Massimo Osanna - Finestre sull'Arte

At MANN, a new exhibit tells the story of Pompeii's domus and furnishings

The National Archaeological Museum of Naples is enriching its exhibition with a new permanent section dedicated to the furnishings of Pompeian domus. Inaugurated on June 30, 2025, the exhibit entitled Domus. The Furnishings of Pompeii is housed on th...
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More than 400 jewels of ancient Italy, from prehistory to the early Middle Ages, on display at the Rocca Roveresca in Senigallia

The Rocca Roveresca in Senigallia is hosting, from June 12 through Dec. 8, 2025, the exhibition The Shape of Gold. Stories of Jewelry from Ancient Italy, curated by Massimo Osanna, director general of museums, and Luana Toniolo, director of the Natio...
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Rome, an exhibition at Castel Sant'Angelo tells the story of Dauni culture

A journey through the colors and forms of pre-Roman Italy with the Dauni at Castel Sant'Angelo: Rome welcomes Daunian culture with the exhibition Forms and Colors of Pre-Roman Italy. Canosa di Puglia, curated by Massimo Osanna and Luca Mercuri. The e...
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San Casciano bronzes on display at the National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria

The bronzes found in San Casciano dei Bagni are on display at the National Archaeological Museum in Reggio Calabria on the occasion of an exhibition dedicated to them entitled Gli dèi ritornano - I bronzi di San Casciano, curated by Massimo Os...
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Wael Shawky brings his work set in Pompeii to Venice exhibition at Palazzo Grimani

A solo exhibition of Egyptian artist Wael Shawky (Alexandria, Egypt, 1971) entitled I Am Hymns of the New Temples curated by Massimo Osanna (Director General of Museums of the Ministry of Culture), Andrea Viliani (Co-curator of the Pompeii Commitment...
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St. Casciano bronzes go on display in Naples, National Archaeological Museum

The bronzes of San Casciano go on display in Naples: in fact, from Feb. 15 to June 30, 2024, the National Archaeological Museum in Naples is hosting the bronze statues and statuettes, votive offerings and thousands of coins found in the Etruscan and ...
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At the Baths of Diocletian, a major exhibition investigates our relationship with the ancients

The National Roman Museum presents at the Baths of Diocletian from May 4 to July 30, 2023 the exhibition The Instant and Eternity. Between Us and the Ancients, promoted by the Italian Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Culture and Sport of Greec...
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Over six hundred artifacts tell the story of Puglia's archaeology at the Castello Svevo

From December 5, 2022 to March 31, 2023, the Castello Svevo in Bari presents the exhibition Ancient Peoples of Puglia. Archaeology Tells, curated by Massimo Osanna and Luca Mercuri. A journey through time through the archaeology of Puglia. Objects th...
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