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When heritage becomes location: the case of Santa Maria Alemanna

A Halloween party in a listed medieval building. It happened in Messina, in theformer church of Santa Maria Alemanna, and the episode has sparked a heated debate on the management of cultural assets granted for private use. The Heritage for Rent init...
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Rome, an alderman slips on ministry staircase and breaks Mario Sironi's stained glass window

Unusual incident yesterday afternoon, Nov. 12, inside the Piacentini Vaccaro Palace, headquarters of the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy in Rome. The councilor for Industry of the Region of Sardinia, Emanuele Cani, slipped on the staircase o...
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Lucca, at Real Collegio two round tables dedicated to art communication and museums

Sentiment of Beauty ODV will be featured at Lucca Orientando 2025 with two moments of dialogue dedicated to art and its communication. The Lucca-based association is organizing roundtables to be held on Nov. 14 and 15 at the Sala del Capitolo of the ...
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Marco Balich brings Olympic ceremonies to Treviso's Salce Museum

The Olympic exhibition at the Salce Collection National Museum (Treviso) is enriched with a major element thanks to the participation of Marco Balich, known for his creations of Olympic and Paralympic performances. Museum director Elisabetta Pasquali...
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Restoration of the Palizzi (RC) Castle: two million euro second lot completed

Therehabilitation of the Palizzi Castle in the province of Reggio Calabria, carried out under the 2014-2020 Complementary Operational Program for Action and Cohesion to the 2014-2020 NOP Culture and Development, has been concluded. The work, financed...
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Philadelphia Art Museum director fired after controversial rebranding campaign

Shake-up at the top of one of Philadelphia's most emblematic cultural institutions: the Philadelphia Art Museum 's Board of Trustees has in fact voted to dismiss Director Alexandra "Sasha" Suda, effective immediately. The decision was made on Tuesday...
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England, a rare and unpublished drawing by John Constable pops up: it will go to auction

A drawing of extraordinary historical and artistic interest by John Constable (East Bergholt, 1776-London, 1837), among the greatest masters of English landscape painting, is re-emerging on the market after nearly two centuries of absence. The work, ...
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Royal Palace of Caserta, clash over felling of 750 holm oaks in the park

The shadow of drastic intervention is stretching over the Royal Palace of Caserta, a Vanvitellian monument recognized as a UNESCO heritage site and a key resource for local tourism. All the attention is on the green heart of the park and in particula...
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Barcelona, installed the core of the cross on the Tower of Jesus Christ of the Sagrada Família

Construction continues on the Sagrada Família's Tower of Jesus Christ, which when completed will be the tallest in the entire complex designed by Antoni Gaudí. Today the central core of the cross that will top the tower was installed, a...
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Nice, the sculpture of controversy will be removed: Orlinski's lion away from place Garibaldi

After two years of controversy, the large lion statue by Richard Orlinski, a former French real estate agent turned artist at the age of 38 and author of neo-pop works exhibited around the world, will finally be removed in Nice . The work, standing a...
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Prato, St. Francis church restoration completed, reopening after seven years

The church of San Francesco in Prato, one of the first Franciscan churches in Italy, is once again opening its doors to all: in fact, the restoration that kept the building closed for seven years is over. The exceptionally complex and lengthy interve...
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Johnny Depp makes his debut as an artist: two silkscreens on display at Deodato Arte in Milan

Johnny Depp makes his Italian debut as an artist. Starting Nov. 6, two new works by the U.S. actor and musician, Study I and Study II, from the series Yesterday's Flowers, will be presented in the Milan spaces of Deodato Arte. The works, limited edit...
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miart 2026: Milan art fair changes venue and looks to the future with "New Directions"

Fiera Milano presented in Basel the 30th edition of miart, the international modern and contemporary art fair directed by Nicola Ricciardi, scheduled from April 17-19, 2026 (with VIP preview on April 16) at the new South Wing venue of Allianz MiCo. A...
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France, Court of Auditors berates Louvre: invest more in security

The French Court of Auditors (Cour des comptes) has published two unpublished reports devoted to the Musée du Louvre, which provide an overview of the strategy and financial management of the world's most visited institution. The analyses cove...
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Egyptologist Khaled El-Enany is UNESCO's new director-general. He succeeds Audrey Azoulay

UNESCO's new Director-General will be Khaled El-Enany (Egypt): the organization's General Conference elected him with 172 votes out of a total of 174. He will succeed Audrey Azoulay, who has been in office since 2017. With his appointment, Khaled El-...
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The Mirror Gallery at Versailles regains its closest look to its original appearance

A major restoration project at the Palace of Versailles has brought the Gallery of Mirrors closer to its original appearance. The intervention, the result of rigorous historical research and architectural restoration work, has made it possible to rec...
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