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The Umberto Eco Library opens in Bologna, featuring over 32,000 volumes from his home and study

Ten years after Umberto Eco’s passing, Bologna is opening its doors to one of the most important collections of an author’s works in the contemporary world. The Eco Library has been inaugurated—a project that makes the personal collection...
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Florence: A calendar discovered that predates the Gregorian Reform by seven centuries

Research conducted by Francesco Vizza, associate researcher emeritus at the National Research Council and former director of the Institute of Organometallic Chemistry (CNR-ICCOM), has led to the identification of a calendar created in 813 that docume...
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Registration is now open for AStArte, a new national association of art historians

Membership registration is now openfor the National Association of Art Historians (AStArte), a new non-profit, nonpartisan, and non-denominational professional organization established to represent and promote the profession of art historians in Ital...
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The Stefano Arienti Archive Opens in Milan; New Website and Catalog of Works Now Online

The Stefano Arienti Archive Association (E.T.S.) was founded in Milan in January 2026 with the goal of preserving, studying, promoting, and disseminating knowledge of Stefano Arienti’s work. The organization’s first public project is the ...
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The Hermitage Suspends Archaeological Expeditions in Russian-Occupied Crimea

The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg has decided to suspend all archaeological expeditions to Russian-occupied Crimea, postponing fieldwork until further notice. The decision comes at a time of high tension on the peninsula, which was unilaterally ...
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The grandson of a Jewish collector is asking the Musée d’Orsay to return a Van Gogh

An important work housed at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, *Hôpital Saint-Paul à Saint-Rémy-de-Provence*, a painting created by Vincent van Gogh in 1889, is the subject of a restitution claim filed by 98-year-old Klaus ...
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Sicily: AStArte Complains That Art Historians Are Missing From the New Regional Professional Classification System

The National Association of Art Historians – National Association of Art Historians - AStArte (here is our interview with Silvia Mazza, President of AStArte) has expressed concern over the absence of the “technical art historian” position in th...
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Royal Palace of Caserta: Antonio Tarasco Appointed Interim Director

Following Tiziana Maffei, who led the Royal Palace of Caserta for seven years, the museum has a new interim director: the position has been entrusted to Antonio Tarasco, the current Director General of Archives, a role he has held since January 8, 20...
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A papyrus from Herculaneum has been digitally unrolled and read: the Vesuvius Challenge project reveals it

For nearly two thousand years, the charred papyri of Herculaneum have preserved a wealth of knowledge that remained inaccessible. Having survived the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D., these precious manuscripts could not be opened without risking thei...
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Como: Restoration of the Giardino della Velarca is complete, and it is now open to the public

The Giardino della Velarca in Ossuccio, on Lake Como, opens to the public, marking the completion of the restoration of the houseboat designed by the BBPR firm (Banfi, Belgiojoso, Peressutti, Rogers) in 1959 and restored by the FAI – Fondo per ...
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Andrea Mastrovito is the creator of the Agnus Dei at the Sagrada Familia: his work will illuminate the Tower of Jesus Christ

The artist Andrea Mastrovito (Bergamo, 1978) is the creator of Gv 1,29, the large installation depictingthe Agnus Dei, which will be placed inside the Cross atop theTower of Jesus Christ at the Sagrada Família in Barcelona—the basilica’s highe...
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Milan: Here Is the First Culture Report: A Budget of 73 Million and Over 2.7 Million Visitors

The City of Milan takes stock of its cultural sector: a budget of nearly 73 million euros, 30 million invested in infrastructure, over 2.7 million visitors to municipal museums and exhibition spaces, and more than 12,000 cultural events scheduled for...
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The Democratic Party is asking RAI not to cut cultural programs

Members of the Democratic Party on the Parliamentary Oversight Committee for RAI have submitted a question to the company’s CEO seeking clarification on rumors regarding the future of certain cultural programs on the public broadcaster and on e...
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Florence: Restoration Work on the Basilica del Carmine Completed with PNRR Funds

In Florence , restoration work on the Basilica of Santa Maria del Carmine has been completed ahead of schedule; this project is one of the most significant initiatives in the city’s ecclesiastical heritage revitalization program, funded through...
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Pietrasanta: The Clerici Foundation Returns the Sant’Agostino Complex to the City

Today in Pietrasanta, the Sant’Agostino Complex—one of the symbols of the area’s historical and artistic heritage—is being returned to the city: The official inauguration of the restored complex is scheduled for Saturday, June 27, at 7:00...
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The Aragonese Fortress of Le Castella Reopens to the Public Following Restoration and Renovation

On Sunday, June 28, 2026, the Aragonese Fortress of Le Castella (Crotone) will officially reopen to the public following a major restoration and renovation project. The famous seaside castle—a symbol of the Ionian coast and one of Calabria’s most ico...
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