Starting Saturday, November 7, 2026, the lecture series Meeting at the Bassano Museum. Museums, Exihibitions, Restorations resumes.

Fourteen new events will allow the public to discover and explore masterpieces, artists, and art movements from all ages, major exhibitions, and some of Italy’s most important museums. 

This is a valuable opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of key issues related to our cultural heritage and to reflect on the role museums can play in contemporary society, through the perspectives of leading figures from the worlds of museums, academia, and culture. 

The lecture series is curated by Barbara Guidi and Mario Guderzo. 

Format:
→ All presentations will be held in Italian.
→ In-person sessions will take place in Sala Chilesotti of the Museo Civico of Bassano del Grappa and streamed live on the Musei Civici YouTube channel.
→ Free admission while seats last; no reservation required.

Promoted and organized by: the City of Bassano del Grappa and the Musei Civici of Bassano del Grappa
With the support of: Rete Biblioteche Vicentine
 

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THE PROGRAM:

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November 7, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
Portrait of Mr. Giandomenico Tiepolo
Fabrizio Magani, General Director of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Landscape at the Ministry of Culture

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November 19, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
Sebastião Salgado: The Exhibition
Barbara Guidi, Director of the Musei Civici of Bassano del Grappa, with Edoardo Vigna, Editor-in-Chief of Sette (Corriere della Sera) and head of Pianeta 2030

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December 3, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
Palazzo Maffei: The Birth of a Museum
Vanessa Carlon, Director of Palazzo Maffei in Verona

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December 17, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
Divisionism: The Mark of the Avant-Garde in Italy. Light and Color in Veneto
Niccolò D’Agati, Professor of Contemporary Art History at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and the Politecnico of Milan

On the occasion of the exhibition Divisionism 1900–1930: In Biella, the Revolution of Light and Color, November 28, 2026,–April 4, 2027, at Palazzo Gromo Losa – Palazzo Ferrero in Biella.

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January 21, 2027, 5:30 p.m.
The Return of Antonio Canova’s Colossal Horse. The Work and Its Restoration
Riccardo Toffanin, Curator at the Museo Civico of Bassano del Grappa; Francesca Meneghetti, Art historian at the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Landscape for the provinces of Verona, Rovigo and Vicenza; and Giordano Passarella, Restorer

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February 4, 2027, 5:30 p.m.
The rest is darkness and vanity. A Portrait of Neri Pozza, Publisher and Collector
Luca Scarlini, Essayist, performer, and playwright

On the occasion of the publication of the book Il resto è buio e vanità, 2026, Neri Pozza Editore.

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February 18, 2027, 5:30 p.m.
Restless Matter. Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture in Bassano and Beyond
Elena Forin, Art Historian, Professor, and Curator

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March 4, 2027, 5:30 p.m.
Sculpture in Veneto: From Marinali to Canova
Monica De Vincenti, Art Historian and Critic

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March 18, 2027, 5:30 p.m.
Metaphysical Art
Maria Grazia Messina, Art historian, former Professor in Contemporary Art History at the University of Florence

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April 8, 2027, 5:30 p.m.
Nature and Science in the Works of Francesco and Leandro Bassano
Francesca Del Torre, Curator of Italian Painting at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna

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April 15, 2027, 5:30 p.m.
Filarete. Renaissance Sculptor
Giulio Dalvit, Associate Curator at the Frick Collection in New York

On the occasion of the exhibition Filarete. Founder of the Renaissance, October 13, 2027–January 10, 2028, Frick Collection, New York

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April 22, 2027, 5:30 p.m.
Haeredes Pauli. Paolo Veronese’s Workshop and Family
Xavier Francesco Salomon, Director of the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon

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May 6, 2027, 5:30 p.m.
A New Perspective: Venetian Portraiture at the Dawn of the Renaissance
Maria Luisa Pacelli, Director of the Accademia Carrara in Bergamo

On the occasion of the exhibition Bellini, Antonello, Giorgione and Titian. The Origins of the Portrait in Venice, September 23, 2027–January 23, 2028, Accademia Carrara, Bergamo

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May 20, 2027, 5:30 p.m.
How the Art Market Works
Carlo Orsi, Antique Dealer, former President of the Italian Antique Dealers Association and President of the association Amici di Brera
 

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Cover image: Vincenzo Catena (attributed), Portrait of Giovanni Novelli, early 16th century. Bassano del Grappa, Museo Civico. © MBA Museum, Library, and Archive of Bassano del Grappa, photo by Duccio Brunetti