
of transformation and renewal that become necessary over time, sometimes provoked by new experiences and critical interpretations.

Dopo il bagno (1886 ca.) by Edgar DegasLa Galleria Nazionale

Le corse al Bois de Boulogne. Nella tribuna; accanto alla stufa; sulla seggiola (1881) by Giuseppe De NittisLa Galleria Nazionale

Antigrazioso (1912 - 1913) by Umberto BoccioniLa Galleria Nazionale

Grande donna (Standing Woman III) (1960 ca.) by Alberto GiacomettiLa Galleria Nazionale

Superficie 290 (1958) by Giuseppe CapogrossiLa Galleria Nazionale

Ritratto di Hanka Zborowska (1917) by Amedeo ModiglianiLa Galleria Nazionale

Le tre età (1905) by Gustav KlimtLa Galleria Nazionale

Il giardiniere (1889) by Vincent van GoghLa Galleria Nazionale

I visitatori (1968) by Michelangelo PistolettoLa Galleria Nazionale

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Souvenir d'enfance à Athènes (1930 - 1931) by Alberto SavinioLa Galleria Nazionale

Senza titolo (1981) by Francesco ClementeLa Galleria Nazionale

It stands, therefore, as a meeting point, a place for research and discovery, inviting reflection on contemporary language and curation practices, on what the role of the museum is at the present time and on what common ground can it forge links with its audience.

Natura morta (1946) by Giorgio MorandiLa Galleria Nazionale

Watery Paths (Sentieri ondulati) (1947) by Jackson PollockLa Galleria Nazionale

Poetry reading tour (1961) by Gastone NovelliLa Galleria Nazionale

Il compianto degli amanti (1953) by Joan MiròLa Galleria Nazionale

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