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Riccione, David2's proposal for Villa Mussolini: make it a hub for art and design

An exhibition center focused mainly on applied arts, which could multiply the cultural offerings of the city of Riccione, and a permanent collection dedicated to futurism and modernism. This is, in a nutshell, the project that the Turin-based David2...
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A new performing arts hub is born in Naples for the South: it's /hubsuperstudio

Naples /hubsuperstudio - performing arts hub, a new project dedicated to the world of arts, entertainment and cultural and creative industry, is born in Naples, taking shape from the redevelopment of an industrial space of about 1,200 square meters l...
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Sardinia, damage to Nora coastal site due to bad weather. Portas: "We are in contact with the superintendencies."

Due to Cyclone Harry and the persistent bad weather conditions that have affected Sardinia in recent days, significant damage has been reported not only to infrastructure, but also to archaeological assets and sites of cultural significance. The most...
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FAI, 700 thousand euros for 20 Places of the Heart: the new interventions

TheItaly of inland areas, small villages and urban peripheries is at the center of the new interventions of the "I Luoghi del Cuore" program of FAI - Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano. The results of the call for the selection of restoration and enhancem...
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UK government invests 1.5 billion in culture: its social importance recognized

The U.K. government has announced a total investment of 1.5 billion pounds (about 1.7 billion euros) earmarked for culture over the next five years, outlining what is being presented as a step change from more than a decade of underfunding. The packa...
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Ravenna wants to keep Montalbini's mosaic. But the Soprintendenza is having it dismantled

Do you rememberIl Pavimento, the large mosaic designed by Nicola Montalbini(we talked about it here) and installed inside Porta Adriana, one of the historic entrances to the city of Ravenna and passageway to the main pedestrian artery of the center, ...
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Italian Capital of Culture 2028: ten finalists chosen. Here are which ones

The Jury for the selection of the Italian Capital of Culture 2028, established by Ministerial Decree No. 472 of December 2, 2025, identified the ten finalist projects: Anagni (Frosinone) - Hernica Saxa. Where history binds, culture unites Ancona - ...
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Pinuccio Sciola Digital Archive is born: ten years of artistic legacy online

Ten years after the death of Pinuccio Sciola (San Sperate, 1942 - Cagliari, 2016), Italian sculptor of the second half of the 20th century, his work and thought become accessible online thanks to theDigital Archive dedicated to him. The project was c...
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Museums and legality: the University of Padua launches a podcast on art authenticity

What does it mean today to ensure the authenticity of works preserved in museums and to protect cultural heritage from the risks of forgery, illicit trafficking and clandestine excavations? These questions are tried to be answered by Against a False ...
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Farewell to Valentino, the designer who imposed Italian elegance in the world

Designer Valentino, one of the most important fashion figures in the world, passed away today in Rome at the age of 94. Making the announcement was the Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti Foundation, which writes, "He passed away in the sereni...
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US, student eats artwork to protest artificial intelligence

Eating a work of art in protest. This is what happened in Fairbanks, Alaska, where a University of Alaska Fairbanks student, Graham Granger, was arrested last Jan. 13 while he was intent on "ripping artwork off the walls and eating it during an alleg...
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Farewell to Augusto Gentili, among the foremost experts on the Venetian Renaissance

Art historian Augusto Gentili, one of the foremost experts on the art of the Venetian Renaissance, a leading scholar on Titian and a master of several generations of art historians, passed away today at the age of 82. The news was broken by Ansa. Bor...
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Recognizing culture as an investment for the country: joint letter to the government from industry associations

Eleven associations representing the Italian cultural sector have appealed to institutions to recognize culture as a strategic investment for the country's future development. In fact, a joint letter was sent yesterday to Prime Minister Giorgia Melon...
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The apse of the church of Santa María del Castillo in Muriel (Spain) collapses.

On the morning of January 12, 2026, the apse of the parish church of Santa María del Castillo, located in the municipality of Muriel de Zapardiel, in the province of Valladolid, Castilla y León (Spain), collapsed around 8:00 a.m. TheRom...
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Caravaggio's Young Man with a Basket of Fruit is in New York.

One of Caravaggio 's masterpieces from the Galleria Borghese, The Young Man with a Basket of Fruit, is in New York , where starting tomorrow it is the focus of an exhibition-dossier at the Morgan Library & Museum, curated by John Marciari. The ex...
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Sagrada Família, installed the four horizontal arms of the cross of the tower of Jesus Christ

Work on the completion of the Jesus Christ Tower of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona continues apace. On January 14, 2026, the fourth and final horizontal arm of the cross that will top the tower was installed, marking a new phase in the const...
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