Art and culture · Genova

Renoir, Monet, Toulouse-Lautrec, Cézanne: the Scharf Collection in Genoa

From 15 October 2026 to 2 May 2027 the Sottoporticato of Palazzo Ducale shows more than 140 works from the Scharf Collection, for the first time in Italy.

Practical information
Date
15 October 2026 – 2 May 2027
Where
Genova
Getting there
Getting around Genoa without a car: metro, funiculars and lifts
Organizer
Palazzo Ducale con MondoMostre
Times and programme
On the official website →

Source: La Mia Liguria — calendario eventi — last checked on 4 November 2026

Until 2 May 2027 the Sottoporticato of Palazzo Ducale in Genoa hosts Renoir, Monet, Toulouse-Lautrec, Cézanne - 200 years of art from the Scharf Collection. Open since 15 October 2026 and curated by Ilaria Bonacossa with MondoMostre, the exhibition brings to Italy for the first time more than 140 works from one of Germany's leading private collections. The route runs from the 19th century to the present: alongside the Impressionists are Goya, Corot, Bonnard, Léger, Matisse and two contemporary artists, Tony Cragg and Katharina Grosse. The works on show include Monet's Waterloo Bridge. The collection was started in Berlin by Otto Gerstenberg around 1900 and has been handed down through the generations of the Scharf family. Opening hours and tickets on the Palazzo Ducale website.

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