What's On in Rome

Elisa Fuksas’s documentary about architect Massimiliano Fuksas screens at MAXXI on 15 October and Cinema Giulio Cesare on 21 October during Rome Film Fest 2026.

The Borghese Gallery hosts Titian’s Annunciation from Treviso Cathedral from 20 October to 8 December 2026, pairing a Renaissance masterpiece with one of Rome’s essential museum collections.

The 100-minute film explores Caravaggio’s life and paintings. Rome screenings are listed in English with Italian subtitles at two cinemas.

The national contemporary art museum offers selected free exhibitions for the annual Day of Contemporary Art.

Brivido Pop’s cinema-inspired collages are on display at Il Margutta, Via Margutta 118, from 2 October 2026 to 20 January 2027, near Piazza del Popolo and the Spanish Steps.

MACRO’s October programme pairs contemporary art with live sound, jazz and a day of free exhibition access.

A central Rome exhibition follows Kandinsky’s route towards abstraction, with international loans and a focus on fellow artist Gabriele Münter.

An outdoor mural uses painted images and raised surfaces to explore sight and touch in a Rome neighbourhood beyond the main sightseeing circuit.

Inside the building that incorporates the surviving Temple of Hadrian, a 22-minute projection traces the changing face of Rome. Here is how to fit it into a central-Rome itinerary.