There are 7 exhibitions on in Naples worth the trip. I checked the dates, the venues and the opening hours one by one, on the museums’ own pages.
Last checked: 28 July 2026
3 April to 31 August 2026
Over 250 works, from the 8th century BC to today, on loan from more than forty Italian and international museums, tracing the myth of the siren Parthenope from whom Naples takes one of its ancient names. Arguably the city’s most ambitious show this summer.
6 May to 6 September 2026
Over 130 works by Shepard Fairey, the street artist behind Obama’s Hope poster and the Obey logo that spread worldwide. Gallerie d’Italia on Via Toledo is a steady address for urban art in Naples, with a ticket among the cheapest in the city.
16 April to 8 September 2026
Built around a 2019 painting by Carlo Maria Mariani donated to the museum, this show pairs it with eight more of his canvases and pieces from Capodimonte’s permanent collection. One room, a useful introduction to this Roman anacronismo painter.
10 April to 29 September 2026
Emilio Isgrò applies his signature erasure to twenty-five scores of Neapolitan songs, from O sole mio to Voce 'e notte, plus two mandolins and a guitar turned into sculpture. Conceived for Capodimonte, curated by director Eike Schmidt.
10 April to 29 September 2026
Isgrò brings his erasure technique to twenty-five Neapolitan song scores, from “O sole mio” to “Voce ’e notte”, plus two mandolins and a guitar. Erasing words everyone knows by heart is a gesture that only works here.
25 June to 12 October 2026
Two hundred works spanning six decades of Maria Lai’s career, the Sardinian artist who turned stitching and thread into her own language long before textile art became a trend. On the third floor of the Madre: the largest show in the city right now.
25 June to 12 October 2026
Sixty years of Maria Lai’s work, from looms to sewn books to the collective pieces that drew whole Sardinian villages in. The route is chronological and thematic at once, and rebuilds an artist long treated as a marginal figure.
Dates and prices change, and this page may not reflect the latest updates: before you travel, always check the museum’s own page, linked under each exhibition, which is the most reliable source.