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The Grinch of parcels arrives in Venice: crashing into the Rialto Bridge

In Venice, in the midst of Christmas deliveries, a kind of Grinch in the flesh has appeared. The figure does not belong to the world of fantasy but to a young woman who, according to reconstruction, snatched a boatload of gifts destined for the holid...
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Tomaso Montanari attacks Il Foglio from Instagram: "Shitty journalism at public expense"

Harsh attack by Tomaso Montanari, Rector of the University for Foreigners of Siena, art historian and by now among the most followed political "influencers," on Il Foglio, which published yesterday an article by Ginevra Leganza on his appointment to ...
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Italian Capital of Culture 2028: here are the 23 cities vying for the title

The race for the title of Italian Capital of Culture 2028 enters the decisive phase. Twenty-three Italian cities, distributed throughout the country, have submitted their candidacy dossiers and now await the evaluation of the new jury called to selec...
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Culture spending on the rise: by 2025, Italians will be close to 100 euros per month. However, the North-South gap remains

On the occasion of the meeting Si dice cultura. For a new alliance between business, culture and territories, promoted by Impresa Cultura Italia - Confcommercio and Treccani that took place today at the Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani, t...
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San Francisco's Asian Art Museum returns four bronze sculptures to Thailand.

The San Francisco Museum of Asian Art officially returned four ancient bronze sculptures to the Thai government, concluding a long process of research, review and collaboration between U.S. and Thai authorities. The ceremony, held at the museum on De...
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Museum acquisitions between ethics and identity: ICOM presents its book in Milan

The topic of museum acquisitions returns to the center of the national debate with the presentation of the book Museum Acquisitions: ethics, practices and visions, edited by Valeria Arrabito and Ilaria Navarro, published by ICOM Italy in collaboratio...
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Louvre, a water leak floods the library of Egyptian Antiquities. Involved in the damage 300 to 400 books

There seems to be no respite for the Louvre, which after the sensational theft of the French crown jewels in the middle of last October is now facing new damage, including image damage. Indeed, a water leak that occurred on Nov. 26 caused damage to s...
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Verona, for a month, access to the Courtyard of Juliet's House will be by fee and reservation only

From Dec. 6, 2025 to Jan. 6, 2026, access to the Courtyard of Juliet's House in Verona will be allowed only to those who purchase a ticket to visit the house museum and to customers of businesses facing the Courtyard. In fact, for security reasons, i...
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Rome, the Church of Santa Caterina dei Funari reopens after fifty years

After fifty years of being closed to the public, the church of Santa Caterina dei Funari in Rome , one of the city's most beautiful, is finally accessible again thanks to the efforts of the ASP Istituto Romano di San Michele and its president Giovann...
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Veneto, Carabinieri hand over ten stolen archaeological artifacts to the Superintendency

In the first week of December 2025, the Carabinieri's Cultural Heritage Protection Unit (TPC) in Venice handed over to the Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio for the metropolitan city of Venice a collection of ten archaeological artif...
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Florence, Feb. 1, 2026 ticket prices increase for Civic Museums due to rising cost of operation

As of Feb. 1, 2026, ticket prices for the Civic Museums of Florence will increase: an adjustment made necessary by the rising cost of management, reads the note on the website of the City of Florence. While changing the rates, the Cumune specifies, h...
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Farewell to Martin Parr, the British photojournalist who chronicled the society of consumerism and globalization

Renowned British photographer and photojournalist Martin Parr passed away at the age of 73 on December 6, 2025 at his home in Bristol. News of the passing was announced by the Martin Parr Foundation on its website with these words, "It is with great ...
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Orvieto, the closure of the Opera del Duomo Museum for more than a year reaches Parliament

There is still no glimpse of a reopening date for Orvieto's Museum of the Opera del Duomo (MODO), which has been closed since Sept. 1, 2024 with no word on when it will reopen its doors to the public. And the case now comes to Parliament. The institu...
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Farewell to Frank Gehry, one of the greatest contemporary architects

Canadian architect and naturalized U.S. citizen Frank Owen Gehry, one of the great names in recent architectural history, passed away in the Italian night at his residence in Santa Monica, California. He was 96 years old and recognized as one of Amer...
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Part of Edoardo Tresoldi's work in Bari collapses during bad weather

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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"Pornographic images": controversy erupts in the US over a lesson on Keith Haring in school

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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