Castelvecchio Museum hosts Titian show from 31 October

Castelvecchio Museum (Museo di Castelvecchio) in Verona will host the Titian exhibition from 31 October 2026 to 31 January 2027. The show will bring Venus with a Dog and an Organist from Madrid's Prado Museum to the city as part of the museum's centenary programme.

Titian's Venus arrives at Castelvecchio Museum on 31 October

The exhibition is titled La Venere di Tiziano e il Rinascimento musicale, or Titian's Venus and the Musical Renaissance. The official Verona tourism listing places it at the museum from 31 October 2026 through 31 January 2027, making the opening date the key autumn event for the site. the official exhibition dates are listed by the Municipality of Verona.

Francesca Rossi, Luca Fabbri and Michele Magnabosco are named as curators. The organisers describe a project linking Titian's painting with works, instruments, books and musical scores from the Uffizi Galleries, the Accademia Filarmonica of Verona, the International Museum and Library of Music in Bologna, and Verona's civic and cathedral libraries.

The Prado loan will be shown alongside works from the museum's own collections, including paintings connected with music. The programme also includes historic instruments and a concert element involving Verona's E. F. Dall'Abaco Conservatory, according to the exhibition information.

The Verona castle gives the exhibition a medieval setting

The building is a medieval castle ordered by Cangrande II della Scala and constructed between 1354 and 1356. It stands on Corso Castelvecchio in Verona and preserves the fortified character of a complex that once served the ruling Della Scala dynasty. Verona's museum history records its transformation from military building to civic museum.

The castle became a museum in the 1920s, before a major post-war reorganisation directed by Licisco Magagnato and designed by Carlo Scarpa. Work began in 1957, and Scarpa's restoration and museum installation integrated new routes and displays with the historic structure.

That history gives the autumn exhibition a specific architectural context: a painting about music will enter a museum whose galleries were reorganised as part of Scarpa's sustained attempt to unite art, objects and the fabric of the castle. The exhibition therefore adds a new layer to a site already shaped by several periods of museum practice.

Visiting Castelvecchio Museum: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The exhibition runs from 31 October 2026 to 31 January 2027 at Castelvecchio Museum, Corso Castelvecchio 2, Verona.
• The event is a temporary exhibition in the museum's Boggian Room and will present Titian's painting with related works and musical objects.
• The museum is in central Verona beside the historic castle and its fortified bridge. The official address is Corso Castelvecchio 2.
• Visitors encounter a medieval fortress with courtyards, towers, a keep and a bridge, so the setting includes historic masonry, changes of level and museum routes through an adapted military complex.
• Italian is the official language in Italy, and the national currency is the euro.

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Frequently asked questions about Castelvecchio Museum

When does the Titian exhibition take place at Castelvecchio Museum?

The exhibition runs from 31 October 2026 to 31 January 2027.

What is Castelvecchio Museum?

It is a civic art museum housed in a castle built between 1354 and 1356 in Verona. Its post-war restoration and museum installation were directed by Carlo Scarpa.

Where is Castelvecchio Museum and how do you get there?

The museum is at Corso Castelvecchio 2 in central Verona, beside the historic castle and fortified bridge.