Canto con variazioni
From 11.10.2025 to 12.04.2026
exhibition curated by Marco Goldin – organised by Erpac and Linea d’ombra
The exhibition “Confini da Gauguin a Hopper. Canto con variazioni” explores, through more than 120 works including paintings and works on paper from important European and American museums and private collections, the concept of borders as physical, interior, symbolic and spiritual space in painting between the 19th and 20th century.
The exhibition opens with an introductory room with a strong emotional impact, featuring seven key works. The initial protagonist is the large canvas Märkische Heide (1970s) by Anselm Kiefer, symbol of a cosmic border between heaven and earth. Opposite, an extreme and intimate canvas by Mark Rothko, representing the inner border. In the centre, Vincent van Gogh‘s Self-portrait seals the reflection on identity and the self. This is followed by famous landscapes by Courbet, Monet and Nolde, where the natural border takes shape between sea, sky and gardens. Finally, a work by Edward Hopper introduces the theme of solitary figures confronting space and elsewhere.
The route is divided into three thematic macro-areas:
The sky
The sky becomes a borderland par excellence, from Friedrich, Turner and Constable to Boudin, Monet, Munch, Mondrian, Hodler, Hopper, Rothko and Nicolas de Staël. A narrative that crosses Romanticism, Impressionism and abstraction to recount the visible and invisible infinite.
Figures looking
A post-romantic exploration of the face and figure that stretches out to the border, between observation and introspection. From the American Hudson River School (Church, Durand, Kensett) to Winslow Homer, Böcklin, Van Gogh, Gauguin, up to Hopper, Diebenkorn and Andrew Wyeth, the individual becomes a meeting point between outer space and inner landscape.
More or less distant borders
Painting as a search for elsewhere: from Gauguin, with his travels from Martinique to Tahiti via Brittany, to Monet, Van Gogh, Cézanne and Bonnard in the countryside of Normandy, Provence and the South of France. A pictorial geography of dream, light and memory.
The exhibition proposes a journey between worlds, epochs and sensitivities that, through the theme of the border, return us to a profound reflection on the identity of man and the meaning of landscape in modern painting.
Opening hours
Tuesday to Sunday: 9.30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
closed on Mondays and 24 December
(ticket sales suspended 75 minutes before the exhibition closes)
Special openings ( 9.30 .m. - 6 p.m.
Monday 8 December 2025
Monday 22 December 2025
Thursday 25 December 2025 (14.30 – 19.00)
Monday 29 December 2025
Thursday 1 January 2026
Monday 5 January 2026
Sunday 5 April 2026 (Easter)
Monday 6 April 2026
BOOKING AND INFORMATION SERVICE
(from 12 May 2025, Monday to Friday: 9am-1pm)
Phone 0422 429999 email: biglietto@lineadombra.it
PRESALE FEE
With the exception of schools and gratuities, a pre-sale fee of € 2 applies to all tickets booked
Tickets
TICKETS FOR INDIVIDUALS
Full € 15
Reduced € 11 over 65, Disability Card holders, FVG Card, Touring Club, FAI
Reduced € 8 minors from 11 to 17 years old, students over 18 and university students up to 26 years old with ID card
Free for children up to 10 years of age, accompanying person with disabilities, journalists, ICOM members, tour guides with card
For reductions or free admission, appropriate documentation must be presented at the ticket office on the day of the visit. Without this, as provided for in the contract accepted at the time of purchase, the visitor will not be able to supplement the ticket, request its cancellation and/or reimbursement of the sum paid.
VISIT THE EXHIBITION AND DISCOVER VILLA MANIN
Presenting the full-price ticket for the exhibition Borders from Gauguin to Hopper at the cash desk of the Villa Manin will entitle you to a reduced-price ticket for visiting the Villa. Similarly, if you present your full-price ticket for a visit to the Villa at the ticket office, you will be entitled to purchase a reduced ticket for the exhibition Borders from Gauguin to Hopper.
OPEN TICKET € 18
Valid for one admission, with no date or time restrictions. This ticket can also be given as a gift.
FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH’ TICKETS € 7
Ticket valid for all (except gratuities) on the first Sundays of the month (02/11/25 – 07/12/25 – 04/01/26 – 01/02/26 – 01/03/26 – 05/04/26)
GROUPS
Reservation compulsory (prices include pre-sale fee)
(minimum 15 maximum 25 people, with one accompanying person free of charge)
Full price € 13
Reduced price € 10 minors (11-17 years)
Free for children up to 10 years old
SCHOOLS
Reservation compulsory (with exemption of presale fees)
(minimum 15 maximum 25 students, with two accompanying teachers free of charge)
Reduced € 6 secondary schools
Free for primary schools
GUIDED TOURS
Booked for groups € 110 (up to 25 people)
(in language € 120.00)
For groups with own guide € 40 for compulsory hire of microphone system
For schools € 60 (only if booked, maximum 25 students)
(in language € 70)
Not booked € 7 per person (minimum 10, maximum 25 people, only if staff are available)
With the exception of schools, guided tours will be conducted with the aid of a microphone system, which is included in the cost of the guided tour.
Schools that do not use staff appointed by Linea d’ombra for guided tours must use their own teaching staff.
Guided tours are not permitted unless authorised by the management.
AUDIOGUIDE € 5
(available in Italian and English)
Rental of the audioguide is suspended 75 minutes before the exhibition closes.
Other information
It is compulsory to deposit bags and backpacks in the lockers provided free of charge.
Access and facilities for the disabled.
Prams, pushchairs, umbrellas, animals, food and drink are not permitted.
Baby carriers are permitted inside the exhibition.
Smartphones in the exhibition must be kept in silent mode.
Bonus teacher and 18App payment circuits are not active.
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