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As of April 1, there will be a change in visiting the Courtyard and Juliet House

As of April 1, there will be a change in visiting the Courtyard and Juliet House

As of April 1, 2026, a new access system and a new route will come into effect for two of Verona's most visited sites, thanks to an agreement recently signed between the City of Verona, the Teatro Nuovo Society and the Fondazione Atlantide Teatro Sta...
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Lucca's Holy Face temple restored: remains of medieval chapel and polychrome painting discovered

Lucca's Holy Face temple restored: remains of medieval chapel and polychrome painting discovered

Having concluded the restoration of the Holy Face of Lucca, the famous polychrome wooden crucifix dating back to the 9th century and kept for more than a thousand years in the Cathedral of San Martino, attention has shifted to the small temple that h...
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Agreement between Ministry of Culture and Interior Ministry for the enhancement of the Worship Buildings Fund

Agreement between Ministry of Culture and Interior Ministry for the enhancement of the Worship Buildings Fund

A new Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Culture was signed on March 25 at the Viminale with the aim of strengthening institutional collaboration in the protection, preservation and enhancement of cul...
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Farewell to Fabio Roversi Monaco, former president of Genus Bononiae

Farewell to Fabio Roversi Monaco, former president of Genus Bononiae

Jurist Fabio Roversi Monaco, professor emeritus of Administrative Law, a central figure in the recent history of the University of Bologna as well as in Bolognese culture, has passed away in Bologna at the age of 87, as he was for a long time preside...
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Farewell to Antonio Homem, president of the Sonnabend Collection.

Farewell to Antonio Homem, president of the Sonnabend Collection.

Antonio Homem, president and co-founder of the Sonnabend Collection Foundation, a leading figure in a long journey that intertwined collecting, research and cultural planning, has passed away at the age of 86. The international contemporary art world...
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In Florence, pilates is done inside a 12th-century church

In Florence, pilates is done inside a 12th-century church

In the center of Florence, just a few meters from the Ponte Vecchio, it is possible to do pilates inside an 11th-century church. This is not completely new, because the workout to be held on Saturday, March 28, was preceded by two other appointments,...
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Florence, name of author emerges from 2025 flood-damaged Dead Christ restoration

Florence, name of author emerges from 2025 flood-damaged Dead Christ restoration

Presented today, March 25, 2026, atOfficina Creativa LAB - Conventino Fuori le Mura in Florence was the restoration of the sculpture depicting the Dead Christ, a painted plaster cast from the Pieve di San Martino in Sesto Fiorentino that was severely...
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Tourism Minister Daniela Santanché has resigned

Tourism Minister Daniela Santanché has resigned

Tourism Minister Daniela Santanchè has resigned. As early as yesterday, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had asked the minister to take a step back and follow the example of Undersecretary Delmastro and Chief of Staff Bartolozzi, who left their p...
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Fitness at the Braidense: the library becomes a gym for an event!

Fitness at the Braidense: the library becomes a gym for an event!

An episode has just occurred at the Braidense National Library that raises more than one perplexity about the respect and protection of historical heritage. Founded in the eighteenth century at the behest of Maria Theresa of Austria, the Braidense ho...
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War in Iran, fears over French works at Louvre Abu Dhabi

War in Iran, fears over French works at Louvre Abu Dhabi

The war in Iran has the cultural world worried, and not only because of the damage Iran's cultural heritage is already suffering: there is apprehension in France about one of the most ambitious museum projects in decades, namely the Louvre Abu Dhabi....
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Louvre's largest pictorial restoration kicks off: 24 monumental Rubens canvases take center stage

Louvre's largest pictorial restoration kicks off: 24 monumental Rubens canvases take center stage

The Louvre Museum is embarking onthe most impressive and ambitious restoration project ever undertaken by the Department of Painting: the 24 monumental canvases by Peter Paul Rubens that make up the famous Maria de' Medici Cycle will be restored. Thi...
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Minister Giuli flies to New York for Ecce Homo. The work will be on display in the Senate for Easter

Minister Giuli flies to New York for Ecce Homo. The work will be on display in the Senate for Easter

Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli visited Sotheby's headquarters in New York yesterday, where he was able to admire for the first time Antonello da Messina'sEcce Homo, recently purchased by the General Directorate of Museums for the sum of $14.9 m...
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Farewell to Gino Paoli. The singer-songwriter passed away at the age of 91.

Farewell to Gino Paoli. The singer-songwriter passed away at the age of 91.

Gino Paoli died today at the age of 91, his family announced in a note requesting strict confidentiality. The singer-songwriter passed away in Genoa, leaving behind an artistic legacy that spanned more than 60 years of song history. Paoli was one of...
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Rome, for sale the Palace of the Pontifical Belgian College, where John Paul II lived

Rome, for sale the Palace of the Pontifical Belgian College, where John Paul II lived

The historic Palace of the Pontifical Belgian College is for sale in Rome, a few steps from the Quirinale, a 17th-century building of extraordinary historical, artistic and architectural significance. The palace is peraltr directly linked to the figu...
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Zurich returns eleven works from the Kingdom of Benin to Nigeria

Zurich returns eleven works from the Kingdom of Benin to Nigeria

The city of Zurich has decided to transfer to the Federal Republic of Nigeria the ownership of eleven works from the Kingdom of Benin that are stored at the Museum Rietberg. The decision, formalized last Friday, March 20, is a significant step in the...
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MIDA 90: Ninety years of Italian craftsmanship in Florence.

MIDA 90: Ninety years of Italian craftsmanship in Florence.

The 90th edition of MIDA, the Florence International Handicrafts Exhibition, was presented at the headquarters of the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy, in the presence of Minister Adolfo Urso. The event, organized by Firenze Fiera with the supp...
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