“Restituzioni 2025” will be open to the public at Palazzo Esposizioni in Rome from 28 October to 18 January 2026. This is the conclusive exhibition of the 20th edition of Restituzioni, a programme for the preservation and enhancement of Italy's artistic heritage that Intesa Sanpaolo has been running for over 36 years in collaboration with the local offices of the Ministry of Culture: Superintendence, Regional Directorates of National Museums, Autonomous Museums.
The exhibition, under the High Patronage of the President of the Republic, produced and organised by Intesa Sanpaolo in collaboration with Azienda Speciale Palaexpo, promoted by the Department of Culture of Roma Capitale and Azienda Speciale Palaexpo, presents the results of the restoration of over 120 works from all over Italy, selected by Intesa Sanpaolo together with 51 organisations responsible for protection (Superintendence, Regional Directorates of National Museums and Autonomous Museums) and owned by 67 different organisations, including public and diocesan museums, churches and places of worship, and archaeological sites.
The scientific curatorship is by Giorgio Bonsanti and Carla Di Francesco, with Carlo Bertelli as curator emeritus.
The 20th edition of Restituzioni presents artefacts from every region of Italy and an international collaboration between Italy and Belgium, with the restoration of the Retable with the Adoration of the Magi from the church of the Santi Apostoli e Nazaro Maggiore in Milan, carried out by the IRPA in Brussels.
The exhibition features big names from the world of art, such as Giovanni Bellini, Giulio Romano, Battistello Caracciolo, Luca Giordano, Mario Sironi, Pino Pascali, with unexpected works, together with the 19th-century draisine from Gallarate (VA), the planetary machine from Milan, the samurai bow and the Siamese boat from Aglié (TO), and the “Charleston” dresses and sacred vestments made of hummingbird feathers from Rome.
The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue published by Società Editrice Allemandi.
The restituzioni.com website features a new section “Restories”, a new digital editorial hub that unites stories, interviews and immersive narratives that explore and promote the restored cultural heritage and offer an engaging account of the excellence of the skills employed to restore the works to the community.
Using QR codes displayed throughout the exhibition, visitors can access these stories and explore and navigate an interactive map that allows them to locate each work in its own territory and obtain further information.
