News FAI - Fund for the Italian Environment
Some time ago, we wrote about five Italian places linked to the Inquisition and the witch hunts: Triora (Imperia), Benevento, Fiè allo Sciliar (Bolzano), Rifreddo (Cuneo), and Valcamonica (Bergamo-Brescia), recounting the history of…
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Temperatures as high as 48 degrees in workspaces, canceled events, declining visitor numbers, and staff forced to work under difficult conditions. In the United Kingdom, this summer’s heat waves have had a direct impact on the operations…
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News Archaeological Park of Herculaneum Archaeology restoration
The Historical Archives of the City of Genoa have been enriched by a manuscript of great importance for reconstructing the city’s urban transformations between the 17th and 18th centuries. The City Council, upon the recommendation of…
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The Hôtel de Ville in Limoges—the historic city hall of this city in central France—was severely damaged by a fire that broke out in the late afternoon of Saturday, October 17, at the end of a protest against the high cost of living…
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Enrico Lombardi, a legendary Roman gallery owner who for nearly half a century contributed to the understanding and promotion of 20th-century Italian painting, passed away yesterday, October 16, at the age of 71. As the founder of Galleria…
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News Contemporary art restoration Rome
Francesco Bonami, an Italian curator with U.S. citizenship, is the new artistic director of GES-2 House of Culture, the Moscow-based center dedicated to contemporary art and supported by the V-A-C Foundation. For the curator, born in…
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After sixteen years of closure, the Teatro Valle returns to the city of Rome following the completion of a restoration and renovation project that began in March 2023 and was funded with over 11 million euros. The historic 18th-century…
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Operation Eridanos led to the dismantling of a criminal network involved in illegal archaeological excavations and the illicit trafficking of ancient artifacts and coins. In recent days, the Carabinieri of the Cultural Heritage Protection…
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The Archaeological Park of the Villa of Tiberius and the National Archaeological Museum of Sperlonga are revamping their visitor itineraries with initiatives focused on accessibility, public engagement with cultural heritage, and a fresh…
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The Sicilian Region must update its Professional Matrix before launching any large-scale competitive hiring process in the cultural heritage sector, ensuring it includes all the specialized roles necessary for the protection of cultural…
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Seven cultural associations are contesting the manner in which the international architectural competition was launched for a new museum facility to be integrated into the Villa Borghese exhibition complex, intended for the Borghese…
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They were hidden behind a wall built specifically to make them impossible to find, among concrete blocks and drywall: that is how investigators recovered the last two paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir stolen on September 8 from the museum…
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A major fire devastated the Marché des Enfants-Rouges, a historic covered market in Paris’s 3rd arrondissement, in the early hours of Monday, October 12, 2026. The alarm was raised around 4:15 a.m. According to a statement…
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News Ducal Palace of Mantua Mantua
Civita di Bagnoregio and Bolsena have jointly been named the Italian Capital of Contemporary Art for 2028. Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli announced the winning project, titled “Arte che viene, arte che va” (Art That Comes…
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News Ancient art Archaeology Crotone
The future of the Leonardo3 Museum—an institution that has been showcasing Leonardo da Vinci’s inventions and genius to the public for over twenty years—is back in the spotlight following the Council of State’s ruling on the…
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News Milan Painting Twentieth Century
From the United Statesto the State Archives of Massa, the letter from Alfonso I d’Este to Ludovico Ariosto has returned to the place where it belongs. Dated January 31, 1524, the letter was officially returned yesterday during a…
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