A portion of the installation by Edoardo Tresoldi (Milan, 1987) being set up in St. Peter's Square, in the center of Bari's old city, collapsed on the morning of Dec. 4 due to the severe weather that hit the Apulian capital. The work, which is still ...
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In the United States, an art history lesson at a middle school in New York State became a case: during the lesson, in fact, students were asked to explore the official website of the Keith Haring Foundation, and the issue came to the attention of an ...
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Germany is skipping the exhibition of Marisa Merz (Maria Luisa Truccato; Turin, 1926 - 2019), a leading exponent of Arte Povera, that was scheduled to open this fall at the Fridericianum in Kassel, one of the country's most important exhibition venue...
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The defense of preventive archaeology becomes the ground for a compact mobilization uniting professionals, researchers and academics. Nine of Italy's leading associations in the field have decided to take public action with an open letter addressed t...
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Hauser & Wirth, one of the most influential art galleries on the international scene, has acquired Palazzo De Seta, a historic building located in the center of the Kalsa district in Palermo. The deal, according to a report by Repubblica Palermo,...
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A tense situation in Gaeta around the Mausoleum of Lucius Munazio Planco, one of the best-preserved Roman monuments in Latium and a symbol of the city: this is because of ongoing redevelopment and access adjustment works. Located on the summit of Mou...
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TheOpera della Primaziale Pisana chooses the International Day of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to take stock of twelve months of interventions dedicated to accessibility and to present updates on the Tutti all'Opera project, with which the...
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After coloring the waters of 11 Italian cities green last Nov. 22, the international environmental movement Extinction Rebellion has exposed alleged abuses by local authorities and law enforcement in several cities across the country. The action, whi...
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The Olympic flame destined for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Games was lit Nov. 26 in Olympia, at the site that holds the origins of the Olympic movement. The ceremony took place inside the Greek city's Archaeological Museum, after the fire had been ...
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The Italian language, a symbol of national identity and cultural heritage, today shows widespread signs of fragility among Italians. Nearly seven out of ten citizens, according to a survey conducted by Libreriamo on about 1,600 people between the age...
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Tension in Ravenna over the shadowy felling of pine trees surrounding the Mausoleum of Galla Placidio, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Romagna city is in fact at the center of a controversy, denounced by Italia Nostra, concerning the possible destr...
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The Mississippi Museum of Art has officially acquired Fountainhead, the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home located in Jackson's Fondren neighborhood, after approval by the Jackson Planning and Zoning Board and the City Council. The home, along with its...
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Tense climate in Philadelphia, U.S., where it was revealed why the Philadelphia Art Museum fired then-director and museum ad Alexandra "Sasha" Suda a few weeks ago. Shortly after her dismissal, Suda, as revealed by the New York Times, had sued the m...
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Following the controversial firing of director Sasha Suda, who was removed following a controversial rebranding campaign, the Philadelphia Art Museum, known as the Philadelphia Museum of Art before the rebranding changed its name, has named its new d...
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After the theft at the Louvre last Oct. 19, another heist was pulled off at a museum. This time it was the turn of the Musée romain in Lausanne: late Tuesday afternoon, two individuals broke into the museum and took away several dozen gold coi...
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She passed away tonight at the age of 91, singer Ornella Vanoni, one of the most enduring and recognizable figures in Italian music. Born in Milan in 1934, she had trained at the Piccolo Teatro, under the direction of Giorgio Strehler, in an environm...
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