Florence’s Collezione Casamonti will open its new permanent home at Palazzo San Giorgio on Monday, September 28, 2026, bringing together around 250 works by major Italian and international artists in a single exhibition for the first time.
The new venue is at Lungarno Serristori 17, on the south bank of the Arno and a short walk from Ponte Vecchio. The collection extends across 28 rooms on two floors and covers art from the late 19th century to the present day. The opening date and visitor information have also been confirmed by the collection’s official website and the City of Florence’s tourism portal.
The move represents a substantial expansion for the private collection established by Florentine gallery owner Roberto Casamonti. Since 2018, it has been housed at Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni in Piazza Santa Trinita, where space limitations meant that works were divided into two groups and displayed in rotation. At Palazzo San Giorgio, they can instead be presented as one continuous itinerary.
From Picasso and Kandinsky to Warhol and Basquiat
The exhibition follows developments in Italian and international art across the 20th century and into the contemporary period.
Its earlier sections include Italian painting between the 19th and 20th centuries and the international avant-garde, with Futurism, Metaphysical painting, Cubism and abstraction. Later rooms move through post-war and contemporary movements including Informal Art, Spatialism, Arte Povera, Nouveau Réalisme, Pop Art, Graffiti Art, Transavantgarde, video and performance art.
Artists represented include Giovanni Boldini, Giacomo Balla, Giorgio de Chirico, Pablo Picasso, Wassily Kandinsky, Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst and René Magritte. The collection then reaches artists including Lucio Fontana, Alberto Burri and Piero Manzoni, followed by Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Bill Viola, Marina Abramović, Anselm Kiefer, Anish Kapoor and Maurizio Cattelan.
Rather than arranging the collection solely as a chronological history of modern art, the new display also places works from different artists and movements in dialogue, highlighting connections and contrasts between Italian and international developments.
A restored 19th-century building
Palazzo San Giorgio is a 19th-century building historically connected with neighbouring Palazzo Serristori. It has been restored and adapted for its new use in a project by Florence-based architecture studio Archea Associati.
The collection itself has developed over more than 50 years alongside Roberto Casamonti’s work with the Tornabuoni Arte galleries and his relationships with artists, critics and cultural institutions. The new venue is intended to give the public access to a much larger part of that collection at the same time.
Jonathan Paonetti is directing the exhibition programme. Alongside the permanent display, the organisation plans guided visits, educational activities for schools and universities, and monthly activities aimed at children and families.
Visiting the Collezione Casamonti
Palazzo San Giorgio is at Lungarno Serristori 17, Florence. After the opening on Monday, September 28, regular opening hours will be Tuesday to Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. It is closed on Mondays, Sundays and public holidays.
Full-price admission is €15, while reduced admission is €12. A family ticket for two adults and two children aged 6 to 18 costs €40. Children under six, visitors with disabilities and their carers, professional journalists and FirenzeCard holders are among those eligible for free admission.
Tickets can be purchased at the museum or online through the official Collezione Casamonti website.
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