From Feb. 6 to June 7, 2026, the Giovanni Barracco Museum of Ancient Sculpture will host for the first time in Rome the statue of Neptune fromancient Lugdunum, present-day Lyon. The work comes to the capital thanks to a loan from the Lugdunum-Mus&eac...
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Passed away in Rome on Feb. 4, 2026, at the age of 104, Lorenza Trucchi, a historic Italian art critic and a central figure in the cultural landscape of the 20th century. Born in Munich in 1922 and moved to Rome in 1934, Trucchi completed her classic...
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The face of the angel Meloni is no longer visible in the fresco in the Chapel of the Crucifix in the Church of San Lorenzo in Lucina, Rome. The removal took place in the evening of yesterday, February 3, and was carried out by restorer Bruno Valentin...
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On the case of theangel with a face resembling that of Giorgia Meloni, which appeared in the Chapel of the Crucifix in the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina, the Diocese of Rome clarifies that there are no imminent steps taken by the Vatican for the ...
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Nearly two decades after it was first opened to the public in 2006, the Casino Nobile of Villa Torlonia in Rome is being returned to the city in its 19th-century appearance as a noble villa. In fact, maintenance work, begun in October 2025 and carrie...
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On the case of theangel (actually a winged victory) with a face similar to Giorgia Meloni's, which appeared after recent works in the Chapel of the Crucifix in the basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina, Rome's Special Superintendence maintains a position...
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The National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome is at the center of an affair that is stirring wide debate in the Italian cultural and academic world. The case was raised on January 19 by an editorial by Dacia Maraini published in the Cor...
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The case of the restoration of the wall dedicated to Umberto II in the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina in Rome, where one of the angels flanking the bust of the "King of May" has taken on somatic features strikingly similar to those of Prime Minist...
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In Sicily, the landslide that hit Niscemi, in the province of Caltanissetta, has opened a phase of emergency involving not only the safety of people and homes, but also the protection of the city's historical and cultural heritage. This is the contex...
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After months of in-depth investigations and targeted maintenance work, a new phase for the park of the Villa Floridiana (Naples) begins, with the opening of the construction site dedicated to the restoration of the green areas. In continuity with the...
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Extraordinary maintenance of Michelangelo 's Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel has begun, one of the most delicate and long-awaited conservation interventions in recent years on one of the absolute masterpieces of art history. The start of the work...
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Starting today, Feb. 2, a paid access ticket to the Trevi Fountain for tourists and non-residents goes into effect, allowing entry to the monument's inner perimeter at a cost of 2 euros. The fee also applies on the first Sunday of the month. Access w...
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While waiting for the Special Superintendence of Rome to officially pronounce on the restoration that made an angel in the Chapel of the Crucifix in the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina take on the face of Giorgia Meloni , the Vicariate of Rome has ...
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The restoration of the wall dedicated to Umberto II in the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina in Rome, where one of the angels flanking the bust of the "King of May" has now taken on the facial features of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, or at any rate...
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Outrage in France over an artistic performance by a group of students from the Haute École des Arts du Rhin (HEAR), a major art academy located in the city of Mulhouse, Alsace: the students in fact staged a piñata where, instead of the traditi...
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The U.S. art world is breaking a habit of political prudence and choosing the path of collective mobilization. On Friday, January 30, dozens of galleries, museums and cultural organizations across the United States joined a nationwide general strike ...
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