At the same time, shorter gallery displays – the so-called “art histories” – put works from the collection into constantly shifting contexts.

Inspired by a new acquisition of the Museum Barberini, the critically acclaimed show was developed in close collaboration with the artist and explored the relationship and meanings of abstraction and the object in Richter's work from the 1960s to the present day, including the role of photography and color, overpainting and exposure.

The retrospective included numerous neo-impressionist masterpieces from museums such as the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid and the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen.

From July to October 2019, more than 50 masterpieces from the national galleries Barberini Corsini in Rome can be seen in the show Baroque Pathways, including Caravaggio’s painting Narcissus (1597/99).

The show, which was conceived in cooperation with the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, analyzes the decisive stages in van Gogh's oeuvre and life with over 20 paintings, including major loans from the Art Institute of Chicago and the National Gallery of Art in Washington.