For the first time in its history, the splendid Villa Freya in Asolo opens the doors of its private rooms to Art. And it does so with an absolute debut: an extraordinary exhibition dedicated to Gustav Klimt, open from September 26, 2026 to January 24, 2027.
Villa Freya, the historic residence of the great traveler and writer Freya Stark, where a timeless elegant atmosphere can be felt, is now ready to host its first exhibition dedicated to Gustav Klimt (1862–1918). The exhibition features a precious collection of collotypes, artistic prints of extraordinary definition, a refined selection from the magazine Ver Sacrum (1898–1903), and original drawings by the great artist of the Vienna Secession.
Born from the vision of Diego Carron and Monica Masin, the exhibition creates a deep dialogue between the place, the memory of Freya Stark, and the work of Gustav Klimt.
The Villa still preserves the reflection of the extraordinary English writer and traveler who lived there: a free spirit sensitive to the languages of the world. The connection with Klimt finds perfect coherence: both share a conception of art based on intellectual freedom, a privileged bond with the landscape, and the centrality of the female figure, understood as a generative and vital principle.
The exhibition route unites, in a single lively and stimulating dialogue, the elegant rooms of Villa Freya with the archaeological and botanical park.
The visitor will discover beauty expressed in art and nature, through a journey that begins inside the residence with Klimt's art graphics and continues in the English romantic garden, where the restored greenhouse houses some reproductions from Ver Sacrum and the centuries-old holm oaks coexist with the ruins of a Roman theater from the 1st century A.D.
The exhibition is organized in collaboration with the City of Asolo and the ticket offers reductions on entries to the monumental complex of the village.
