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Minister Giuli visits Fano excavations: Leonardo's Vitruvian Man will arrive in summer

Leonardo da Vinci 'sVitruvian Man will be exceptionally displayed in Fano for a few days later this summer, thanks to a collaboration with the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice. The announcement was made today by Minister Alessandro Giuli during his ...
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Farewell to Valie Export, pioneer of body art and radical feminism

Austrian artist Valie Export, one of the most influential figures in international performance and media art of the second half of the 20th century, has passed away in Vienna at the age of 85. The announcement was released by the foundation that bear...
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Rome, repainted former angel-Meloni. It now resembles Marina Berlusconi

Remember theangel in the church of San Lorenzo in Lucina, the one that had been repainted with Giorgia Meloni 's face by a sacristan? Immediately renamed "the angel-Meloni" (although it is actually a winged victory) after the controversy, that makeov...
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Charles of Bourbon Square will be managed by the Royal Palace of Caserta: agreement signed

An agreement called the Caserta Special Project was signed between Agenzia del Demanio, promoter of the initiative, the Municipality of Caserta, represented by the Extraordinary Commission, the Reggia di Caserta Museum and the General Directorate of ...
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The Luca Beatrice Prize is born. It will be aimed at artists under 35

A new prize dedicated to contemporary painting is born in memory of Luca Beatrice, an art critic and essayist who died suddenly on Jan. 21, 2025. The initiative was announced during the Turin International Book Fair by the promoting committee compose...
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Lorenzo Balbi will lead Verona's Civic Museums

In charge of the Verona Civic Museums will be Lorenzo Balbi. This was announced today by the City of Verona. The appointment will take effect in September, marking a new phase for the Verona museum system. With more than 15 years' experience at the ...
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Pietro Bellotti, a study day at MarteS revives research on the painter

The MarteS Museo d'Arte Sorlini in Calvagese della Riviera, in the province of Brescia, will host on Saturday, May 16, 2026, a day of studies dedicated to Pietro Bellotti, a painter active in the seventeenth century between Lombardy and Veneto, who h...
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A new Monopoly-like board game analyzes critical issues in Venice's future

On May 13 at 5:30 p.m., the Beato Pellegrino Polo of theUniversity of Padua will host, as part of the Festival of Sustainable Development 2026, the presentation of an innovative tool for territorial thinking called Venice to Save. It is a board game ...
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At the Palace of Caserta, a bench-camel against gender violence

A red bench in the shape of a camellia as a symbol of countering gender-based violence. The installation Camellia japonica Rubra simplex, a project promoted by the Museum of the Ministry of Culture in collaboration with the social cooperative EVA and...
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Farewell to Bruno Bischofberger, the gallerist who changed the contemporary art market

Bruno Bischofberger, one of the most influential art dealers of the second half of the 20th century and a leading figure in the international contemporary art market, has passed away at the age of 86. The announcement of his passing was released by h...
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Milan, finishes restoration of Palazzo Mercalli, new home of the University of Milan

TheUniversity of Milan expands its rootedness in the urban fabric of the Lombard capital through the completion of the project of restoration, refunctionalization and regulatory adaptation of the historic complex located at 23 Via Mercalli. The inter...
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Viterbo aims for European Capital of Culture 2033 with the support of 51 municipalities

Viterbo and Tuscia officially start the path toward candidacy as European Capital of Culture 2033. The project was presented on May 11 in the headquarters of the Province of Viterbo, in the presence of the administrators of the 51 municipalities that...
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Rome, Borghese Gallery considers expanding with a new building. Protest by associations

Associations up in arms after a Repubblica article by Valentina Lupia, which brought attention to the project being pursued by the Galleria Borghese in Rome, which in January recently formalized its acceptance of a technical sponsorship proposal aime...
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Shakeup at the Roman College: according to rumors, Minister Giuli fires his staff

Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli has reportedly decided to revoke the appointments of Emanuele Merlino, head of the Culture Ministry's technical secretariat, and Elena Proietti, head of the minister's personal secretariat. According to a report by C...
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Uffizi, acquitted activists who attached flood images to glass of Botticelli's Venus

The case against three Ultima Generazione activists who, on Feb. 13, 2024, had entered the Uffizi and attached images of theCampi Bisenzio flooding that had occurred the previous fall to the protective glass of Botticelli's Venus, using scotch tape, ...
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Biennale, rules announced for Visitor's Lion. But dozens of artists withdraw

With the opening of the Venice Biennale 2026 to the public, voting for the Visitor Lions of the 61st International Art Exhibition, which will replace the traditional Golden Lions due to the resignation of the jury before the opening, also officially ...
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