IN POSA PER LEOPOLDO ZUCCOLO (1760-1833). ARCHEOLOGO RITRATTISTA CASTELLO DI UDINE SETTEMBRE - NOVEMBRE 2026
45° Triennale Europea dell'Incisione
Castello di Udine

30 settembre - 8 novembre 2026
Da martedì a domenica dalle 10:00 alle 18:00
Intero: € 10,00
Ridotto: € 5,00
Inaugurazione mercoledì 30 settembre 2026 ore 18:00

Il progetto è stato realizzato dalla Triennale Europea dell’Incisione e dai Civici Musei di Udine grazie alla collaborazione della Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia, della Soprintendenza archivistica del Friuli Venezia Giulia e della Fondazione Friuli con il patrocinio dell’Università degli Studi di Udine. Continuando lo studio e la valorizzazione delle collezioni di grafica dei Civici Musei di Udine, la Triennale Europea dell’Incisione dedica in occasione della 45° edizione la mostra allestita al Castello di Udine In posa per Leopoldo Zuccolo (1760-1833). Archeologo ritrattista, a cura di Giuseppe Bergamini e Isabella Reale.
Formidabile disegnatore oltre che pittore e trattatista, Leopoldo Zuccolo insegnò a un’intera generazione di giovani, molti dei quali allievi del Collegio Barnabita di Udine, i princìpi del disegno a contorno ed ebbe anche apprezzate allieve, dedicandosi anche allo studio dell’arte friulana. Per lui hanno posato nobili e borghesi di ogni età e tra il 1807 e il 1813 fu il il primo conservatore del Museo Eugeniano di Aquileia, su mandato del governo francese, con il compito di redigere inventari e disegnare le raccolte archeologiche che si andavano assemblando presso il vestibolo del Battistero della Basilica di Aquileia. I suoi album sono una preziosa e insostituibile testimonianza storica del patrimonio archeologico al tempo noto per la precisione e la metodologia scientifica adottata.
Formatosi inizialmente a Udine dove frequentò l’incisore Variente Percoto e il ritrattista Giovanni Battista de Rubeis, verso il 1780 a Venezia visitò assiduamente la Galleria di Ca’ Farsetti per approfondire la conoscenza della statuaria greco-romana, e fu allievo del pittore bresciano Ludovico Gallina, curatore della raccolta Farsetti. Chiamato quale primo insegnante di pittura presso il collegio udinese dei Barnabiti, ebbe modo di istruire anche le giovani di buona famiglia, e coltivò interessi storiografici per il patrimonio artistico friulano, traendo insegnamenti dall’abate archeologo Angelo Maria Cortinovis, e dal soggiorno presso il Collegio stesso del più importante storico dell’arte italiana, l’abate Luigi Lanzi, dal quale, come ricorda in un suo scritto Zuccolo, ricevette lodi per la qualità del suo disegno “in lapis”.
La mostra è accompagnata da un catalogo a cura di Giuseppe Bergamini e Isabella Reale che raccoglie oltre un centinaio di opere grafiche dell’artista, tra cui pubblicazioni da lui illustrate, disegni di gemme e antichità e ritratti di sua mano e di Giovan Battista de Rubeis, appositamente restaurati per l’occasione.

On the Threshold.
Symbols and Rituals of Death in Friuli through the Photographs of Carlo Innocenti
Palazzo Giacomelli, Via Grazzano 1, Udine

25th September - 29th September 2026
Thursday | 10.00-14.00 (last entry 13.30)
Friday-Sunday | 10.00-18.00 (last entry 17.30)
Palazzo Giacomelli headquarter of MEF, Via Grazzano,1 - Udine

Inauguration on the 25th of September, 2026, at 17.00

On 25 September 2026, the exhibition "On the Threshold. Symbols and Rituals of Death in Friuli through the Photographs of Carlo Innocenti" opens to the public at Palazzo Giacomelli, home to the Museo Etnografico del Friuli.Curated by Pamela Pielich and Caterina Vidon, the exhibition offers an anthropological and visual reflection on the transformations that rituals surrounding death in Friuli have undergone over time. It uses these rituals as a privileged vantage point from which to observe broader cultural change.The exhibition explores the shift from communal and domestic approaches to death to increasingly individualised and medicalised practices. These practices have also become progressively stripped of shared rituals. Until the second half of the twentieth century, mourning was a time of strong collective participation, with wakes held at home. Ritual practices, codes of oral tradition and relationships with neighbours helped communities process loss collectively. Today, the gradual disappearance of places traditionally associated with farewell rituals and the spread of cremation have profoundly changed these practices. As a result, individuals are increasingly left to shoulder the grieving process alone.
The exhibition brings different forms of expression and documentary sources into dialogue. Carlo Innocenti’s photographs offer a visual interpretation of the symbols, objects and places associated with death. They highlight both their enduring presence and their transformations within the Friulian landscape. The photographs are accompanied by anonymous testimonies collected through philosophical workshops curated by REU – Ritorno all’Essere Umani, together with a sound installation created by Roberto Frisano and Valter Colle. Through ritual songs, prayers and oral memories relating to death, the installation highlights the intangible cultural heritage of a region historically characterised by multilingualism.The exhibition also features a selection of items from Udine’s Civic Collections, including historic uniforms worn by funeral service staff. Also on display is the Ciccinelli photographic album, signed by Brisighelli, which provides a valuable record of the iconography of mourning in the region. A further section is devoted to the hearse in the Civic Collections, known to have transported the body of Franz Ferdinand. Its physical presence is evoked and explored through a scientific and documentary study curated by art historian and conservator Fabio Franz.
The exhibition will be accompanied by an extensive programme of related activities, talks, in-depth discussions and guided tours for the public. These will provide further opportunities to explore the anthropological and social dimensions of the themes addressed in the exhibition. An invitation to reflect on the meaning of farewell rituals and the ways in which contemporary society confronts loss, through a perspective that brings memory, culture and transformation into dialogue.

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The Illustrious Guest
Giambattista Tiepolo's ‘Last Judgment’
Udine Castle, Aldo Rizzi Room, Gallery of Ancient Art (Galleria d’Arte Antica)

October 10, 2026 – January 17, 2027
Tuesday – Sunday, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
(last entry at 5:30 PM)

Inauguration on the 9th of October, 2026, at 17:00 at the Lapidario of Udine Castle
From Tuesday, October 20 to Friday, October 23, 2026, the exhibition 'L'Ospite Illustre' will be closed to visitors to allow for the dismantling of the 'Terremoti e Trasformazioni' exhibition.

Thanks to an art exchange between the Municipality of Udine and Intesa San Paolo Group, Giambattista Tiepolo's The Last Judgment temporarily joins the civic collections. The arrival of the masterpiece gives rise to the micro-exhibition “The Illustrious Guest: Giambattista Tiepolo's Last Judgment”, curated by Fabio Franz, curator of the Gallery of Ancient Art.
Tiepolo's monumental canvas, datable between 1730 and 1747, will be exhibited in the "Aldo Rizzi" Room of the Gallery of Ancient Art alongside several famous works that the Venetian master created for Udine: Virtue and Nobility Triumphing over Ignorance, Saint Francis de Sales, and The Guardian Angel.
Exhibiting Tiepolo's Last Judgment, alongside these masterpieces preserved at the Civic Museums of Udine, offers an important opportunity to explore the technical, stylistic, and compositional evolution of the Venetian master, particularly during the 1730s and 1740s.
The exhibition is organized by the Civic Museums of Udine under the patronage of the “I Luoghi dei Tiepolo” network, the University of Studies of Udine, and the Fondazione Friuli.

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Cover photo: The Last Judgment, Giambattista Tiepolo © Patrimonio Artistico Intesa Sanpaolo, foto Valter Maino, Vicenza

Visitors are advised that access to the Castle Square and to the Museums of the Castel will be subject to the following changes.

Lift Service (Vicolo Sottomonte)
The elevator to the Castle Square will be out of service due to maintenance work on the following dates:
From Monday, October 26 to Friday, October 30, 2026. The services will be available again starting October 30th at 4:30 pm.

Castle Closures
To safely allow the dismantling operations of the exhibition "Terremoti e Trasformazioni", the West Wing of the Ancient Art Gallery (rooms 8-13) and the Parliament Hall (Salone del Parlamento) will be closed to the public:
From Tuesday, October 20 to Friday, October 23, 2026

On these dates, a reduced-rate ticket will apply -> Discover opening hours & ticket options

We apologize for any inconvenience.