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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He has resigned from his post Piero Tatafiore, spokesman for Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli, following the Pd 's protests against the dissemination on the Ministry of Culture's official website of three communiqués containing statements by the mi...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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