
The origins of the Quadriennale
The Quadriennale was established in 1927 through a resolution issued by the Governorate of Rome. Its institution, promulgated the following

The Quadriennale was established in 1927 through a resolution issued by the Governorate of Rome. Its institution, promulgated the following

The first two exhibitions (1931 and 1935) were a huge success and paved the way for the institution of the

In 1948, after the war, the Quadriennale re-emerged at the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna under the more generic title ‘Rassegna

In 1950, the historian and critic Fortunato Bellonzi was appointed general secretary and guided the destiny of the institution for

Bellonzi’s era came to an end in the 1980s. The new general secretary was the art critic Giuseppe Gatt, while

In 1999, as a result of the reorganisation of the system of public bodies operating in the cultural sector, the

In April 2015, manager Franco Bernabè was appointed President of the Foundation. Under his presidency, the Art Quadriennale returned after

In August 2019, under the artistic direction of Sarah Cosulich, a change at the top of the institution took place.