Collezione Casamonti: 250 works inaugurate at Palazzo San Giorgio

In Florence, on September 28 the Collezione Casamonti opens at the new exhibition venue housed in Palazzo San Giorgio, on the Lungarno Serristori, just steps from the Ponte Vecchio. The show was conceived by gallerist Roberto Casamonti and gathers about 250 works organized in 28 rooms.

Opening and location — Collezione Casamonti at Palazzo San Giorgio

The Collezione Casamonti inaugurates its new exhibition space in Palazzo San Giorgio, a historic building located on the Lungarno Serristori in central Florence, near the emblematic Ponte Vecchio. The exhibition begins on September 28 and presents the curatorial project of gallerist Roberto Casamonti, who oversaw the selection and installation of the collection. According to ANSA, the space spans two levels of the palazzo and was designed to create a continuous journey through the collection.

Scale and organization of the collection — 250 works and 28 rooms

The show gathers approximately 250 works distributed across 28 rooms spread over two levels of the palazzo. The exhibition itinerary is organized chronologically and aims to trace a narrative from the late 19th century to contemporary art, allowing visitors to follow aesthetic and conceptual transformations over more than a century. Movement between rooms emphasizes comparisons between movements and dialogues between Italian and international works.

Artistic content and represented movements — broad panorama of the vanguards

The route includes central experiences of Italian painting from the 1800s to the 1900s, as well as the historical international Avant-Garde movements. Movements and currents represented include:

• Futurism and Pittura Metafisica
• Cubism and abstract experiments
• Arte Informale and Spazialismo
• Arte Povera, Nouveau Réalisme and Pop Art
• Graffiti Art, Transavanguardia
• Video Art and Performance Art

According to ANSA, the curatorial intention is to map meetings and ruptures between these movements, showing continuities and tensions that marked the 20th century and the transition to contemporaneity.

Artists mentioned — great masters and international names

Among the names cited in the collection are important Italian and international masters. The selection mentioned by ANSA includes works by Giovanni Boldini, Giacomo Balla, Giorgio de Chirico, as well as giants of the vanguards and modern art: Pablo Picasso, Wassily Kandinsky, Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst and René Magritte. The show also features post-war and contemporary artists such as Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Lucio Fontana, Alberto Burri, Piero Manzoni, Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. The diversity of names underscores the collection’s broad scope, blending distinct artistic lineages.

Relevance for Brazilians and descendants of Italians

The opening of Collezione Casamonti in Florence represents a culturally significant opportunity for Brazilian tourists and descendants of Italians interested in art and heritage. The exhibition allows:

• Bringing Brazilian audiences closer to essential Italian masters for understanding modern and contemporary art.
• Contextualizing international influences that dialogued with Italian production throughout the 20th century.
• Facilitating inclusion in Florence cultural itineraries due to its location near the Ponte Vecchio and the city’s historic circuits.

For readers following topics about life and travel to Italy, the visit can be integrated into programs blending art, history and connections to cultural roots — useful for those seeking content in areas like Vida na Itália and Notícias da Itália. Readers interested in the institutional and cultural context of Italy can also find relevant coverage in sections like Cidadania Italiana and other pieces in Notícias da Itália on Raízes Italianas.

Practical notes and cultural context

The exhibition adds to Florence’s rich cultural calendar, a city that remains central in the history of the arts. The choice of a palazzo along the Arno reinforces reading the collection as a dialogue between tradition and contemporaneity. The 28-room layout allows multiple reading keys — chronological, thematic or focused on movements — and supports both quick visits and deeper itineraries.

“The collection was designed to offer a broad view of the main currents of the 20th century and contemporary art, in dialogue with Italian heritage,” says ANSA about the project of Roberto Casamonti.

Conclusion: the inauguration of Collezione Casamonti at Palazzo San Giorgio broadens Florence’s cultural offerings with a collection of about 250 works spanning from the late 19th century to contemporary production, providing a useful overview for Brazilian visitors interested in Italian and international art.

Source: ANSA