The Palazzo Colonna Foundation was established in December 2015 by Prince Prospero Colonna and his wife, Princess Jeanne Colonna Pavoncelli.

The main purpose of the Foundation is to control, preserve and culturally enhance the most artistically representative spaces of the Colonna Palace in Rome.

Amongst these, the Colonna Gallery (17th c.) and the Princess Isabelle Apartment (15th c.), are open to the public every Friday and Saturday morning year round and by reservation – for private visits – all the remaining days of the year inclusive of public holidays (www.galleriacolonna.it – info@galleriacolonna.it).

The Colonna Palace of Paliano (17th c., located in the vicinity of Rome) also pertains to the Palazzo Colonna Foundation and can be visited by small groups upon prior arrangements.

The head office of the Palazzo Colonna Foundation is located in Rome, Piazza SS. Apostoli, 66 (telephone no. +39 06 6784350, email address info@fondazionepalazzocolonna.it – info@galleriacolonna.it).

President of the Foundation: Prospero Colonna

Vice President: Jeanne Pavoncelli Colonna

Director
Palazzo Colonna Foundation
Letizia Cenci

Director
Colonna Gallery
Patrizia Piergiovanni

Donna Jeanne and Don Prospero

The head office of the Palazzo Colonna Foundation is located in:

Piazza SS. Apostoli, 66 – Rome

Telephone no. +39 06 6784350

Email address info@fondazionepalazzocolonna.it – info@galleriacolonna.it.

Donna Jeanne and Don Prospero

MAIN INITIATIVES PROMOTED BY THE PALAZZO COLONNA FOUNDATION

Restauro conservativo del dipinto “Isabella Gioeni”, Pietro Novelli detto il MONREALESE
Restauro conservativo del dipinto “Isabella Gioeni”, Pietro Novelli detto il MONREALESE
  • Conservative restoration of the painting “Isabella Gioeni” by Pietro Novelli, known as il MONREALESE (January-February 2026)
  • Christmas Concert in collaboration with the Accademia degli Ostinati (Saturday, December 13, 2025)
  • Presentation of the book by Carla Benocci and Aleksander Horowski, *Preludio del paradiso. Giardini, orte e vigne dei benedettini e dei francescani*, published by the Istituto Storico dei Cappuccini (Monday, November 24, 2025)
  • Book presentation: Martina Scavone – *Corporate art e hôtellerie. Due mondi a confronto*, Nardini Editore (Saturday, October 11, 2025)
  • Book presentation: Vittoria Colonna, Marianna Liguori, *Lettere. Antologia della corrispondenza*, Marsilio Editore (Saturday, October 4, 2025)
  • Conservative restoration of the aedicule in Via della Pilotta, above the entrance to the Galleria Colonna (June 2025)
Restauro conservativo edicola di Via della Pilotta - 1
Restauro conservativo edicola di Via della Pilotta - 3
Restauro conservativo edicola di Via della Pilotta - 2
22 gennaio 2025: Ulteriore deposito integrativo documenti recenti dell'Archivio Colonna presso Abbazia di Subiaco - Biblioteca di Santa Scolastica
I romani Pontefici al Circolo di S. Pietro

PARTICIPATING IN CULTURAL INITIATIVES
WITH LINKS TO THE COLONNA FAMILY AND PALAZZO COLONNA

  • Launch of the “Mark Anthony Colonna” ship:
    The vice president of the Palazzo Colonna Foundation named the Italian Naval ship “Mark Anthony Colonna” at the Fincantieri shipyard, in Riva Trigoso, Genoa (26 November, 2022)