Capodarte 2026 in Rome. The program of the cultural New Year | Artribune

In its fifth edition, the appointment with the rich cultural programming offered to Romans and tourists visiting the city on the first day of the new year proves to be increasingly solid and widespread. This year, Capodarte pays homage the 80th anniversary of the Constituent Assembly and the fundamental values ​​that inspired the drafting of the Italian Constitution in 1946.

The tribute to the Constitution of Rome Capodarte 2026

Once again, the event promoted by Roma Capitale will propose over 100 events, almost all free, touching all 15 municipalities of the cityto entertain and involve citizens, with the further objective of honoring the path of freedom which, resulting from the struggle for liberation from Nazi-fascism, laid the foundations for the foundation of our democracy (10 thousand copies of the Italian Constitution will also be distributed free of charge during the day).
And there are four of them cultural itineraries proposed by Capitoline Superintendence of Cultural Heritage to discover or rediscover the history of some symbolic places of the city, each ideally linked to an article of the Constitutional Charter: at 11.30 am, Villa Borghese: from the prince’s garden to the Roman Park and at 3pm Two thousand years of history around Porta Maggiore (both dedicated to art. 9); at 12, Rome: places of meeting and welcoming (s. 3); go 14, The bombings of San Lorenzo on 19 July 1943 (art. 11). Furthermore, at 3pm and 4pm, visit the Bunker of Villa Torlonia.

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The Rome Capodarte festival. Widespread appointments

But Capodarte, as usual, will first and foremost be celebration and entertainment, inhabiting squares, museums, theaters and public spaces, with three large stages, in particular, a Piazza Navona – for an afternoon of comedy and a tango evening in the impromptu milonga of Daiana Guspero and Miguel Ángel Zotto – Prenestina Ramp – for the live music of Margherita Vicario, Villa Ada Posse, Linda Stabilini and Colle der Fomento – and on square of the Acilia stationbetween K-Pop and breakdance, waiting for the rap concert by Piotta, Nesli, Beba and Jelecrois.
Also via Margutta it will become the stage for the concert organized by the Alexanderplatz Sound&Image Cultural Association, during which the music will alternate with the reading of the articles of the Constitution. While theAuditorium will host the dance party Il First Dance Invasion of danceswhich brings together different dance genres. Al Exhibition Palaceall 18, Adele Bei, Constituent Motherthe story of an extraordinary existence at the service of collective freedom, especially female, through Arianna Pozzoli’s readings taken from the book of the same name by Mirko Sebastiani (as part of a broader program dedicated to Women who carry a burdentheme chosen by the Palaexpo Special Company for the fifth edition of Capodarte); to the Capitoline Museumsthe reading by Massimo Wertmüller and Anna Ferruzzo, who will give voice to Homer, Iliad; on the stage of Tor Bella Monaca TheatreIn the meantime, you can watch the show Let’s constitute ourselveswith Maddalena Emanuela Rizzi and Roberto Cavosi who will give voice to the articles of the Constitution, combined with short monologues and poems, accompanied by the Blind Inclusive Orchestra.

Capodarte 2026, between cinema, music and reading

Allo Scene Space of Trastevere, we will celebrate in the company of Italian cinema “of yesterday and today”: a tribute to Gian Maria Volontè is planned with the screening of the film The terrorist by Gianfranco De Bosio, and then There’s still tomorrow by Paola Cortellesi (edited by Fondazione Roma Lazio Film Commission). While the House of Cinema of Villa Borghese will screen Sciuscià and Bicycle Thieves by Vittorio De Sica. Al MACROjust reopened, on stage The Nights of Cabiria by Federico Fellini.
And again, free concerts at the Ara Pacis, at the Capitoline Museums, at Palazzo Braschi and Centrale Montemartini, with the musicians ofNational Academy of Santa Cecilia. Always at Centrale Montemartini, at 6pm, Annalisa Camilli will present Without losing the tenderness: monologue that reflects on how to talk about the pain of others without losing empathy, on a journey through investigative journalism and the responsibility of those who narrate the world.

Museums and exhibitions open in Rome on January 1, 2026

It will also be possible during the day visit the Civic Museums and exhibitions for free temporary ones that host, but also the Palazzo delle Esposizioni, the Mattatoio and the MACRO (the exception to the free nature of the exhibition Cartier and the Myth at the Capitoline Museums and exposure Impressionism and beyond. Masterpieces from the Detroit Institute of Artsat the Ara Pacis, which provide a reduced price ticket). Some archaeological areas and monumental sites are also open with free entry: Circus Maximus and Museum of Forma Urbis, Sacred Area of ​​Largo Argentina and Villa of Maxentius. The program of special guided tours, by reservation, to the museums and exhibitions mentioned above is rich; There are also many activities for the little ones and for families, outdoors and in the municipal libraries, including concert workshops, puppet shows, participatory readings.

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