# Photography exhibitions in Italy

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/photography-exhibitions-in-italy
> Updated: 2026-10-22T07:13:30.000Z. Sources: 10. Developments: 2.

A series of major photography exhibitions are opening across various Italian cities, showcasing both historical masters and contemporary social reportage.

Initial exhibitions in Rome and Bologna focus on 20th-century portraiture and observation. The Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome is hosting Richard Avedon’s ‘In the American West, 1979–1984’ series, while the Museo Civico Archeologico in Bologna presents ‘Elliott Erwitt: The Art of Observing’.

Subsequent showcases expand the thematic scope to include war, migration, and social issues. At Castiglia di Saluzzo, the ‘Robert Capa. Dentro la storia’ exhibition explores the evolution of photojournalism through Capa’s war reportage. Simultaneously, the Filatoio di Caraglio is hosting a retrospective of Marc Riboud’s fifty-year career.

Newer programming in Turin at CAMERA – Centro Italiano per la Fotografia features Letizia Battaglia’s work from 1970–2020, documenting Sicilian life and the mafia. In Trapani, the Museo d’Arte Contemporanea San Rocco hosts ‘CREPE’, an ethnographic project by Alessio Angelo and Antonino Lombardo regarding crack cocaine addiction in western Sicily.

Additional programming at Centro Trevi includes Annalisa Vandelli’s ‘Give me a reason’, which examines migration routes in Ethiopia and the Eritrean diaspora, and Cinzia Canneri’s ‘Women’s Bodies as Battlefields’, documenting the impact of conflict on women in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Sudan.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-22: Photography exhibitions highlight social issues and historical reportage across Europe

New photography exhibitions in Italy and Malta showcase diverse themes, from historical war reportage and Sicilian social issues to migration in the Horn of Africa and the impact of conflict on women.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/photography-exhibitions-focus-on-war-and-social-reportage-in-italy

### 2026-10-12: Photography exhibitions of Avedon and Erwitt to open in Italy

Italy will host major photography exhibitions in Rome and Bologna, featuring works by Richard Avedon and Elliott Erwitt starting in late 2026.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/photography-exhibitions-of-avedon-and-erwitt-to-open-in-italy

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