A week of programming dedicated to art, history, and culture awaits TV viewers from September 20 to 26. Here is the schedule for the week.
Passato e Presente, the program dedicated to history and culture, returns to Rai Storia. On Tuesday, September 22, from 8:35 p.m. to 9:15 p.m., the episode from the 2025 season dedicated to Hugo Pratt and “graphic literature” will air. The same episode will be rebroadcast on Wednesday, September 23, at 6:00 a.m., 8:55 a.m., and 2:20 p.m. On Friday, September 25, also on Rai Storia from 8:35 p.m. to 9:15 p.m., *Passato e Presente* will air the episode “Medusa: The Story of a Myth.”
On Rai 5, the programming dedicated to art features several shows throughout the week. It kicks off on Sunday, September 20, at 6:15 a.m. with “Lorenzo Lotto,” an episode from the 2023 season dedicated to the Venetian painter. On Monday, September 21, at 11:03 p.m., it will be Klimt’s turn, while on Saturday, September 26, at 6:13 a.m. , “Emilio Isgrò: How to Erase the Unnecessary” will air, dedicated to the Sicilian artist and his practice of erasure.
Also on Saturday, September 26, at 12:40 p.m., Rai 5 will air a new episode of *Art Night*(2025 season), featuring *Gauguin: The Wild Painter*, an in-depth exploration of Paul Gauguin and his artistic journey.
On Sky Arte, Sunday, September 20, the late-night lineup kicks off with *The Battle of Pavia and Other Stories*, airing at 12:35 a.m.: Toni Servillo tells the story of Pavia, a historically “modest” city that reveals its history through art and science, kings and Nobel laureates, universities and research centers. At 2:15 a.m., “Vedere oltre – Pionieri d’eccellenza” returns, featuring Anna Zhang on a journey from Milan to L’Aquila to discover art, design, and culinary excellence in the name of innovation. The same program is rebroadcast at 6:00 a.m.
At 6:15 a.m., it’s time for *The Hidden Renaissance – African Presences in Art*, dedicated to Africans and people of African descent depicted in works of art who have remained on the margins of historical narrative for centuries. At 7:50 a.m., *Tintoretto – A Rebel in Venice* airs, a documentary dedicated to the prolific 16th-century Venetian artist, narrated by Stefano Accorsi. At 9:25 a.m., *75 – Ronconi’s Venice Biennale* uses archival footage and new interviews to look back at the 1975 Theater Biennale directed by Luca Ronconi.
The morning continues at 10:55 a.m. with *Arte Povera – Notes on History*, a journey to discover the movement’s key figures and its influence on the development of contemporary art. At 12:30 p.m. , *Caravaggio in Rome: The Jubilee Journey* explores the relationship between the painter and the Jubilee of 1600, a decisive moment in his artistic rise to prominence. At 2:10 p.m., *Seeing Beyond – Pioneers of Excellence* returns, while *The Battle of Pavia and Other Stories* is scheduled again at 3:00 p.m.
At 4:50 p.m., *Fluxus: We Are Art* airs, dedicated to the relationship between art, innovation, and artificial intelligence. In prime time, at 9:00 p.m., *Telegiornale dell’arte* features an interview with Monica Preti, general director of the Fondazione Pistoia Musei, on the role of medium-sized museums as laboratories for experimentation. At 9:15 p.m., *Lucio Amelio* follows—a documentary dedicated to the Neapolitan gallery owner and his influence on the international art scene. At 10:45 p.m., *Costellazione Schifano* looks back at one of the most famous exhibitions dedicated to Mario Schifano, while at 11:20 p.m., *Il Caravaggio perduto* tells the story ofthe *Ecce Homo* discovered in a home in Madrid and at the center of an international controversy over its possible attribution to Caravaggio.
In the early hours of Monday morning, at 12:40 a.m., *Caravaggio in Rome: The Jubilee Journey* returns. On Monday, September 21, the programming continues at 6:50 a.m. with *The Mystery of the Lost Masterpieces*, episode *Monet Burns*, dedicated to reconstructing the story of Claude Monet’s *Water Lilies*, destroyed in a fire at MoMA in 1958. Starting at 12:55 p.m., two episodes of *Le fotografe* will air: *Nausicaa Giulia Bianchi: The Invisible*, dedicated to the spiritual dimension of femininity, and at 1:25 p.m., *Chiara Fossati: Like You*, exploring themes of provincial life and adolescence.
At 1:55 p.m., *Costellazione Schifano* returns, followed at 2:30 p.m. by *Lucio Amelio*. At 3:45 p.m., *Vedere oltre – Pionieri d’eccellenza* is scheduled again, while at 4:00 p.m., *Caravaggio a Roma: Il viaggio del Giubileo* returns. At 5:25 p.m., *Inside the Quirinale – The Italians’ Palace* chronicles daily life at the palace through the eyes of those who work there. Prime time features *I Persiani – La storia dell’Iran* at 8:15 p.m., dedicated to the persistence of Persian identity, and *Tutankhamun: The Mysteries of the Pharaoh* at 9:15 p.m., which reconstructs the last hundred days of the young pharaoh’s life. At 10:15 p.m. and 11:05 p.m., two episodes of *Art Raiders – Hunting the Tomb Raiders* are scheduled, dedicated respectively to the Eufronio Crater and the Goddess of Morgantina.
On Tuesday, September 22, the day begins at midnight and at 5:10 a.m. with “Tutankhamun: The Mysteries of the Pharaoh.” At 6:00 a.m., an episode of “The Editor Is In” airs, dedicated to criminologist Julia Kendall and the topic of gender equality. This is followed by two episodes of *The Mystery of the Lost Masterpieces*: at 6:15 a.m., *The Stolen Vermeer*, about the disappearance of Jan Vermeer’s *The Concert in Three*, and at 6:55 a.m., *Sutherland vs. Churchill*, dedicated to the portrait of Winston Churchill painted by Graham Sutherland and later destroyed.
At 7:40 a.m., *My Name Is Legend* tells the story of Betty Boop’s origins, while at 8:05 a.m., *Seeing Beyond – Pioneers of Excellence* returns, and at 8:20 a.m., *Fluxus: We Are the Art*. Starting at 12:20 p.m., two new episodes of “Le fotografe” will air: “Chiara Fossati: Just Like You ” and, at 12:50 p.m., “Sofia Uslenghi: Homecoming.” At 1:20 p.m., *Tutankhamun: The Pharaoh’s Mysteries* returns, followed at 2:20 p.m. and 3:10 p.m. by two episodes of *Art Raiders*—*Hunting the Tomb Raiders*— dedicated to the Eufronio Crater and the Goddess of Morgantina. At 4:00 p.m., *Semidei* traces the history of the Riace Bronzes and their discovery in 1972.
In the evening, at 7:30 p.m., *Galleria Continua: The Ability to Dream* chronicles over thirty years of the gallery’s history through the testimonies of its founders. At 9:15 p.m., 9:45 p.m., and 10:15 p.m., three episodes of *Viaggi di.segno: Stories of Italian Beauty and Creativity* are scheduled: the first is dedicated to Florence, outdoor design, and Tracey Emin’s exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi; the second features Marostica Castle and the traditional live-person chess match; the third takes viewers on a journey through Italian cities to explore the relationship between design, art, culture, and the local landscape. Episodes 4 and 5 will also be rebroadcast at 11:20 p.m. and 11:50 p.m.
On Wednesday, September 23, at 6:00 a.m., *The Mystery of the Lost Masterpieces* presents the episode “Klimt and the Third Reich,” dedicated to Gustav Klimt’s *Medicine*, while at 6:55 a.m., *Van Gogh Under the Bombs* airs, focusing on the reconstruction of *Vase with Five Sunflowers*. Starting at 12:40 p.m., two episodes of *Le fotografe* return: *Giulia Gatti: Corazonada*, dedicated to the figure of the mother, and at 1:20 p.m., *Ludovica Anzaldi: Corpi liberi*, focusing on the relationship between photography, the female body, and social activism.
At 2:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 3:00 p.m., the three episodes of “Viaggi di.segno” will be rebroadcast, dedicated respectively to Florence and Tracey Emin, to the Castle of Marostica, and to the relationship between design, art, and the local landscape. At 3:30 p.m. , Jeff Koons: A Private Portrait is scheduled, dedicated to the career of the artist who has explored the relationship between kitsch, pop, and contemporary art. Finally, at 9:00 p.m. , *Seeing Beyond – Pioneers of Excellence* returns.
On Thursday, September 24, at 12:10 p.m., *Ludovica Anzaldi: Corpi liberi* airs, followed at 12:50 p.m. by *Cristina Vatielli: In memoria di me*, an episode of *Le fotografe* dedicated to emotional relationships and female figures of the past. At 8:00 p.m. , *Telegiornale dell’arte* will rebroadcast the interview with Monica Preti. At 8:15 p.m., *I Divisionisti* is scheduled, a program dedicated to Divisionism and its influence on 20th-century painting. At 9:15 p.m., the premiere of *Arte Picasso*, Episode 1, is scheduled. The evening concludes at 10:15 p.m. with *Hitler’s Great Fear: The Trial of Degenerate Art*, a documentary on Nazi censorship and the role of art as a form of resistance.
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