Dates and Opening Hours
From 29/10/2026 to 02/05/2027
Wednesday to Sunday from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm (last admission at 5:00 pm)

Special Opening Hours

• 1 November 2026 (Sunday) - All Saints' Day
• 2 November 2026 (Monday)
• 3 November 2026 (Tuesday)
• 7 December 2026 (Monday)
• 8 December 2026 (Tuesday) - Feast of the Immaculate Conception
• 24 December 2026 (Thursday) - OPEN with reduced hours 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
• 26 December 2026 (Saturday) - St. Stephen's Day:
• From 27 December 2026 to 10 January 2027: daily opening approved, including Mondays 28/12 and 04/01 and Tuesdays 29/12 and 05/01
• 31 December 2026 (Thursday) - OPEN with reduced hours 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
• 1 January 2027 (Friday) - OPEN with reduced hours 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
• 28 March 2027 (Sunday) - Easter Sunday
• 29 March 2027 (Monday) - Easter Monday
• 25 April 2027 (Sunday) - Liberation Day
• 1 May 2027 (Saturday) - Labour Day

Special Closures

• 25 December 2026, Friday – Christmas Day

  Tickets

• Full Price – €16.00
• Reduced – €14.00: visitors aged 14 to under 18; students under 26 with a valid student ID; seniors over 65; holders of Municipality of Trieste discount agreements; employees and retired employees of the Municipality of Trieste with a named badge/ID card; members of the police and armed forces; tourist guides with a valid ID card, when visiting outside their professional or study duties; trainee journalists and freelance journalists registered with the relevant professional association, without prior accreditation; ICOM and AICS Trieste members with a valid membership card.
• Reduced – €13.00: FVG Card holders; holders of the Annual Civic Museums Pass; University Thursday offer for university students under 26 presenting a valid student ID.
• Family Reduced Ticket – Adults: €13.00 (1 or 2 adults); also available to holders of the Annual Family Civic Museums Pass.
• Family Reduced Ticket – Children: €8.00 for children aged 6 to under 14.
• Group Reduced Ticket – €12.00* (minimum 10, maximum 30 people; one accompanying person for organised groups, in addition to the guide).
• School Reduced Ticket – €6.00* (free admission for 2 teachers per class, students with disability certification under Italian Law 104, and their respective assistants).

*Advance booking is compulsory for groups and schools. Please email segreteria@palazzopallavicini.com.

• Open / Flex Ticket – €18.00 (allows admission at any time on any date, including public holidays).
• Free Admission – children under 6; visitors with disabilities holding a Disability Card (European Disability Card) issued by INPS, introduced by decree published in the Official Gazette on 23 December 2021; one accompanying person for visitors with disabilities whose Disability Card bears the letter A; holders of complimentary admission vouchers issued by the Municipality of Trieste; tourist guides listed in the National Register and holding a valid ID card, when visiting for professional or study purposes; licensed interpreters accompanying a guide; trainee journalists and freelance journalists registered with the relevant professional association who have received accreditation.

The story of Jack Vettriano, born Jack Hoggan, seems to have emerged from the pages of a Victorian novel: a tale of humble beginnings, the late discovery of talent, and international acclaim. Born in the county of Fife, on Scotland’s North Sea coast, into a family connected to the coal-mining industry, Vettriano began working at a very early age, starting at just ten years old to help support his family financially. At sixteen, he left school and began an apprenticeship as a mining engineer. His artistic calling emerged only later. At the age of twenty-one, after receiving a set of paintbrushes and watercolours as a birthday present, he began painting as a self-taught artist, embarking on a journey that would lead him to develop a personal and instantly recognisable artistic style. Almost fifteen years later, in 1988, his first major professional exhibition opportunity arrived: Vettriano presented his work at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh. His debut proved an immediate success, with both paintings on display sold on the very first day of the exhibition. After moving to Edinburgh, he adopted the artistic name Vettriano, taken from his mother’s surname. She was the daughter of an Italian emigrant originally from the province of Frosinone. The name would go on to become renowned far beyond Scotland’s borders, associated with an artistic output that captivated a broad international audience. Vettriano’s career has been marked by a distinctive relationship with the critical establishment. While some sections of the art world and the press viewed his work with reservations, the public consistently recognised and embraced its expressive and narrative qualities. Populated by elegant figures, suspended atmospheres and cinematic imagery, his works often tell stories of seduction, desire, loneliness and mystery, creating a distinctive visual universe that has gained widespread popularity well beyond traditional exhibition circuits. The selection of works featured in the exhibition, with particular emphasis on those produced on museum-quality paper, aims to highlight the different facets of the artist’s expressive research and offer visitors an opportunity to explore his visual language in greater depth. This approach reflects the career of a painter whose work has prompted contrasting reactions from critics, yet has won a large and devoted following. Despite reservations expressed by some sections of the critical establishment and the press, Vettriano established himself through public appreciation, with audiences continuing over the years to support his work through the purchase and circulation of reproductions. The artist’s commercial success was also substantial in terms of reproduction rights. According to the British newspaper The Guardian, Vettriano reportedly earned approximately £500,000 a year in royalties from reproductions of his works. Among these, The Singing Butler, considered his most famous painting, became an iconic image, widely reproduced on greeting cards throughout the United Kingdom and achieving extraordinary circulation. Vettriano’s images have also found an audience in Italy and abroad, appearing on the covers of numerous literary publications. In 2004, Queen Elizabeth II awarded him the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for services to the visual arts, marking a significant milestone in his professional career. Among the well-known figures and collectors who have owned or collected works by the Scottish painter are Jack Nicholson, Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Tim Rice and Robbie Coltrane.