Thomas Campbell - Director and Chief Executive Officer | Fine Arts Museum Of San Francisco
Thomas Campbell - Director and Chief Executive Officer | Fine Arts Museum Of San Francisco
The Brooklyn Museum and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco have announced a collaborative exhibition titled "Monet and Venice," which will showcase Claude Monet's Venetian paintings. This exhibition, the first dedicated to Monet's Venetian cityscapes in over a century, will feature more than 100 works, including paintings, prints, watercolors, photographs, and ephemera.
The exhibition will be on display at the Brooklyn Museum from October 11, 2025, to February 1, 2026. It will then move to San Francisco from March 21 to July 26, 2026. The collection includes over twenty of Monet’s Venetian views sourced from public and private collections worldwide. Among these are two masterpieces: "The Doge’s Palace" and "The Grand Canal," held by the Brooklyn Museum and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Lisa Small from the Brooklyn Museum and Melissa Buron from the Victoria & Albert Museum in London curated this event. Small remarked on the excitement of reuniting Monet's works: “It’s thrilling to reunite so many of Monet’s radiant paintings of Venice." Anne Pasternak also expressed enthusiasm for bringing together these beloved paintings for fresh insights.
Thomas P. Campbell highlighted Monet's unique approach during his brief stay in Venice in 1908: “In 10 weeks in 1908, Monet captured Venice’s ethereal cityscape in shimmering canvases.” Melissa Buron emphasized the inspiration drawn from Monet's work: “Our exhibition partnership was inspired by two outstanding paintings of Venice by Monet.”
This exhibition not only presents Monet's Venetian pieces but also situates them within a broader artistic context alongside works by artists like Canaletto and Turner. It aims to deepen understanding of Monet's innovations and his ecological perspective on Venice.
Visitors can expect an immersive experience at the Brooklyn Museum with a symphonic score by Niles Luther that complements Monet’s artworks. A fully illustrated catalogue with essays by scholars such as André Dombrowski will accompany the exhibition.
"Monet and Venice" is organized jointly by both museums with support from Bank of America as lead sponsor at the Brooklyn Museum.
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