Rome Art Shows to See Now: Alberto Biasi and Palazzo Nardini's Reopening

Alberto Biasi: kinetic art in a commercial gallery

Alberto Biasi, a founder of the Gruppo N and a central figure in Italian Arte Programmata and Arte Cinetica, has a solo show at Tornabuoni Arte in Rome, according to an Artribune interview with the artist. If your trip already includes the Capitoline MuseumsMusei CapitoliniThe Musei Capitolini are the civic museums on the Capitoline Hill, housed in the Palazzo dei Conservatori and the Palazzo Nuovo on Michelangelo's square. They hold the Capitoline She-wolf and the bronze Marcus Aurelius. or Palazzo Barberini, this is a compact add-on for 20th-century Italian art rather than a half-day commitment. Check the gallery's official page for opening hours and any reservation rule, since private galleries set their own access and often close on a weekday.

Palazzo Nardini reopens to the public

The late-15th-century Palazzo Nardini in the Parione rione is returning to use as a meeting and exhibition space after a conservation restoration, Artribune reports. The occasion is the 50th anniversary of its October 1976 occupation by the feminist movement, which created Italy's first Casa della Donna. The programme includes a graphic novel and artist installations. This is heritage with a recent political history, not a conventional museum collection. Treat it as a short stop near Piazza Navona and confirm the current opening days on the official project page, because a building in its first months of reopening often runs reduced hours.

How to slot both into a visit

Neither venue is a timed-entry site on the scale of the Vatican Museums or the Borghese Gallery, so you can pair them with a morning at a major museum and keep the afternoon flexible. Allow 45-60 minutes for each. If you only have one free slot, choose Biasi for a focused art-history visit, and Palazzo Nardini if you want architecture and a documented slice of recent Roman social history in the same stop.