Lavinia, sesto gusto melagrana e salvia (Sixth Flavor, Pomegranate and Sage) at Loggia dei Vini, Villa Borghese, Oct 2 to Nov 15, 2026

From October 2 to November 15, 2026 the Loggia dei Vini in Villa Borghese, Rome, hosts «Lavinia, sesto gusto melagrana e salvia» (“Lavinia, sixth flavor pomegranate and sage”), the sixth episode of the LAVINIA art program, with the work «Last Jest» by Peter Friedl. It is open Thursday and Friday from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission is free. The entrance to the Loggia is from Via Pinciana, at the height of Viale dell'Uccelliera.

Updated October 26, 2026.

Official presentation of Lavinia

LAVINIA è un programma d’arte che prende il nome da Lavinia Fontana (1552–1614).

Text from the official Cultura Roma Capitale page (service translation: “LAVINIA is an art program named after Lavinia Fontana (1552–1614).”), source

The name of the program recalls Lavinia Fontana, one of the first women artists to win full recognition in the history of art. Each episode pairs a work with a new gelato flavor. The sixth, pomegranate and sage, goes with «Last Jest» by Peter Friedl.

The work evokes the costume of Hop-Frog, the hero of the story of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe: a king's jester who, besides physical strength, has a more fearsome one, the imagination able to conceive a perfect revenge and to overturn relations of power.

According to the official text, Friedl's piece is an open work that acts on several levels. It concerns costume, art as historical document, history, and the relations between aesthetics and politics, power and submission. It also has to do with theater, a recurring theme in the artist's research, a theater torn to shreds in which the action is frozen or impossible.

What else you can see at the Loggia

The works from the previous episodes also remain visible. They are by Ross Birrell and David Harding, Enzo Cucchi, Ruth Ewan, Piero Golia, Gianni Politi and Monika Sosnowska.

The project grows alongside the restoration of the Loggia dei Vini, which began in 2024 thanks to a donation from Ghella. The works were entrusted to R.O.M.A. Consorzio under the scientific direction of the Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali. After three years of work, the restored Loggia can be seen by the public in its entirety.

Where Lavinia takes place: the Loggia dei Vini, Villa Borghese

The Loggia dei Vini stands inside Villa Borghese, with the entrance from Via Pinciana at the height of Viale dell'Uccelliera. The official source does not give a street number. The restoration just completed lets visitors see the whole building.

The fifth episode of the program, with the installation by Saâdane Afif, is told in the page Lavinia at the Loggia dei Vini. In the park you will also find the Galleria Borghese and the Casa del Cinema.

Practical information for Lavinia

• Period: October 2 to November 15, 2026
• Hours: Thursday and Friday 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Where: Loggia dei Vini, Villa Borghese, Rome, entrance from Via Pinciana at the height of Viale dell'Uccelliera
• Admission: free
• Information: website of the Sovrintendenza Capitolina
• Getting there: use the ATAC journey planner

Frequently asked questions about Lavinia

When can I visit the Loggia dei Vini for Lavinia?

From October 2 to November 15, 2026: Thursday and Friday from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Do I need a ticket for Lavinia?

No, admission is free.

What is «Last Jest»?

It is the work by Peter Friedl that gives its name to the sixth episode of LAVINIA. It evokes the costume of the jester Hop-Frog from the story by Edgar Allan Poe.

Which earlier works are still on view?

Those by Ross Birrell and David Harding, Enzo Cucchi, Ruth Ewan, Piero Golia, Gianni Politi and Monika Sosnowska.

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