The Ducal Palace of Genoa presents the major exhibition Nostalgia. Modernity of a feeling from the Renaissance to the contemporary era, which opens to the public from April 25 to September 1, 2024 in the rooms of the Doge's Apartment. The exhibition, curated by Matteo Fochessati in collaboration with Anna Vyazemtseva, is produced and realized by the Ducal Palace Foundation for Culture and is part of the initiatives of Genoa as the Italian Capital of the Book.

The exhibition project involves over one hundred and twenty works that trace a path through the visual arts from the Fifteenth Century to the Contemporary era, with the common thread being the feeling of nostalgia expressed in different meanings and modes of expression. Among the masterpieces on display for the occasion, coming from loans from prestigious Italian and international museums and private collections, there are works by Albrecht Dürer, Luca Giordano, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, Francesco Hayez, Giovanni Boldini, Evelyn De Morgan, Giacomo Balla, Giorgio De Chirico, Florence Henri, Lucio Fontana, Yves Klein, and Anish Kapoor.

The exhibition starts from the precious volume Dissertatio medica de Nostalgia (1688), from the Library of the University of Basel, in which Johannes Hofer identifies nostalgia as a real pathology that particularly affects Swiss soldiers during military missions. Starting from the volume, the exhibition traces a path through different eras that narrate nostalgia through a multitude of stories and perspectives. From homesickness to nostalgia for elsewhere, from the classical era to the age of propaganda, from an intimate approach to a philosophical depth, the exhibition path winds through paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, graphics, and illustrated volumes, offering a collective portrait of a universal and timeless feeling, describing different eras and sensitivities.

Nostalgia is accompanied by a catalog published by Electa Mondadori that reviews the development of the exhibition through photographic documentation and contributions dedicated to the theme of nostalgia, including critical texts by the historian Ferdinando Fasce, the sociologist Paolo Jedlowski, the literary critic and poet Antonio Prete, the historian of modern French culture Thomas Dodman, and the art and architecture historian Tim Benton.

EXHIBITION HOURS:

Tuesday to Friday 11am-7pm

Saturday and Sunday 10am-7pm

Closed on Mondays

The ticket office closes at 6pm