The second floor of Villa Fiorentino houses a permanent exhibition of music boxes donated to the city of Sorrento by cabinetmaker Enrico Salierno. The latter, a native of the historic center of Sorrento, found his fortune in America with the art of Sorrentine marquetry. Between the 1960s and 1970s he opened a workshop in Los […]
Inside Villa Fiorentino, the historic residence in the heart of Sorrento and home to the Fondazione Sorrento, visitors can enjoy a permanent exhibition dedicated to Sorrento wood inlay, one of the finest examples of Italian craftsmanship. This permanent exhibition was created to promote and preserve this centuries-old artistic tradition, which made Sorrento famous worldwide for […]
The photographic exhibition on Sofia Loren with the private collection of Raffaele Celentano is back in Villa Fiorentino More than seventy photos of the star collected over the years by the photographer of Sorrento that depict the ageless Goddess who has been famous all over the world thanks to the charming of the big screen. The […]
From April 13 to May 22 the third edition of the contemporary art exhibition Il mare chiama chi ama il mare. For the second time Villa Fiorentino holds the exhibition created by Massimo Sepe with works of 18 artists. It is possible to admire works by: Enzo AcamporaGiovanni CuccurulloSaul R. EspositoMarco GargiuloIstituto d’arte F. GrandiGina […]
From June 1 to October 4 2022, in the rooms of Villa Fiorentino, the exhibition “Journey into Impressionism, from Monet to Gauguin”, dedicated to the artistic movement born in France at the end of the 19th century. On exhibition there are 130 artworks, including watercolours, etchings, oils on canvas, inks on paper, photo-aquatints, woodcuts, lithographs, […]
From Saturday, June 7 through Sunday, June 29, 2025, the halls of Villa Fiorentino in Sorrento will host the art exhibition “In Praise of Madness”, a solo show by Domenico Balestrieri. Domenico “Mimmo” Balestrieri, a contemporary artist already known in Sorrento for previous exhibitions, is based in Gragnano (Naples). His style is defined by vibrant […]
Discover the Joan Mirò's Exhibition in Sorrento from 13 July to 12 October in Villa Fiorentino. Sorrento will be the setting for the exhibition "The Enchantment of Signs", a journey into the fascinating and colorful world of Joan Mirò.Joan Mirò: "L'incanto dei Segni"The Mirò's Exhibition in Sorrento offers a selection of works on paper that […]
From 4 October to 9 November 2025, the Sorrento Foundation hosts the photographic exhibition “Auschwitz – Birkenau – lest we forget” by Raffaele Federico in the spaces of Villa Fiorentino. The exhibition itinerary is an intense journey to places of memory: the Nazi extermination camps, documented through black and white images that convey the full […]
From October 19 to 26, 2025, Villa Fiorentino in Sorrento will host the contemporary art exhibition “Anima. To Those Who Are Searching”, a project created by Juliana Moura and Julsip. The exhibition will be open daily with free admission, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Path and style of […]
Fondazione Sorrento presents the exhibition “Giuseppe Ercolano and the Masters of the Nativity”, hosted at Villa Fiorentino from 1 December 2025 to 18 January 2026.Curated by artist Giuseppe Ercolano, the exhibition explores the deep connection between devotion, craftsmanship and contemporary artistic language. After its success on Lake Como, this project returns to Sorrento, birthplace of […]
The Sorrento Foundation presents {R}Esistenze Creative (Resistenze Creative), a collective exhibition of painting, sculpture and photography, scheduled at Villa Fiorentino from 20 February to 15 March 2026. The exhibition proposes a complex artistic journey, which focuses on creativity as a form of cultural and contemporary resistance. {R}Esistenze Creative: The exhibition project Resistenze Creative was born […]
