Since it first opened its doors in 1889, Hotel Eden Rome has been synonymous with elegance and sophistication, but this autumn it becomes something more than a luxury retreat. In collaboration with the historic Galleria Russo, the Dorchester Collection property has launched Echoes Through Time, a cultural initiative that turns the hotel into an immersive exhibition space. Guests are invited to wander from La Libreria to the Sala Borghese and up to the sixth floor, encountering artworks that explore memory, identity and the passage of time.
The programme opens with the Milanese artist Manuel Felisi, whose practice is rooted in layering. He combines engraved decorative patterns, vintage fabrics, rubbery pigments and solarised photographic silhouettes to create canvases that feel both delicate and complex. Pieces such as Vertigine (2017, 2020, 2024), Lupo (2025) and Alberi (2025) illustrate his fascination with the cycles of life, producing images that invite viewers to reflect on the fragile equilibrium between permanence and change. Felisi’s work will remain on display until 20th November, setting the tone for the year-long cycle.
Manuel Felisi, Leone (2020), Mixed media on wood, 220 × 330 cm.
From spring 2026, the spotlight shifts to Giorgio Tentolini, an artist celebrated for ethereal constructions in tulle, mesh and PVC. His portraits and figures seem to hover in space, their ghostly presence suggesting the ephemeral nature of memory. Having represented Cameroon at the Venice Biennale last year with a project exploring the origins of humanity, Tentolini brings an international perspective to the programme. His works will transform the hotel’s interiors into luminous meditations on identity and time.
Summer belongs to Chiara Sorgato, one of the most interesting voices in Italian contemporary art. Drawing on science, anthropology and a strong social awareness, she creates paintings that confront the realities of modern society. Women often occupy a central role in her work, which seeks to expose overlooked narratives while questioning the structures that shape our present. Her contribution to Echoes Through Time will ground the exhibition in the concerns of today, counterbalancing the more poetic or metaphysical approaches of her peers.
Left: Giorgio Tentolini, who has built his artistic research on the extrapolation of photographic images reworked through unconventional media, such a s wire mesh, Plexiglas or paper.
Right: Chiara Sorgato depicts a dreamlike world, where the true protagonist is colour, which the artist applies across the entire canvas with boldness and intensity.
The final chapter arrives in winter with Enrico Benetta, known for blending typography and sculpture through his use of the Bodoni font. His large-scale works in Cor-Ten steel embody both strength and elegance, reimagining letters as sculptural forms that endure like monuments. By giving language a material presence, Benetta closes the programme with a reminder that words themselves carry histories, capable of bridging past, present and future.
What distinguishes Echoes Through Time is not simply the quality of the artists but the way Hotel Eden has embraced its role as a cultural venue. As general manager Mirko Cattini observes, this is intended as “a lively dialogue between past and present, and between art and hospitality”. The collaboration with Galleria Russo – a gallery founded in 1898 that once represented Giorgio de Chirico – anchors the project in Rome’s artistic lineage while keeping its gaze firmly on the contemporary.
Enrico Benetta’s work blends different artistic styles into a unified vision. His strong personality and desire to communicate bring together contrasting elements in his art.
In a city where every corner holds traces of centuries gone by, Echoes Through Time feels perfectly at home. It is an exhibition that refuses to remain static, unfolding over four seasons and encouraging guests to return, revisit and re-engage. By weaving art into the daily rhythm of luxury hospitality, Hotel Eden offers not only a memorable stay but also a cultural experience that lingers long after departure.
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Author: Lina Ress
Leading image: collage of Manuel Felisi’s Vertigine, (2024) and facade of the Hotel Eden Rome.
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