Fiera Milano presented in Basel the 30th edition of miart, the international modern and contemporary art fair directed by Nicola Ricciardi, scheduled from April 17-19, 2026 (with VIP preview on April 16) at the new South Wing venue of Allianz MiCo. A...
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The French Court of Auditors (Cour des comptes) has published two unpublished reports devoted to the Musée du Louvre, which provide an overview of the strategy and financial management of the world's most visited institution. The analyses cove...
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UNESCO's new Director-General will be Khaled El-Enany (Egypt): the organization's General Conference elected him with 172 votes out of a total of 174. He will succeed Audrey Azoulay, who has been in office since 2017. With his appointment, Khaled El-...
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A major restoration project at the Palace of Versailles has brought the Gallery of Mirrors closer to its original appearance. The intervention, the result of rigorous historical research and architectural restoration work, has made it possible to rec...
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Netherlands Prime Minister Dick Schoof has announced that the Netherlands will return toEgypt an ancient stone head dating back to the dynasty of Thutmose III. The find, described as an important artifact of Egyptian historical heritage, had been sei...
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Three activists from the Just Stop Oil environmental movement have been acquitted of all charges following the June 2024 demonstration action involving the Stonehenge Neolithic site. The jury at Salisbury Magistrate's Court found Niamh Lynch, Rajan N...
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The Qatar Museums (QM) has announced the opening of untitled 2025 (no bread no ashes), a new public installation by international artist Rirkrit Tiravanija, which will be on view at the Museum of Islamic Art Park in Doha, Qatar, from October 30, 2025...
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A violent 6.3-magnitude earthquake struckAfghanistan in the night of Nov. 2 to 3, causing casualties and damage. According to initial estimates released by local authorities, the quake left at least 20 people dead and about three hundred injured in t...
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A new phase opens today for Villa Favorita and its park, an authentic masterpiece of 18th-century Naples. In the heart of Herculaneum, work has officially begun on the restoration ofBianchi's building and the connecting body, the first step in a broa...
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Fear this morning in the Imperial Forum area of Rome, where part of the Torre dei Conti, a medieval monument overlooking Largo Corrado Ricci, suddenly collapsed during ongoing restoration work. The incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. and resulted in ...
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A long show enlivened by dancers, singers, musicians, light games and fireworks marked the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM). The opening ceremony, presided over by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, was attended by some 40 sovereigns,...
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Nine years after the 6.5-magnitudeearthquake that destroyed more than 80 percent of the Basilica of St. Benedict in Norcia on Oct. 30, 2016, the works marking the conclusion of the long "path of rebirth" of the city's iconic monument and its reopenin...
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Faenza and La Spezia join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. The announcement was made by the international organization on World Cities Day, during which the list of 58 new entries honored for their efforts in promoting culture as a lever of sustai...
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Artissima, Turin's International Contemporary Art Fair, has announced the winners of the thirteen pri zes and awards given in its thirty-second edition. The 2025 edition includes four prizes created in collaboration with partner companies, art instit...
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Donald Trump is reportedly planning to leave a tangible mark on the monumental landscape of the U.S. capital. According to recent rumors and as reported by Artnews magazine, the president is reportedly considering the construction of a large triumpha...
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A 15th-century illuminated page, stolen in the 1980s from the Franciscan convent of Santa Maria in Aracoeli (Rome), was returned to its place of origin during a ceremony held this morning in the Roman basilica. The rededication, which took place on O...
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