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Etruscans and Veneti: an exhibition in Venice on the fundamental role of water in the sacred and society

From March 6, 2026, theDoge's Apartment in the Doge's Palace in Venice will host the exhibition Etruschi e Veneti. Waters, Cults and Sanctuaries, an exhibition project with a broad scientific and popular scope in order to investigate the fundamental ...
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From March 10, 2026, the Musée d'Orsay gets a makeover, with a two-and-a-half-year restoration project

Forty years after its inauguration, the Musée d'Orsay is embarking on a major renovation aimed at improving public access, increasing the energy efficiency of its exterior facilities, and upgrading the building complex. The project, directed b...
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Regina Cassolo at the Vigevano Archaeological Museum: a permanent exhibition until 2029

From March 1, 2026, the National Archaeological Museum of Lomellina in Vigevano (Pavia) will open to the public the exhibition Regina. Sperimentatrice geniale, a wide-ranging exhibition dedicated to Regina Cassolo (Mede Lomellina, 1894 - Milan, 1974)...
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No new work by Michelangelo has been discovered in Rome

In recent hours the attention of many media has focused on a bust preserved in the basilica of Sant'Agnese fuori le Mura in Rome, the subject of a proposed attribution to Michelangelo. The hypothesis, put forward by Valentina Salerno, who introduces ...
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True provenance of mosaic with erotic scene delivered in 2025 to Pompeii discovered

The mosaic with an erotic scene that had been returned in July 2025 to the Pompeii Archaeological Park did not actually come from the Vesuvian area, but from a Roman villa in the Marche region. The provenance was confirmed by subsequent studies condu...
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Auctions of the week: ancient paintings, Modern art and the Orient

The art and collectibles market is gearing up for a busy week with a packed calendar. The Italian scene opens on March 5 with a particularly dense day. Farsetti Arte continues (until March 12) its time-based auction Argenti, while Maison Bibelot cont...
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Federculture contract renewed: raises and new grading levels

Apreliminary agreement was signed in Rome for the renewal of Federculture's National Collective Labor Agreement, which covers the staff of companies and institutions operating in the cultural sector. The agreement was signed yesterday, March 4, at th...
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Raphael, extraordinary discovery: drawing of the Banner of the Trinity resurfaces from restoration

The restoration of the Stendardo della Santissima Trinità by Raphael Sanzio (Urbino, 1483 - Rome, 1520), kept at the Pinacoteca Comunale di Città di Castello, has restored new legibility to the work and led to the unexpected discovery ...
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