Castelvecchio Museum hosts Titian exhibition on 31 October

The Castelvecchio Museum (Museo di Castelvecchio) in Verona hosts the exhibition Titian's Venus and the Musical Renaissance from 31 October 2026 to 31 January 2027. The show brings Titian's Venus with a Dog and an Organist from Madrid's Prado Museum into a programme marking the centenary of the Verona museum's opening in 1926.

Titian's Venus arrives at Castelvecchio Museum on 31 October

The exhibition is promoted by Verona City Council's Civic Museums Directorate together with the Prado Museum and the Accademia Filarmonica di Verona, which are scientific partners. Francesca Rossi, Luca Fabbri and Michele Magnabosco are the curators.

The picture will be presented with paintings, sculptures, historical instruments, music books and original scores. The planned display includes Jacopo Tintoretto's Contention of the Muses and the Pierides from the museum collection, as well as Marietta Robusti's Self-Portrait with a Spinet from the Uffizi Galleries. The exhibition page confirms the 31 October to 31 January dates and the venue.

The programme connects the painted instruments with real Renaissance objects, including cornetti, flutes and madrigal books. Students from the Verona Conservatory are also due to provide concerts on historical instruments and an original sound installation for the exhibition spaces.

How the Renaissance display fits the castle museum

The exhibition's focus on music relates directly to the museum's collections of medieval, Renaissance and later art. Titian's painting therefore enters a building whose rooms already bring together painting, sculpture, weapons, ceramics, goldsmiths' work and archaeological material.

The fortress was built between 1354 and 1356 for the Della Scala dynasty. Its present museum arrangement followed major post-war work carried out with director Licisco Magagnato and architect Carlo Scarpa. That collaboration shaped a route integrating artworks with the castle's historic structure, a relationship that makes the new exhibition more than a loan displayed in a neutral gallery.

The museum has 29 rooms and is divided into the Court of the Royal Palace, the Arms Court, the Keep and the Bridge. The official museum profile identifies the complex as one of Verona's principal cultural attractions and records its Scarpa-led post-war museum route.

Verona's 2026 exhibition links Prado art with local collections

The loan also extends an institutional relationship between the Verona museum and the Prado. The organisers say the project will place Titian's image beside works and musical materials from Verona, Florence, Bologna and Madrid, giving the exhibition a cross-collection structure.

For visitors, the key change inside the date window is the arrival of a Prado painting within the permanent museum setting. The exhibition's subject also follows the building's centenary programme by connecting a new international loan with the history of its galleries and display design.

Visiting Castelvecchio Museum: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The exhibition runs from 31 October 2026 to 31 January 2027 at the Castelvecchio Museum in Verona.
• The exhibition is a public museum presentation, with Titian's painting shown alongside works, instruments, books and scores; the announcement does not state a separate access restriction.
• The venue is at Corso Castelvecchio 2, Verona, in the castle complex divided between the royal palace court, arms court, keep and bridge.
• The museum is partially accessible for visitors with mobility difficulties. An elevator reaches the painting gallery, and a wheelchair is available at the ticket office on request.

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Frequently asked questions about Castelvecchio Museum

When does the Titian exhibition take place at Castelvecchio Museum?

It runs from 31 October 2026 to 31 January 2027 at the museum in Verona.

What is the Castelvecchio Museum?

It is a museum in a fortress built between 1354 and 1356, with 29 rooms of art and historic collections.

Where is Castelvecchio Museum and how do you get there?

The museum is at Corso Castelvecchio 2 in Verona, within the castle complex that includes the keep, bridge and two courts.