Seven cultural associations are contesting the manner in which the international architectural competition was launched for a new museum facility to be integrated into the Villa Borghese exhibition complex, intended for the Borghese…
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They were hidden behind a wall built specifically to make them impossible to find, among concrete blocks and drywall: that is how investigators recovered the last two paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir stolen on September 8 from the museum…
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A major fire devastated the Marché des Enfants-Rouges, a historic covered market in Paris’s 3rd arrondissement, in the early hours of Monday, October 12, 2026. The alarm was raised around 4:15 a.m. According to a statement…
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Civita di Bagnoregio and Bolsena have jointly been named the Italian Capital of Contemporary Art for 2028. Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli announced the winning project, titled “Arte che viene, arte che va” (Art That Comes…
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The future of the Leonardo3 Museum—an institution that has been showcasing Leonardo da Vinci’s inventions and genius to the public for over twenty years—is back in the spotlight following the Council of State’s ruling on the…
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From the United Statesto the State Archives of Massa, the letter from Alfonso I d’Este to Ludovico Ariosto has returned to the place where it belongs. Dated January 31, 1524, the letter was officially returned yesterday during a…
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Michelangelo Buonarroti’s handwriting takes on a new life thanks to Michelangelus, the typeface created for the Microsoft Office ecosystem. The project, commissioned by the Fabbrica di San Pietro in the Vatican and developed by…
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A violent storm struckthe island of Ischia overnight, causing damage to the Church of San Gaetano in Forio and disrupting traffic in several municipalities. A lightning strike hit the dome of the church, causing parts of the plaster to…
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People under 30 —or, to use a term that’s currently in vogue, Gen Z—are the generation that spent the most on art in the first half of 2026. Not only that: among collectors under 30 surveyed by Art Basel and UBS, one in eight spent…
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La Conocchia, one of Naples’ largest and most significant historic complexes, which has long been in a state of neglect, will not end up in the hands of the private buyer who won it at auction. The Ministry of Culture has, in fact…
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Yet another theft at a French museum: Joseph Forêt’s*Apocalypse*, a monumental artist’s book famous for its cover by Salvador Dalí, based on the text of St. John, was stolen during the night between Sunday, October…
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A gas cylinder prompted the Carabinieri to respond on the morning of Monday, October 5, in Florence, where the object was found beneath the statue of David in Piazzale Michelangelo. TGCOM24 reported the news. The cylinder was spotted…
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The future of Milan’s MUDEC is back on the table even before the current concession expires: the bid process launched by the City of Milan to award the museum’s management for the next eight years was in fact unsuccessful— —concluding…
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A blind visitor to the British Museum has decided to sue the London museum because, as his lawyers argue, the museum is violating equality laws by failing to provide guided tours with audio description for theBayeux Tapestry exhibition…
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The General Directorate for Contemporary Creativity (DGCC) of the Ministry of Culture, as part of the Department of Cultural Activities, presents its program of initiatives for fall 2026. From October through December, the calendar will…
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The scaffolding for the restoration of Giotto’s Bell Tower in Florence has been completed; the structure was designed with particular attention to both engineering considerations and the need to minimize the visual impact on the…
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