11 must-see exhibitions and events in November in Italy

Among the high-profile exhibitions, you can visit in Italy in November there is the historic annual event Futuro Remoto,  which has been held at Città della Scienza for no less than 36 years.

Futuro Remoto is not just exhibitions, but much more than that. We are talking about a kermesse that has now become an international showcase for everything related to science and scientific research, with an eye on Italy. However, there are several exhibitions specially created for the occasion: Space (to the Future), created by the National Institute of Nuclear Physics, and Aquae - The Future is in the Ocean created by the National Research Council.

The first exhibition offers visitors the chance to lose themselves in three large immersive installations that explore black holes, dark matter, and the universe in expansion.

Seductive topics recounted with the help of experts from the scientific and technical world, and it doesn't end there.

The second exhibition will be a trip through experiments, video installations, scale models of scientific equipment, and very high-resolution images to introduce you to the vast and profound marine and ocean environment.

You have to get going and remember: you don't have much time. Futuro Remoto is open from 22 to 27 November. Don't miss it!

If you are passionate about the international contemporary art scene, you should go and see the first Italian solo exhibition of Arthur Jafa, one of the most influential international artists of his generation, Golden Lion as Best Artist at the 58th Venice Biennale in 2019 for his The White Album. 

Again in Turin, 'The Golden Age of Rallying' comes to the exhibition halls of the National Automobile Museum for a never-before-seen event. One of the most important collections of cars in the world is that of the Gino Macaluso Foundation, an Italian driver who considered the automobile as 'the most intense expression of creativity in the 20th century'. Absolutely not to be missed!

As you probably know, 2022 is the centenary year of the birth of Pier Paolo Pasolini, one of the 20th century's most refined and influential poets, filmmakers, painters, and intellectuals. For this occasion, other museums such as the Gallerie Nazionale Barberini Corsini, and the Azienda Speciale Palaexpo will be launching various initiatives on one of the protagonists of Italian culture of the last century.

One of the great protagonists of the early 20th-century Italian art scene presented through a reasoned selection of drawings and sculptures. Wildt, it's famous for the purity of his forms and the monumentality of his sculpture. A master not to be missed if you are in Milan!

From Milan, let's catapult ourselves southwards, precisely to Naples in the splendid setting of Villa Pignatelli, where you can admire the exhibition "Down to Earth" with works by French photographer, videomaker, and filmmaker Denis Piel. The exhibition, curated by Maria Savarese was organized in collaboration with the Campania Region's Museums Directorate. Great photography is back in town!

From Naples, we move on to Procida, the smallest island in the Campania archipelago, for a spectacular contemporary art exhibition held in the Palazzo d'Avalos complex, the island's former prison: unique places in the world that become the ideal stage for the creation of Site Specific works by great artists such as Maria Thereza Alves, Jan Fabre, William Kentridge, Alfredo Pirri, Francesco Arena, and Andrea Anastasio. The exhibition is part of the 'Procida Capital of Culture 2022' project and will be open until the end of 2022

In the city that was a protagonist of the Italian Renaissance, Palazzo Strozzi is a landmark when it comes to contemporary art exhibitions. Here you can explore the art of Olafur Eliasson, one of the most visionary, influential, and celebrated artists of all time, with works tracing his intense career made up of the most varied techniques.

In what was once the city's first municipal building, now part of the Musei Civici, a splendid exhibition on the work of the great Italian cartoonist Hugo Pratt is staged. A Show spread over three floors, with more than 200 original works, including watercolors, drawings, digitized plates, and new multimedia tools. Immerse yourself in the "Corto Maltese" universe and explore the world of comics like never before.

An exhibition that examines and explores every relationship between individuals and the social, work, education, and participation systems that underpin our well-being. A 360° investigation of health, with artworks by: Enrico Boccioletti, Brothers Sick, Barbara Gamper, Nan Goldin and Prescription Addiction Intervention Now, Ingrid Hora, Adelita Husni-Bey, Ian Law (P.A.I.N.), Carolyn Lazard, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Lauren Youden and many others. 

Spectacular pictures from the abysses arrive in the Natural History Museum in Venice. These are the winning photos of the 15th International Underwater Photography Competition organized by Abissi Underwater Photo Venice. They come from all over the world: Taiwan, Hawaii, Malaysia, Indonesia, and many other places where ocean life and the beauty of the seabed come to light through the eyes of international photographers.