From June 14 to June 20, Rai and Sky Arte are offering a rich cultural schedule spanning art, history and architecture, including great masters, cities and contemporary languages. Below is the updated schedule.
Throughout the week, Rai Storia offers new appointments with Screenshots. Artists and Their Story, the series that recounts masterpieces and protagonists of art history through brief insights. On Monday, June 15, at 8:55 a.m. and again at 8 p.m., the episode dedicated to Giovanni Pisano, Pulpit, Pisa Cathedral (Season 3, episode 1), focusing on one of the greatest examples of medieval Italian sculpture, will air.
Also on Monday, June 15, at 10:15 p.m., space will be given to History of Our Cities, with an episode of the 2020 cycle dedicated to Pisa. The in-depth look at the Tuscan city will be repeated on Tuesday, June 16, at 10:25 a.m.
On Tuesday, June 16, at 8:45 a.m. and again at 8 p.m., Screenshot. Artists and Their History will feature the episode Leon Battista Alberti, Tempio Malatestiano (Season 3, episode 2), dedicated to one of the most important monuments of the Renaissance.
Wednesday, June 17, at 8:55 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., will feature the episode Michelangelo, Pieta Bandini (Season 3, episode 3), dedicated to the intense work created by the artist in the last years of his life.
On Thursday, June 18, at 8:05 p.m., Screenshots. Artists and Their Story will present the Vermeer episode , The Woman Reading in Front of the Window (Season 3, episode 4), dedicated to the Dutch master’s famous painting.
The week will conclude on Friday, June 19, with the episode Angelica Kauffmann, Self-Portrait as Drawing Listening to the Inspiration of Poetry (Season 3, episode 5), airing at 8:55 a.m. and again at 8 p.m., with a focus on the work of the Swiss artist among the leading figures of European Neoclassicism.
On Rai 5, Sunday, June 14, from 6:09 a.m. to 7:05 a.m., airs Four Centuries of Women’s Art.
On Sky Arte, Sunday, June 14, programming opens in the night at 00:35 with The Dawn of Impressionism: Paris 1874, a documentary from the Musée d’Orsay dedicated to the birth of the Impressionist movement and the artists who marked its revolution. At 06:00 a.m. airs Picasso - A Rebel in Paris. Story of a Life and a Museum, which recounts the young Picasso’s arrival in the French capital and the beginning of his career. At 07:45 it is the turn of Godard and cinema, while at 11:25 comes Vitti d’arte, vitti d’amore, a portrait of Monica Vitti between cinema and artistic life.
At 1:00 pm space is given to Michelangelo - Saint and Sinner, followed at 2:25 pm by Borromini and Bernini. Challenge to Perfection, dedicated to the famous Baroque rivalry. In the afternoon, at 4:10 p.m., ArtBox offers an overview of international exhibitions, while at 4:45 p.m. Sa.L.A.D: San Lorenzo Art District chronicles Italy’s largest art district. At 5:15 p.m. airs The Lost Caravaggio, which traces the story of theEcce Homo attributed to Caravaggio. At 6:40 p.m. Lucio Amelio delves into the figure of the Neapolitan art dealer.
The first evening opens at 8:15 p.m. with Fabio Mauri - Ritratto a luce solida, followed at 9:15 p.m. by Michelangelo Pistoletto: artista a responsabilità illimitata and at 10:05 p.m. by Emilio Isgrò, Autocurriculum. The day closes with a new edition of ArtBox at 11:20 p.m. and with Seeing Beyond - Pioneers of Excellence at 11:55 p.m.
On Monday, June 15, programming restarts in the night with Michelangelo Pistoletto: artist with unlimited responsibility at00:15 and Emilio Isgrò, Autocurriculum at 01:00. At 06:00 Picasso - A Rebel in Paris returns, while in the afternoon there is more space for contemporary art with ArtBox, Michelangelo Pistoletto and Emilio Isgrò. At 15:20, Arte Povera - Notes for History is broadcast. Primetime features episodes of The Ship of Fools - Beyond Reason, followed by The Shadow of Goya at 10:25 p.m.
On Tuesday, June 16, the day opens with ArtBox at 06:00 and Pellizza pittore da Volpedo at 06:35. This is followed by episodes of My Generation 2021 dedicated to Italian bands of the 1990s. In the afternoon, The Ship of Fools - Beyond Reason and The Shadow of Goya return, while the evening features Galleria Continua. The Ability to Dream, with closing once again entrusted to ArtBox and Italy for Movies.
Wednesday, June 17, from 00:45 to 02:00 Continua Gallery. The Ability to Dream. 1:05 to 1:25 p.m. Seeing Beyond - Pioneers of Excellence, 1:25 to 2:00 p.m. ArtBox, 2:00 to 3:15 p.m. Galleria Continua. From 15:15 to 16:10 Art Vs War - Banksy and C215 in Borodyanka, Ukraine, and from 16:10 to 17:40 Design Week 2026. The Fabulous City.
Thursday, June 18, from 06:00 to 07:50 Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers. 15:50 to 17:10 Gian Paolo Barbieri. Man and Beauty, 5:10 to 6:05 p.m. Grand Tour. The Fashion Academies, from 6:05 to 6:25 p.m. Seeing Beyond - Pioneers of Excellence. In prime time, from 8:25 to 9:15 p.m. The Mystery of the Lost Masterpieces S1 Ep3, from 9:15 to 10:50 p.m. Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers, and from 10:50 to 12:25 p.m. The Dawn of Impressionism: Paris 1874.
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