Bellissima! The Italian Automotive Renaissance – Photo Gallery

If you’ve ever visited a museum and left feeling like you didn’t get to fully appreciate every detail of a particular exhibit, you’re not alone. Many times we’ve departed museums with a mixture of feelings, like being totally overwhelmed by the sheer number of pieces on hand and feeling like we didn’t scratch the surface of what an exhibit truly had to offer. There’s a new exhibit in Nashville, Tennessee that offers a completely different experience. The display, entitled Bellissima! The Italian Automotive Renaissance, 1945–1975, is open through October 9, 2016 at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts.

What’s different about this exhibit at the Frist? Their emphasis is on the quality, not necessarily the quantity, of cars on hand. Walking through the beautiful, almost 90-year-old building, we found fewer than 20 cars on display that were hand-picked by guest curator and acclaimed historian, Ken Gross. As you will see if you take the tour, this isn’t a huge display — but these are some of the most fascinating and beautiful cars you’ll ever lay eyes on. Prepare to spend the better part of an afternoon soaking up all the details.