JOSEPHINE BAKER: A DIVA IN MOTION

Biblioteca Renzo Renzi, Piazzetta Pasolini 3B
20-28 June 2026, 9am-6.30pm
Free admission

Made possible by the extraordinary private collection of Vasco Bruno Tarallo, this exhibition offers a window on to the life and career of Joséphine Baker through a selection of portraits, some previously unseen. The exhibition reveals Baker’s life from her birth in St. Louis to her triumphant rise in the avant-garde Paris, where she became an icon like no other; from her engagement in the French Resistance and the struggle for civil rights to her many theatrical tours and frequent visits to Italy. Timed to coincide with the retrospective at Il Cinema Ritrovato 2026, this is an opportunity to discover a revolutionary artist and a courageous woman who helped redefine the boundaries of gender, race and national identity.