Martin Parr (born in 1952) – undoubtedly one of the most established and recognized British documentary photographers of our time – chooses the Museo Civico Archeologico in Bologna to present the exhibition project Short & Sweet, which he directly curated, together with Magnum Photos, after the wide public success recently achieved at Mudec – Museo delle Culture in Milan.
From September 12, 2024 to January 6, 2025, the exhibition Martin Parr. Short & Sweet – produced by 24 ORE Cultura – Gruppo 24 ORE in collaboration with the Civic Archeological Museum of Bologna’s Museum Sector and Magnum Photos, and under the patronage of the Municipality of Bologna – presents more than 60 photographs he selected specifically for this project and placed side by side with the body of images from the series Common Sense, which made him famous, to retrace, also through an unpublished interview by photography historian and critic Roberta Valtorta, the career of one of the most famous photographers of our time.
Beginning with Parr’s early black-and-white works to Parr’s most cherished themes-from ‘beach lives’ to tourism-the exhibition project, curated in person by the artist, showcases more than 60 photographs selected by Parr specifically for this project and presented along with the body of images from the series that made him famous, Common Sense, with more than 200 photographs from the 350 exhibited in the 1999 exhibition of the same name that explore the plasticized and tacky reality of the Western world.
Through a journey within the best-known projects, the unprecedented documentary style that has characterized the language of British photographer Martin Parr for more than fifty years becomes a litmus test for observing contemporary society and its most contradictory folds, those that belong to the Western world, particularly Europe, rendered by an edgy, unfiltered and unrhetorical photographic chronicle, sometimes told with biting sarcasm; more often presented with irony and humor. Parr’s images capture comic or unexpected moments, offering a critical yet humorous look at the everyday lives of us all.
A project of 24 ORE Cultura – Gruppo 24 ORE
In collaboration with Settore Musei Civici Bologna | Museo Civico Archeologico
Curated by Martin Parr
With the collaboration of Magnum Photos
EXTRAORDINARY OPENINGS
Sunday, Dec. 8 (Feast of the Immaculate Conception), 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve), 10 a.m. to 2 p.m:00
Wednesday, Dec. 25 (Christmas), CLOSED
Thursday, Dec. 26 (Boxing Day), 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 31 (New Year’s Eve), 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 1 (New Year’s Day), 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 6 (Epiphany) 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
FULL € 14.00
REDUCED PRICE € 12,00
SPECIAL REDUCTION € 10.00
WEDNESDAY UNIVERSITY € 5.00
REDUCED SINGLE TRENITALIA-TPER € 7.00
OPEN TICKET (valid until 12/30/2024)
€ 18.00 Full (mandatory pre-sale included)
€ 16.00 Reduced Promo (mandatory pre-sale included)
€ 14.00 Reduced 24-HOUR Employees (pre-sale included)
Minimum purchase one day before use.
REDUCED CHILDREN 6-13 YEARS € 6.00
FAMILY SPECIAL (2 to 5 persons)
Adult (1 or 2 adults) € 12.00
First and second child (6 to 13 years old) € 6.00
Free 3 to 5 years old
Free third child (6 to 13 years old)
ADULT GROUPS € 12.00
Groups of minimum 15 maximum 20 people.
Free one companion per group.
SCHOOLS € 5.00
Groups of minimum 15 maximum 25 people (tolerance up to 29).
Groups of students of all grades
(excluding Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays)
Free two chaperones per school group.
ADULT GROUP GUIDED TOURS
Adult guided tour cost: € 110 – € 130 in language
GUIDED TOURS AND SCHOOL WORKSHOPS
School guided tour cost: € 80 – € 100 in language
SINGLE GUIDED TOURS
€ 20 adults (reduced ticket + activities)
Not including presale.
PHOTOGRAPHIC LABORATORY FOR CHILDREN
(children 6-11 years old)
Free accompanying adult (2 max)
Children € 22 children 6-11 years old (ticket + activity)
Not including presale.
PRESALE
€ 2.00 individual visitors and groups
€ 1.00 schools
HOMAGE
Minors under 6 years of age, Italian tour guides with qualification card (no queue jumping), journalists with ODG card upon accreditation at the Press Office (write at least 24 hours in advance to: elettra.occhini@ilsole24ore.com specifying the headline and the day of the visit. No accreditation on weekends and holidays), ICOM members (with valid and renewed card with the current year’s stamp), employees of the Civic Archaeological Museum of Bologna (upon presentation of named card), members of the vigilance commission and fire brigade (upon presentation of unnamed card) 1 chaperone for people with disabilities who presentnonecessity and regular documentation, 1 chaperone for people with disabilities who present necessity and regular documentation.
