Two of the most famous names of the international contemporary art scene are showing work together in an important exhibition organized at the Forte di Bard from March 28 to July 4, 2010: Space Change. Mark Lewis, David Tremlett in Forte di Bard. David Tremlett born in 1945 in Sticker

The Fortress of Bard hosts, from 2nd April to 2nd May 2010, an architecture photo exhibition, “La visione dello spazio. Fotografia come architettura”, by Roberto Mutti, that presents to the public works by Gabirele Basilico, Stefania Beretta, John Davies, Franco Donaggio, Maurizio Galimberti, Andrea Garuti, Margherita Spiluttini, Vladimir Sutiaghin. The

From 29 July to 21 November 2010, the Fortress of Bard, hosts the exhibition Alphonse Mucha: modernist and visionary, the first important exhibition of Mucha’s works in Italy, organized on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the artist’s birth. Tomoko Sato, the only official scholar of the collection for

The Fortress of Bard hosts from 6 December 2010 to 3 April 2011 in the rooms of the Cannoniere, the exhibition “Treasures in the Attic – the enchantment of childhood in mountain toys and games”. The exhibition, promoted by the Associazione Forte di Bard and organized by the Società B&C

The exhibition brings together over one hundred winning images in the 17 categories of the competition organized by the Natural History Museum of London togheter with the BBC Wildlife Magazine and Forte di Bard, now in its 47th edition. Photographies have been selected by a jury of esteemed photographers and

During this winter season the exhibition rooms of the Fortress of Bard are hosting a selection of fine art masterpieces. Erected at the feet of the Aosta Valley during the first half of the 19th Century, the imposing fortress has become a leading cultural centre. The fortress will host an

Marilyn. The Last Sitting. Bert Stern 10 June – 18 November 2012

This prestigious exhibition project is dedicated to one of the major artists of the 20th Century – the Swiss Italian Alberto Giacometti who, better than anyone, grasped the doubts, uncertainties and anguish of the last century – and stems from a venture between the Fortress of Bard and the Aimé

From February 2nd to May 5th , 2013, Fort of Bard, the main cultural centre of Aosta Valley, hosts exclusively, for the fourth year, the first Italian lap of the world tour of the photographic exhibition called Wildlife Photographer of the year 2012. The new edition of the exhibition features

The French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand and its amazing aircraft portraits devoted to the wide and disturbing changes in the environment of the planet are at the heart of the new major exhibition of the Forteress of Bard. From Earth to the Man is open from December 7th, 2012 to November

The World Press Photo Exhibition can be seen from the 7th of December to 6th January 2014, in Forte di Bard. This traveling exhibition, unique in its kind, is the result of a worldwide annual contest on press photography. Each year, an independent international jury, consisting of nineteen members, judges

Magnum Contact Sheets is a major new touring exhibition produced by Magnum Photos in collaboration with Forte di Bard, where the show will be presented from June 21th to January 6th, 2014 before touring worldwide. The show is taking the contact sheet as the basis for an exploration into the

Per il quinto anno il Forte ospita in esclusiva, la prima tappa italiana del tour mondiale della nuova edizione della mostra fotografica Wildlife Photographer of the year che presenta gli scatti naturalisiti più belli effettuati nel 2013. L’appuntamento è dal 31 gennaio al 2 giugno 2014. In mostra oltre cento

La mostra presenta per la prima volta raccolte in un unico evento, le opere dal grande valore storico-artistico provenienti dal Monastero benedettino di Montserrat, località a pochi chilometri da Barcellona, in Catalogna. In mostra cento capolavori provenienti dal Museo dell’Abbazia, dal Romanico al Barocco, dall’Impressionismo all’Avanguardia, con omaggi particolari all’arte

Forte di Bard presents “Sergio Larrain. Vagabondages”, an exhibition co-produced by Magnum Photos and Fondation Henri Cartier- Bresson, edited by Agnès Sire, the director of the Fondation Henri Cartier- Bresson. This is the first Italian retrospective dedicated to him. The exhibition, located in the halls of the cellars (Cantine) of

The exhibition called Gregorio Botta. Apnea, scheduled from May 24th to August 17th, 2014, contains a rich selection of the artist’s most recent production around the theme of water, marked in the striking area of the Stables of the Fort. The exhibition is conceived as a series of breath stations:

“Pablo Picasso. The colour etched” exhibition is the most important retrospective about the linografie production ever built in Europe by the Spanish master, due both to its breadth and quality value of the works. Pablo Picasso is the artist who brought the art of printing linocuts at the highest stylistic

Richard Long, Pol Bury, Tony Cragg, Aristide Maillol, Steve McCurry are just some of the artists’ names of international players in the new cultural project signed by Forte di Bard and called FdB Modern. Artworks on display are arranged in different area of the Fortress (indoor and outdoor) and they

The most prestigious photojournalism contest comes back to Forte di Bard after last year great success. From December 6th, 2014 to January 6th, 2015 the Cellars are hosting the World Press Photo exhibition, the result of the most important international photojournalism competition organized since 1955 by the World Press Photo

Stunning images unveiled as 50th Wildlife Photographer of the Year arrives in Fortress of Bard.The world-renowned exhibition, on loan from the Natural History Museum in London, will open at 7th february on 2nd june, featuring 100 awe-inspiring images, from fascinating animal behaviour to breath- taking wild landscapes. Wildlife Photographer of

The exhibition Walter Bonatti. Photographies from the wide spaces celebrates one of the best Italian and world’s alpinists. Thanks to videos, unpublished documents and a particularly involving display inside the Opera Mortai in Forte di Bard, this project traces back the visual tale, the existential events and the adventures of

Forte di Bard celebrates Cervino. 150 years after the memorable conquest of its peak, from 7th July to 8th November 2015 in the Museum of the Alps visitors can discover a space dedicated to alpinism, homage to the world’s most photographed mountain and renowned icon of all mountains. This exhibition

Forte di Bard presents Sebastião Salgado’s Genesis from 23rd May to 30th September 2015. Exhibition designed and curated by Lélia Wanick Salgado. The project draws together 245 stunning black and white photographs, the result of Salgado’s expedition across the 5 continents to show the rare beauty of a unique and

From December 7th, 2014 to May 10th, 2015 the Embrasures of Fortress of Bard will host Josef Koudelka – Vestiges 1991-2014. This is the first Italian exposition of the most impressive photographic project of one of the world most important masters of photography. The project Vestiges committed more than twenty

Abstractism in Europe from Malevich to Kandinsky is the title of the exhibition of art hosted in Forte di Bard from January 31th to June 2nd, 2015. More than 80 works of art, mostly oils and drawings of extraordinary value, belonging to a German prestigious and private collection, for the

The World Press Photo Exhibition can be seen from 5th December to 6 January at Fort Bard. The World Press Photo competition is the world’s leading contest for professional press photographers, photojournalists and documentary photographers, setting the standard for the profession. This year’s competition drew entries from 5,692 photographers from

From April 8th to June 19th, 2016 Fort of Bard, the main tourist and cultural centre of Valle d’Aosta Region will host the new project from the Italian artist Marco Del Re entitled Italian Mothers- The project is sponsored by Fort of Bard in collaboration with Galerie Maeght in Paris.

The exhibition presents a rich selection of 52 masterpieces from the Pinacoteca dell’Accademia dei Concordi e del Seminario Vescovile in Rovigo and offers an astonishing overview on the artistic period from the 15th to the 18th century. The collection belonging to Pinacoteca dei Concordi is the result of the passion

The world-renowned exhibition, on loan from the Natural History Museum in London, will open at Fort Bard from February 3rd to June 2nd, 2016 featuring 100 awe-inspiring images, from fascinating animal behaviour to breath-taking wild landscapes. Wildlife Photographer of the Year is the most prestigious photography event of its kind,

Marc Chagall. The way is the title of the exhibition to be held from June 25th until November 13th, 2016 in Fort of Bard, the main cultural centre of Valle d’Aosta Region. The exhibition is organized by Associazione Forte di Bard in partnership with Fondation Marguerite et Aimé Maeght in

From June 11th to November 13th, 2016 Fort of Bard, the main cultural center of Aosta Valley, hosts the exhibition Elliott Erwitt – Retrospective. Organized by Fort of Bard in collaboration with Magnum Photos International Paris, the exhibition presents the world premiére of a new retrospective project belonging to Elliott

Fort Bard was chosen in 2014 to host part of the filming of Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron – the epic movie produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by The Walt Disney Studios, becoming one of the movie icons. The exhibition, open from May 29th 2016 to January 8th 2017,

From 5th December 2015 to 2nd June 2016, the exhibition displays 114 paintings which are representative of the Dutch and Flemish Golden Age. The most remarkable pieces works have been granted by belong to the Hohenbuchau Collection, an extraordinary private collection on permanent loan to the Gallery of the Liechtenstein

How did Tiziano used to paint? Which creative power inspired his brush? Why did he use to go back to paint the same subject over the years? What is the difference between a replica and a copy? Discovering Tiziano tries to answer these questions by presenting in the Chapel o

Paolo Pellegrin. Frontiers exhibition can be visited from April 30th to November 26th, 2017 in Fort Bard. Through Paolo Pellegrin wide shots you can perceive the drama of the journey of hope for thousands of fleeing migrants looking for a better future: the horror of the crossing of the Mediterranean

rom July 1st, 2017 to January 7th, 2018 Fort of Bard will hosts the exhibition named The masterpieces of San Luca National Academy. From Raffaello to Balla. The exhibition event was born from the collaboration between Fort of Bard Association and San Luca National Academy, one of the oldest and

Fort Bard presents an unprecedented exhibition project of one of the greatest masters of contemporary international photography. Steve McCurry. Mountain Men is the title of Fort of Bard co-production together with Steve McCurry Studio and Sudest57 which deals with the issues of life in mountain areas and the complex interaction

The 2016 edition of World Press Photo will take place from december 7th to january 8th at Fort Bard. The event will showcase the photography from the winners of the most prestigious professional competition in the World. In 2015, 5775 photographers from 128 countries submitted a total of 83 000

The world renowned wildlife photography competition from the Natural History Museum returns to Fort Bard with 100 stunning images. From balletic whales to lizard-chasing parakeets, urban visitors to fantastical landscapes, this year’s selection is strong on visual drama and narrative. Wildlife Photographer of the Year is the most prestigious photography