Casamonti Collection
In Florence, a collection of modern and contemporary art features works from the 19ᵗʰ century to the present day
The 19ᵗʰ-century Palazzo San Giorgio, overlooking the Arno River, is the new home of the Casamonti Collection, a museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art.
The collection is displayed in 28 rooms spread across 2 floors. The exhibition showcases the pieces assembled by Roberto Casamonti, a Florentine gallery owner and collector with extensive connections to the world of art and artists.
The exhibition features works associated with the historical avant-garde movements, Futurism, Cubism, Metaphysical Painting, Informal Art, Spatialism, Arte Povera, Nouveau Réalisme, Pop Art, Graffiti Art, the Transavantgarde, Video Art and Performance Art.
Among the artists featured are Giovanni Boldini, Giacomo Balla, Giorgio de Chirico, Pablo Picasso, Wassily Kandinsky, Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, René Magritte, Lucio Fontana, Alberto Burri, Piero Manzoni, Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Bill Viola, Marina Abramović, Anselm Kiefer, Anish Kapoor and Maurizio Cattelan.
The museum even offers cultural outreach programs, guided tours, family-friendly tours and educational activities for schools, universities and academies.
