Sotto il segno di Teodorico: storia e miti della Verona gota

The evocative exhibition spaces of the Capitolare Library host the temporary exhibition Under the Sign of Theodoric: History and Myths of Gothic Verona.

The new exhibition invites visitors to enter into a complex and fascinating figure, suspended between history and myth, and to rediscover the deep connection that ties him to the city.
Kings of the Ostrogoths and lord of Italy between the 5th and 6th centuries, Theodoric the Great ruled for a long time from Ravenna, but Verona held a special place in his political and symbolic geography.
Here, his presence has remained imprinted not only in historical sources but also in collective memory, fueling over the centuries narratives and interpretations that are often divergent.

Through manuscripts, chronicles, and printed texts, the exhibition path reconstructs the historical context in which Theodoric lived: a transitional era marked by the meeting – and sometimes clash – between the Roman world and "barbarian" kingdoms, between different religious traditions and new political balances.