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Pietro Bellotti, a study day at MarteS revives research on the painter

The MarteS Museo d'Arte Sorlini in Calvagese della Riviera, in the province of Brescia, will host on Saturday, May 16, 2026, a day of studies dedicated to Pietro Bellotti, a painter active in the seventeenth century between Lombardy and Veneto, who h...
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A new Monopoly-like board game analyzes critical issues in Venice's future

On May 13 at 5:30 p.m., the Beato Pellegrino Polo of theUniversity of Padua will host, as part of the Festival of Sustainable Development 2026, the presentation of an innovative tool for territorial thinking called Venice to Save. It is a board game ...
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At the Palace of Caserta, a bench-camel against gender violence

A red bench in the shape of a camellia as a symbol of countering gender-based violence. The installation Camellia japonica Rubra simplex, a project promoted by the Museum of the Ministry of Culture in collaboration with the social cooperative EVA and...
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Farewell to Bruno Bischofberger, the gallerist who changed the contemporary art market

Bruno Bischofberger, one of the most influential art dealers of the second half of the 20th century and a leading figure in the international contemporary art market, has passed away at the age of 86. The announcement of his passing was released by h...
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Milan, finishes restoration of Palazzo Mercalli, new home of the University of Milan

TheUniversity of Milan expands its rootedness in the urban fabric of the Lombard capital through the completion of the project of restoration, refunctionalization and regulatory adaptation of the historic complex located at 23 Via Mercalli. The inter...
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Viterbo aims for European Capital of Culture 2033 with the support of 51 municipalities

Viterbo and Tuscia officially start the path toward candidacy as European Capital of Culture 2033. The project was presented on May 11 in the headquarters of the Province of Viterbo, in the presence of the administrators of the 51 municipalities that...
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Rome, Borghese Gallery considers expanding with a new building. Protest by associations

Associations up in arms after a Repubblica article by Valentina Lupia, which brought attention to the project being pursued by the Galleria Borghese in Rome, which in January recently formalized its acceptance of a technical sponsorship proposal aime...
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Shakeup at the Roman College: according to rumors, Minister Giuli fires his staff

Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli has reportedly decided to revoke the appointments of Emanuele Merlino, head of the Culture Ministry's technical secretariat, and Elena Proietti, head of the minister's personal secretariat. According to a report by C...
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Uffizi, acquitted activists who attached flood images to glass of Botticelli's Venus

The case against three Ultima Generazione activists who, on Feb. 13, 2024, had entered the Uffizi and attached images of theCampi Bisenzio flooding that had occurred the previous fall to the protective glass of Botticelli's Venus, using scotch tape, ...
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Biennale, rules announced for Visitor's Lion. But dozens of artists withdraw

With the opening of the Venice Biennale 2026 to the public, voting for the Visitor Lions of the 61st International Art Exhibition, which will replace the traditional Golden Lions due to the resignation of the jury before the opening, also officially ...
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Mantua and Cremona have been without a superintendent for over a year. The appeal to Minister Giuli

A public appeal to the Minister of Culture, Alessandro Giuli, for the urgent appointment of a new superintendent of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the provinces of Cremona, Lodi and Mantua, a role that has been vacant since April 1, 2025 an...
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Venice Biennale, some pavilions (but not only) strike against Israel

There is no peace for this Biennale. Pre-opening day seems to be taking place in a climate marked by mobilizations and heated institutional and labor confrontation. A procession and a workers' strike, both linked to protests against Israel's pavilion...
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Venice Biennale, Pussy Riot protest in front of Russian pavilion against Putin

On the day of the pre-opening of the Venice Art Biennale 2026, the Pavilion of Russia was at the center of a protest organized by the Pussy Riot collective, which staged a demonstration action against Russian President Vladimir Putin. As reported by ...
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The Pieroni-Stiefelmeier Collection on display at Villa Pacchiani

From May 9 to September 27, 2026, the spaces of Villa Pacchiani (Santa Croce sull'Arno) will host the exhibition Works from the Pieroni - Stiefelmeier Collection, curated by Alessandro Cocchieri. Promoted by the City of Santa Croce sull'Arno, the exh...
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Luca Rossi returns to Biennale as "water messiah" and moves pavilion in house

Redefining the very concept of the exhibition pavilion, removing it from the centrality of physical space and transferring it to the domestic dimension. It is on this premise that In Home Pavilion, a project by the collective led by Luca Rossi, is ba...
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Iran renounces participation in Venice Biennale

More shingles on the Venice Biennale 2026. Today, just days before the official opening,Iran announced that it will not take part in the 61st International Art Exhibition, scheduled for May 9 to November 22, 2026. The news was released through a stat...
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