Museo di Roma Celebrates 60 years of Lawrence Ferlinghetti's Art

Lawrence Ferlinghetti's life as a painter will be showcased in a retrospective exhibition of his work at the Museo di Roma in Trastevere (February 26th-April 25th) and at the Teatro Francesco Cilea in Reggio Calabria, Italy (May 5th-July 1st). The show features over 50 of Ferlinghetti's paintings, celebrating the creative path of one of America's most important cultural figures. To see a short video of the paintings included in this exhibit, click here. To learn more about the work of Lawrence Ferlinghetti, read the essay "Open Art, Open Pallete" by Susan and Carl Landauer.

 Although at this time Lawrence Ferlinghetti is not frequently giving readings, you can check to see if he has any events scheduled at our City Lights author tours page.