Lapislazzuli Light

From 11 December 2025 to 1 March 2026, the Galata Maritime Museum will host Lapislazzuli Light, the new solo exhibition by Genoese artist Laura Romanengo. This evocative showcase invites visitors to step into a world shaped by light, precious pigments, and atmospheres that speak of Genoa and its centuries-old bond with the sea.

Curated by Willy Montini, with a critical contribution by Silvio Seghi, the exhibition unfolds through the Saletta dell’Arte and several other museum spaces, creating a pathway that weaves together paintings, materials, and visual suggestions.

From 11 December 2025 to 1 March 2026, the Galata Maritime Museum will present Lapislazzuli Light, the new solo exhibition by Genoese artist Laura Romanengo. This evocative exhibition invites visitors to step into a world shaped by light, precious pigments, and atmospheres that speak of Genoa and its centuries-old bond with the sea.

Curated by Willy Montini, with a critical contribution by Silvio Seghi, the exhibition unfolds through the Saletta dell’Arte and several other museum spaces, creating a pathway that weaves together paintings, materials, and visual impressions.

A journey through pigments, history, and sensation

Lapislazzuli Light presents around 20 oil paintings in dialogue with a series of display cases containing the natural pigments used by the artist. Alongside the works, a series of video projections guides visitors through Romanengo’s creative processes — from the gesture on the canvas to the transformation of raw material.

At the heart of the exhibition is lapislazuli, the precious stone that produces one of the most intense and revered blues in the history of art. In Romanengo’s hands, this shade becomes a symbol of Genoa’s light — a city that, over the centuries, welcomed pigments from across the world thanks to its central role in trade with the East.

Practical information

📅 Opening: Thursday 11 December 2025, 6:00 p.m. – Saletta dell’Arte
🎟️ Participation in the inauguration is free of charge, but confirmation by email to info@willymontiniarte.it is required by 10 December 2025.
📍 Galata Maritime Museum, Calata Ansaldo De Mari 1 – Genova

From 12 December 2025 to 1 March 2026, the exhibition will be open daily and included in the museum admission ticket.

Lapislazzuli Light is not merely an art exhibition: it is a journey into colour and history, a narrative that runs through Genoa, its trade, its artistic heritage, and its sea. It offers a rare opportunity to witness how an ancient pigment can still, today, become a new form of illumination.

The artist

Laura Romanengo’s painting emerges from the meeting of technical expertise and artistic sensitivity. For years, she worked as a restorer, bringing back to life artworks by masters such as Rubens, Magnasco, Merello, Nomellini, De Chirico, Carrà and many others.

She has collaborated with private collectors, antique dealers, and cultural institutions including Palazzo Bianco, the Museum of Palazzo del Principe, the Naval Museum and the Clerici Collection. This deep knowledge of historical painting is evident in her own works, which combine craftsmanship with expressive freedom.

Her paintings speak of sea, wind, light — but also of inner landscapes and suspended moments. They are abstract, yet instantly recognisable for the intensity of their colour and the sensitivity of their touch.