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Rome allocates nearly a million for securing Conti Tower

The Capitoline Council has approved the outline of an agreement with the Department of the Fire Department and the Ministry of Culture to initiate the interventions deemed irreparable and urgent on the Torre dei Conti, damaged by the partial collapse...
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MiC, over 151 million for cultural and creative enterprises in southern Italy

More than 151 million euros earmarked for cultural and creative enterprises in the South: this is the budget of the new public notice Cultura Cresce, presented this morning in the Spadolini Hall of the Collegio Romano by the Ministry of Culture. The ...
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Trafficking in artifacts worth 100 million: operation in Bulgaria

On November 19, 2025, an operation coordinated by Bulgarian authorities, with the support of Europol and the participation of police and judicial forces from Albania, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, and the United Kingdom, led to the dismantling of a...
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Villa Gregoriana, new technologies and accessibility for FAI-managed park in Tivoli

In Tivoli, Villa Gregoriana continues its path of protection and enhancement thanks to a series of interventions that combine technology, sustainability, security and accessibility. In fact, the latest works dedicated to the conservation and manageme...
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Alarm over the future of art historians: CISDA urges institutions to take action

CISDA, Comitato Idonei Storici dell'Arte, continues to question the deep reasons for the progressive decline of the figure of the art historian in Italy. The starting point was a recent speech by Federico Giannini dedicated to work in culture, the co...
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Cattelan by the pound: his toilet sold for over $12 million

On November 18, 2025, Maurizio Cattelan 'swork America sold at Sotheby 's The Now and Contemporary evening auction for $12,110,000, marking the first public sale of this work in 2016. Made from just over 100 kilograms of solid 18-karat gold, the toil...
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Another shingle on Louvre: Bell Gallery closed due to structural problems

Another shingle falls on the Louvre: the museum has announced the preventive closure of some spaces in the south wing of the Sully Quadrilateral and the Bell Gallery (also reported on the museum's official website), located on the second floor of the...
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New York's Sperone Westwater Gallery closes after half a century of operation

After half a century of operation, New York 's Spur Westwater Gallery is preparing to close for good on December 31, 2025. The last exhibition hosted will be the one currently dedicated to British sculptor Richard Long, which can be visited until Dec...
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A large hub for restoration of disaster-affected property will be built in Palmanova

The walled city of Palmanova (Udine) was the focus of an institutional visit by Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli, who arrived in the Friulian town this morning accompanied by Minister for Relations with Parliament Luca Ciriani, Mayor Giuseppe Tellin...
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Two young Belgian creators mock the Louvre: they hang one of their works behind the Mona Lisa (video)

There is no peace for the Louvre's security system, which has registered yet another breach in recent hours. Last Nov. 13, two young men of Belgian nationality posted on their widely followed social channels a video showing that they had managed to h...
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France, art world rises up against new patrimonial property, which includes works of art

The art sector in France is rising up against a bill that could significantly affect art: it is the proposed revision of the Tax on Immovable Property (IFI, impôt sur la fortune immobilière), which is now expected to become, keeping the ...
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When heritage becomes location: the case of Santa Maria Alemanna

A Halloween party in a listed medieval building. It happened in Messina, in theformer church of Santa Maria Alemanna, and the episode has sparked a heated debate on the management of cultural assets granted for private use. The Heritage for Rent init...
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Rome, an alderman slips on ministry staircase and breaks Mario Sironi's stained glass window

Unusual incident yesterday afternoon, Nov. 12, inside the Piacentini Vaccaro Palace, headquarters of the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy in Rome. The councilor for Industry of the Region of Sardinia, Emanuele Cani, slipped on the staircase o...
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Lucca, at Real Collegio two round tables dedicated to art communication and museums

Sentiment of Beauty ODV will be featured at Lucca Orientando 2025 with two moments of dialogue dedicated to art and its communication. The Lucca-based association is organizing roundtables to be held on Nov. 14 and 15 at the Sala del Capitolo of the ...
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Marco Balich brings Olympic ceremonies to Treviso's Salce Museum

The Olympic exhibition at the Salce Collection National Museum (Treviso) is enriched with a major element thanks to the participation of Marco Balich, known for his creations of Olympic and Paralympic performances. Museum director Elisabetta Pasquali...
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Restoration of the Palizzi (RC) Castle: two million euro second lot completed

Therehabilitation of the Palizzi Castle in the province of Reggio Calabria, carried out under the 2014-2020 Complementary Operational Program for Action and Cohesion to the 2014-2020 NOP Culture and Development, has been concluded. The work, financed...
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