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Could the Milan Cortina brazier be displayed in a museum after the Games?

The Olympic brazier for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Games could remain in Milan even after the event is over. The hypothesis was put forward by Mayor Giuseppe Sala on the sidelines of the Your Next Milano event, dedicated to the impact of the Olymp...
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Spain, a Canary Islands museum acquires works by Luca Giordano and Murillo as... inheritance tax

Spain's cultural heritage is being enriched thanks to a nobleman paying inheritance tax in works of art, an operation permitted by the Spanish tax authorities. It happens in the Canary Islands, where the family of Count de la Vega Grande de Guadalupe...
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Theft in the Basilica of San Luca in Bologna, shattered the protective glass of the Sacred Image

On the night of Feb. 17-18, a break-in occurred at the Basilica of the Blessed Virgin of St. Luke in Bologna. According to information from theArchdiocese, unknown persons forced the night closure of the Holy Image and broke the protective glass of t...
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D:CULT 2026, registration open for advanced training course in cultural popularization

Registration is now open for the third edition of d:cult, the Training Course in Scientific Dissemination of Cultural Heritage promoted by the IANUA School of the University of Genoa. The course, aimed at young graduates under 35 from all over Italy,...
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Fire at the Sannazaro Theater in Naples, first images of the interior released

Following the vast fire that broke out at dawn in Naples' Chiaia district, which enveloped the Sannazaro Theater causing the dome to collapse and a dense column of smoke, the first images of the building's interior are now emerging. The blaze, which ...
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Rome, broken tusk of the elephant in Piazza della Minerva

Serious damage in Rome to theElephantine that supports theMinerva obelisk, located in the center of Piazza della Minerva, near the Pantheon. The pachyderm's left tusk was in fact found broken at the foot of the monument. The episode dates back to Mon...
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Henrike Naumann, the artist of the German Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2026, passes away at just 41 years old

Henrike Naumann, the artist who, together with Vietnamese artist Sung Tieu, is representing Germany at the Venice Art Biennale 2026, curated by Kathleen Reinhardt, passed away at just 41 years old following a cancer diagnosis that came too late. Bo...
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Vitruvian Man censored in theme song for Milan Cortina Olympics becomes international case

The television theme song that accompanies daily live broadcasts of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games has ended up at the center of a controversy involving the relationship between philological fidelity of the artwork and the need for globa...
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Florence celebrates Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici at the Medici Chapels

Florence celebrates Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, theElectress Palatina, with a day of initiatives sponsored by the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence and the Bargello Museums. The event is set for Wednesday, Feb. 18, at the Medici Chapel Museum, whe...
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Important discovery at Florence's National Central Library brings to light a volume postillated by Galileo

Discovery at the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale in Florence, where a recent investigation has unearthed a volume of extraordinary interest to the history of science: a printed copy of Claudius Ptolemy'sAlmagest, published in Basel in 1551, containing ...
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Naples, historic Sannazaro Theater in Chiaia on fire: dome collapses, neighborhood in smoke

A serious fire broke out at dawn today in the Chiaia neighborhood of Naples, involving the building housing the Sannazaro Theater on Via Chiaia. The particularly high flames were visible even from a great distance for several hours, while a dense col...
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Reggio Emilia court acquits Sgarbi of money laundering charge over Rutilio Manetti painting

Vittorio Sgarbi was acquitted by the Court of Reggio Emilia, in abbreviated form, of thecharge of money laundering related to the affair of Rutilio Manetti 's painting The Capture of St. Peter, owned by the Cavallini Sgarbi Foundation, which was exhi...
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Arch of the Lovers of Sant'Andrea in Melendugno (Lecce) collapses: bad weather erases a symbol of Salento

TheLovers' Arch in Torre Sant'Andrea, in the territory of Melendugno, in the province of Lecce, no longer exists. The imposing natural arch overlooking the lower Adriatic Sea, one of the most photographed views of the Salento coast, collapsed on the ...
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Due to bad weather, a portion of the walls of the Castle of Fabro (Terni) collapsed

Around 11 p.m. last Saturday, a portion of the walls of the Castle of Fabro, in the province of Terni, collapsed due to heavy rains in the area. Fortunately, there were no injuries or people involved. Some homes located nearby were temporarily withou...
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Bad weather in Calabria, damage to the National Museum of the Sibaritide.

The bad weather that has hit Calabria in recent hours, and in particular the area of the Sibaritide where the Creti River flooded, has also caused damage to the National Archaeological Museum of the Sibaritide, where some basement rooms flooded. The ...
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Pompeii, tour guides in revolt against the closure of their post in the park

Pompeii 's tour guides are up in arms against the Archaeological Park headed by Gabriel Zuchtriegel following the decision to cancel the guides' permanent post inside the excavations, which had existed for 15 years. According to the guides, the commu...
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