Edward Hopper - exhibition at Palazzo Blu

Category:

EXHIBITS, ART AND CULTURE

Place:

Palazzo Blu

Start date:

14 Oct 2026

End date:

07 Mar 2027

A major international exhibition dedicated to Edward Hopper, one of the most important American artists of the twentieth century, is coming to Palazzo Blu in autumn 2026. The exhibition, sponsored by the Fondazione Palazzo Blu and organised by the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York in collaboration with MondoMostre, with the support of the Fondazione Pisa, traces the artist’s entire career through the places that shaped his development and his artistic vision: New York, Paris and New England.

From 14 October 2026 to 7 March 2027, Palazzo Blu in Pisa presents ‘Edward Hopper’, an exhibition dedicated to one of the leading figures in twentieth-century painting, whose work has profoundly influenced the representation of modernity and the urban experience in contemporary art.

The exhibition is curated by Kim Conaty, Nancy and Steve Crown Family Chief Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and by Barbara Haskell, Curator at the same museum.

The project brings together over 150 works, including oil paintings, drawings, etchings, watercolors, and other works spanning Hopper's entire career, from the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art. The exhibition also includes comparative works by contemporary artists and is enriched with materials from the Sanborn Hopper Archive, acquired by the museum about ten years ago, which includes printed documents, correspondence, photographs, diaries, and ephemera, offering new perspectives on the artist's life and creative process.
The exhibition “Edward Hopper” offers a comprehensive view of the artist's career, constructed not only through his most famous paintings, but also through his relationship with the places he inhabited and visited throughout his life. New York, where Hopper lived for nearly sixty years, represents the center of his artistic activity and the privileged context of his visual research; Paris, where he stayed on three separate occasions, marks a moment of formation and confrontation with European modernity; New England, on the other hand, becomes a place of observation, experimentation, and reflection on the American landscape.

Through this geographical and chronological journey, the exhibition highlights the way Hopper constructs his artistic vision: a personal synthesis between direct observation of reality, attention to light and space, and a constant search for compositional balance. From his first experiences as an illustrator and engraver to his full pictorial maturity, the exhibition captures the complexity of a journey that spans the entire American twentieth century, highlighting how the places frequented by the artist offered him constant opportunities to experiment with new techniques and compositional solutions.

OPENING TIMES

Monday-Friday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Last admission one hour before closing

COSTS

Open: € 18,00 (entrance valid for all days of the exhibition, activable from the day after purchase);
Promo early bird: € 15,00 (activatable from the day after purchase) - purchasable until September 30, 2026;
Full: € 16,00;
Reduced: € 14,00 (Conventions: young 17-27 years – over 70 years of age – handicapped under 100% with Disability card or equivalent certification – Journalists with non-press office ID cards – Adult Family (1 or more adults if together with 1 or more children aged 6 to 16 (Young Special Reduction) – University students upon presentation of ID cards – agreements: FAI/FIAB Pisa/Mura di Pisa convention/CoopCulture members with a valid entry title or the appropriate loyalty card – Amico Blu Card);
Reduced university special: € 10,00 (valid only on Thursdays for university students with ID cards);
Special youth reduced: € 7,00 (Special individual reduced ticket valid for: children aged 6 to 16);
Reduced adult group: € 13,00 (Reduced groups - Min 10 pax - on weekends only in some bands);
Reduced school groups: € 5,00 Special reduced ticket valid for school groups only Monday through Friday);
Free: € 0 (Free ticket for: young people up to 6 years old, one companion/guide for each group, two companions for each school group, one companion for disabled people in need, journalists accredited by the press office registered with an identification card, ICOM members, 100% disabled, tourist guides with an identification card)
School Workshops: € 5,00