Jack Vettriano in Rome
The exhibition presents over 80 works, including ten oil paintings on canvas, a series of certified single-edition works on museum paper, a video created by the artist, and a series of photographs taken in his studio.
Jack Vettriano exhibition in Rome
After its huge success in Bologna and Milan, the most eagerly awaited exhibition of spring 2026 is coming to Rome:Jack Vettriano (17 November 1951 โ 1 March 2025), the Scottish artist most loved by Italian and international audiences.
From 12 February to 5 July 2026, at Palazzo Velli in Piazza S. Egidio no. 10 in the heart of Trastevere, visitors will be able to admire works that trace the history and career of the recently deceased artist. Visitors will have the opportunity to learn more about one of the best-selling and most reproduced artists of all time through a collection of over eighty works, including ten oil paintings, unique and certified works on museum paper created specifically for the exhibition, aseries of photographs taken in the artist’s studio by Francesco Guidicini, official portraitist of The Sunday Times, whose creations are on display at the National Portrait Gallery in London, anda video in which Vettriano talks about himself and his stylistic evolution.
The exhibition is organised by Chiara Campagnoli, Deborah Petroni and Rubens Fogacci of Pallavicini s.r.l., in collaboration with Jack Vettriano Publishing, curated by Dr Francesca Bogliolo, and sponsored by Palazzo Velli.
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Useful Information
JACK VETTRIANO ROME
PALAZZO VELLI - Piazza S. Egidio n. 10, Rome, postcode 00153 ยExhibition opening hours
From 12 February 2026 To 5 July 2026
Monday to Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (last admission at 7 p.m.)GUIDED TOURS:
- February 2026
- Saturday, February 14 โ 5:00 p.m.
- Friday, February 20 โ 5:00 p.m.
- Saturday, February 21 โ 5:00 p.m.
- Sunday, February 22 โ 11:00 a.m.
- Friday, February 27 โ 5:00 p.m.
- Saturday, February 28 โ 5:00 p.m.
- March 2026
- Sunday, March 1 โ 11:00 a.m.
- Friday, March 6 โ 5:00 p.m.
- Saturday, March 7 โ 5:00 p.m.
- Sunday, March 8 โ 11:00 a.m.
- Friday, March 13 โ 5:00 p.m.
- Saturday, March 14 โ 5:00 p.m.
- Sunday, March 15 โ 11:00 a.m.
- Friday, March 20 โ 5:00 p.m.
- Saturday, March 21 โ 5:00 p.m.
- Sunday, March 22 โ 11:00 a.m.
- Friday, March 27 โ 5:00 p.m.
- Saturday, March 28 โ 5:00 p.m.
- Sunday, March 29 โ 11:00 a.m.
GUIDED TOURS โ ROMA GUIDA
You can view and book guided tours organized by Roma Guida on their website at this link: https://www.romaguida.com/visite-guidate/mostre-di-roma/mostra-jack-vettriano-roma/The available dates for Roma Guida are as follows:
- Saturday, February 14, 2026, 11:00 a.m.
- Sunday, February 15, 2026, 4:00 p.m.
- Sunday, February 22, 2026, 4:00 p.m.
- Saturday, February 28, 2026, at 11:30 a.m.
- Saturday, February 28, 2026, at 4:00 p.m.
- Saturday, March 7, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.
- Friday, March 13, 2026, at 5:30 p.m.
- Saturday, March 14, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.
- Sunday, March 15, 2026, 4:00 p.m.
- Saturday, March 21, 2026, 11:00 a.m.
- Friday, March 27, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
- Saturday, March 28, 2026, 11:00 a.m.
Ticket office:
- โฌ16 Full price
- โฌ14 Concessions: (aged 14 to 18, over 65s with ID, students under 26 with ID, military personnel with ID, tourist guides with badges outside their study and training functions, trainee journalists and freelance journalists with ID registered with the Order, carers accompanying persons with disabilities, ICOM and AICS Roma members with ID)
- โฌ13 Roma Pass - Rome's official tourist card
- โฌ13 reduced price for families with 1 or 2 adults + โฌ8 reduced price for children (aged 6 to 14) (free ticket for children under 5)
- โฌ13 University Thursday: (for all students with valid ID)
- โฌ13* Visitors with disabilities in possession of a disability certificate or Disability Card
*car permits are not accepted - Free: (children under 6 years of age.
- Groups: โฌ13 (min. 10 people โ max. 20 people) **
- Schools: โฌ6 (2 teachers free for each class, H/104 free) **
**For groups and schools, it is mandatory to use radio headphones to listen to the guide (โฌ2) and to book the date and time by writing to segreteria@palazzopallavicini.com - Open/Flex ticket: โฌ18 (includes admission at any time and on any date, including public holidays)
Warnings:
- Dogs are only allowed in carriers.
- Smoking and consuming food and drinks inside the exhibition is strictly prohibited.
Exhibition contacts
- Email: info@palazzopallavicini.com
- Email: segreteria@palazzopallavicini.com
- Mobile: +39 3313471504
Press office
CLP Public Relations
Ilenia Rubino | M. +39 333 2238560 | E. ilenia.rubino@clp1968.it - February 2026
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Press Release
The story of Jack Vettriano, born Jack Hoggan, seems to have come straight out of the pages of a Victorian novel. Born in the county of Fife, on the Scottish coast of the North Sea, into a family linked to coal mining, Hoggan began working at an early age, from the age of ten, to contribute to the family finances, and at 16 he left school to take up an apprenticeship as a mining engineer. It was only at the age of 21 that he began to paint as a self-taught artist, after receiving a set of brushes and watercolours as a birthday present. Almost fifteen years later, in 1988, he managed to exhibit in a professional artistic setting, at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh; during his debut exhibition, on the first day of the show, both of his paintings were sold. After moving to Edinburgh, he took the pseudonym Vettriano, borrowed from the surname of his mother, the daughter of an Italian emigrant from the province of Frosinone. His career, opposed by official art critics, who probably did not forgive him for being self-taught and accused him of reproducing a light aesthetic, was nevertheless very successful among painting enthusiasts, who recognised his great ability to create evocative atmospheres capable of arousing intense emotions and his skill in capturing moments of heightened sensuality. As proof of public appreciation, one of his most famous works, The Singing Butler, was sold at Sotheby's in 2004 for almost ยฃ750,000. The scene depicts a dancing couple moving gracefully along the shore on a gloomy, windy day, protected by umbrellas held open by a maid and a butler who, in Vettriano's imagination, sings the melody of Frank Sinatra's Fly Me to the Moon.