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EU threatens to withdraw funds from Venice Biennale if Russia participates

EU threatens to withdraw funds from Venice Biennale if Russia participates

Russia 's participation in the next edition of the Venice Biennale ignites a new front of institutional tension between Brussels and the Foundation that organizes the historic event. In fact, the European Commission has said it could suspend or withd...
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Pussy Riot collective will protest at the Biennale against Russian participation

Pussy Riot collective will protest at the Biennale against Russian participation

For the first time in several years, Russia will participate in the Venice Biennale, sparking criticism and concern in the international arena. A post published on Instagram by the feminist art collective Pussy Riot, highlights how Moscow's eventual ...
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Farewell to Umberto Allemandi, historic founder and editor for more than 40 years of Il Giornale dell'Arte

Farewell to Umberto Allemandi, historic founder and editor for more than 40 years of Il Giornale dell'Arte

Umberto Allemandi, founder and editor for forty-two years of Il Giornale dell'Arte, passed away today, March 9. He was born in Turin, Italy, on March 9, 1938, and led the newspaper he created in 1983 for more than forty years, contributing to a prof...
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Venice, reopens historic Ca' Giustinian Faccanon: will become home to exhibitions and events

Venice, reopens historic Ca' Giustinian Faccanon: will become home to exhibitions and events

After more than a year of recovery and restoration work, the main floor of Ca' Giustinian Faccanon, a historic building located in the sestiere of San Marco, reopens in Venice. The palace is once again accessible thanks to the purchase of the propert...
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FAI Spring Days 2026: 780 places open in 400 cities for the 34th edition

FAI Spring Days 2026: 780 places open in 400 cities for the 34th edition

On Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22, 2026, the FAI Spring Days, now in their 34th edition, will return throughout Italy. The initiative promoted by FAI - Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano ETS provides for the extraordinary opening, with free visit...
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France, daubed Colbert statue: Cassation grants him freedom of expression

France, daubed Colbert statue: Cassation grants him freedom of expression

The French judiciary has effectively reopened the debate on the relationship between heritage protection and freedom of expression after a decision destined to make jurisprudence and, above all, to cause discussion. In a Jan. 14, 2026, ruling, the Co...
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Russia at the Biennale, MiC distances itself: government expresses contrary orientation

Russia at the Biennale, MiC distances itself: government expresses contrary orientation

The Ministry of Culture intervenes on the issue of Russia's participation in the next edition of the 61st International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale: the department headed by Alessandro Giuli in particular has distanced itself from the Bien...
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TPC Carabinieri recover a 14th-century wooden Madonna stolen in 1977 from Monselice Castle

TPC Carabinieri recover a 14th-century wooden Madonna stolen in 1977 from Monselice Castle

A wooden statue depicting a Madonna and Child, dating back to the 14th century and stolen in 1977 from the Castle of Monselice (Padua), has been recovered by Carabinieri of the Venice Cultural Heritage Protection Unit at the end of an investigation c...
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The Sodom protagonist in Turin: at the Accorsi Ometto Foundation the exhibition on the Renaissance master

The Sodom protagonist in Turin: at the Accorsi Ometto Foundation the exhibition on the Renaissance master

He linked much of his career to Siena, but by birth he was a native Piedmontese, so much so that, it would seem, his nickname may have been a contraction of the popular intercalary "su, 'nduma!" We are talking about Giovanni Antonio Bazzi known as So...
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Ministry of Culture buys former Cinema Astra in Verona: under the historic cinema a "little Roman Pompeii"

Ministry of Culture buys former Cinema Astra in Verona: under the historic cinema a "little Roman Pompeii"

The Ministry of Culture is purchasing the former Cinema Astra in Verona, marking a decisive step in the recovery and enhancement of one of the city's most significant cultural spaces. Yesterday afternoon, Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli, accompanie...
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True provenance of mosaic with erotic scene delivered in 2025 to Pompeii discovered

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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Federculture contract renewed: raises and new grading levels

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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Venice Biennale 2026, Russia returns: here's who's behind the regime pavilion

Venice Biennale 2026, Russia returns: here's who's behind the regime pavilion

The news of Russia 's participation in the Venice Biennale 2026, which was officially confirmed this morning when the Biennale organization released the list of national participations, is already arousing, for now on social media, outrage among Ukra...
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Russia officially participates in Venice Biennale 2026 after two editions of absence

Russia officially participates in Venice Biennale 2026 after two editions of absence

After two consecutive editions marked by absence, Russia will reopen its national pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale. Confirmation came this morning from the Biennale organization itself, which included Russia among the official national participat...
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Five new gardens join the Great Italian Gardens network

Five new gardens join the Great Italian Gardens network

Five new gardens join the Grandi Giardini Italiani network, further expanding the network of places dedicated to the enhancement of landscape, botany and art. They are Ca' del Bosco, in Erbusco, in the heart of Franciacorta, a wine property where vi...
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Venaria Reale, new hub for scientific research on cultural heritage is born at CCR

Venaria Reale, new hub for scientific research on cultural heritage is born at CCR

Work has begun in Venaria Reale on the construction of the new scientific center of CCR - Centro Conservazione Restauro "La Venaria Reale," a facility dedicated to scientific research and diagnostics applied to the study and conservation of cultural ...
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