The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art in Islington is the only art gallery dedicated to modern Italian art in the United Kingdom.
The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art in Islington is the only art gallery dedicated to modern Italian art in the United Kingdom.
What to see at the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
The core of the museum’s collection consists of works by Italian futurist Mario Sironi that were purchased by the American writer Eric Estorick while on his honeymoon in 1947. The museum also features artworks by Umberto Boccioni, Carlo Carrà, Merardo Rosso, Luigi Russolo, Gino Severini and Ardengo Soffici.
Temporary exhibitions at the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
In addition to its permanent collection, the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art also hosts a programme of temporary exhibitions. Current and planned exhibitions include:
Claudio Parmiggiani
This exhibition (until 31 August 2025) is the first UK institutional exhibition of Italian artist Claudio Parmiggiani. Spanning 50 years, it includes large and small-scale pieces exploring absence, memory and time. A key focus is the Delocazioni series, created using smoke and soot to leave traces of objects. Also featured are works on paper and mixed-media sculptures. Parmiggiani’s distinctive methods emerged in the post-war years, during a time of change in figurative art.
Ketty La Rocca: You You
Ketty La Rocca (1938–1976) worked across drawing, photography, sculpture, poetry and performance during her short career. Her work explores gender, communication and the impact of advertising. This exhibition (10 September–21 December 2025), organised with the artist’s heirs, is the first UK museum show dedicated to her practice. It presents a selection of pieces that examine how language and image shape perception and social roles, using both humour and critique to explore everyday experience.
Visiting the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
The art gallery is located in an elegant Georgian house on Canonbury Square in Islington. It is a five-minute walk from Essex Road railway station and Highbury & Islington tube and railway station.
Visitors get free entry with a valid London Pass and half-price entry with the National Art Pass.
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