Between curatorial research and new international openings
In recent years, the area between Via Giulia, Monte Giordano and the axis leading toward Lungotevere Tor di Nona has developed into a dense concentration of spaces combining established galleries, new international openings and experimental projects.
The area can be reached on foot from Piazza Navona in about 10 minutes or from Campo de’ Fiori in 5 minutes, and is well connected by several bus lines, including 23, 280, 64, 40, 916 and 46.
Via dei Banchi Vecchi, 24
Founded in 2021, Amanita supports Italian and international artists by accompanying the development of their research and practice. Also active in New York with two exhibition spaces, the gallery opened a Roman venue at Palazzo dei Pupazzi in 2025. The program unfolds through exhibitions, residencies and collaborations with Fondazione Iris, maintaining a strong focus on artistic production and international networks.
Via Giulia, 96
Founded in 2022 inside Palazzo Donarelli Ricci, the gallery develops a program dedicated to Mediterranean contemporary artists and interdisciplinary practices focused on social and relational themes. Its curatorial approach privileges poetic and experimental positions, with attention to cultural and collective transformation. In 2023 the gallery received Artissima’s Fondo Identità per Nuove Opere award.
Via Giulia, 98
Founded in Antwerp in 1997, the gallery opened a second space in Rome in 2023 at Palazzo Donarelli Ricci. The program supports international artists through exhibitions conceived as opportunities for experimentation and dialogue. The decision to open in Rome reflects the gallery’s interest in the city’s layered history and in the encounter between contemporary research and historical context.
Vicolo di Sant’Onofrio, 10
Opened in Trastevere in 2009, Ex Elettrofonica has developed a research-based program focused on Italian and international contemporary art. Exhibitions are conceived in dialogue with the space’s organic architecture and involve established artists represented in major public and private collections. Diverse in origin, generation and medium, the artists share an understanding of art as process, addressing themes such as landscape, environmental change, and political, social and poetic identity.
Lungotevere degli Altoviti, 1
The gallery promotes emerging and mid-career international artists, focusing primarily on contemporary painting and sculpture between figuration and abstraction. Alongside the main program, Sala Nova operates as a platform for experimental projects and curatorial collaborations developed through more flexible research-oriented formats.
Vicolo del Curato, 3
Founded in 2015, the gallery focuses on contemporary painting through exhibitions built around thematic frameworks and shared research paths with Italian and international artists. The program develops in dialogue with a younger generation of curators and critics and is accompanied by an ongoing editorial activity.
Via di Monte Giordano, 36
Founded in 2018 inside Palazzo Orsini Taverna, EDDart develops a curatorial line dedicated to modern and contemporary Italian art, with particular attention to the postwar period. The gallery collaborates with archives and foundations while maintaining a rigorous historical and critical approach. In recent years, it has expanded its activity toward contemporary artists and editorial production.
Via di Monte Giordano, 36
Founded in 2020 by Ludovico Pratesi and Marco Bassan, Spazio Taverna continues the experimental legacy of Graziella Lonardi Bontempo’s Incontri Internazionali d’Arte. The space operates as an interdisciplinary laboratory where contemporary art, science and industry intersect through events, research, publications and public projects dedicated to younger generations of artists.
Together, these spaces define a compact route between Via Giulia, Monte Giordano and Lungotevere, where international galleries, curatorial research and interdisciplinary projects coexist. Within a short walking distance, it is possible to encounter some of the most significant recent transformations within Rome’s contemporary art scene.
