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Sanctions on Russia: Hermitage director also hit. The reasons

The Council of the European Union adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/509 on April 23, 2026, further strengthening the framework of restrictive measures against Russia in connection with the war against Ukraine. The decision is based on the Tre...
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Farewell to Georg Baselitz, among the great innovators of European painting

The celebrated German painter Georg Baselitz, among the most influential figures incontemporary European art, died today at the age of 88.Born in 1938 in Deutschbaselitz, then East Germany, as Hans-Georg Kern, he moved in 1956 to East Berlin, where h...
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Venice Biennale, international jury resigned. Award ceremony postponed

The International Jury of the 61st. International Art Exhibition, In Minor Keys by Koyo Kouoh (May 9-Nov. 22, 2026), composed of Solange Farkas (president), Zoe Butt, Elvira Dyangani Ose, Marta Kuzma, Giovanna Zapperi. This has just been announced in...
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Rome, Dublin researchers discover early medieval manuscript with oldest known poem in Old English

A manuscript, datable to the early 9th century, has been discovered at the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale in Rome that contains the oldest known poem in Old English: it is a copy of theCaedmon Hymn dating from between 800 and 830, making it the third ...
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Salerno, attempted sale of medieval blocks stolen from Devil's Bridges

The Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the provinces of Salerno and Avellino has initiated urgent checks after reports of a vandalism incident allegedly involvingSalerno's Medieval Aqueduct, popularly known as Devil's Bridges...
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Ministry of Culture sends inspectors to Biennale over Russian pavilion case

The Ministry of Culture has ordered inspectors to be sent to the headquarters of the Venice Biennale at Ca' Giustinian as part of a series of checks related to the staging of the Russian pavilion planned for the 2026 Art Biennale. As reported by the ...
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May 1 holiday: about 7 million Italians will be traveling, according to Federturismo

The May 1 holiday season is shaping up to be all about travel. According to Federturismo, about 7 million Italians are ready to leave. This is a positive sign for tourism, already buoyed by a 6.8 percent increase in attendance recorded in the past th...
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The first standard for cultural heritage management is born

SGPI01:2024, the first standard dedicated to the protection, enhancement and accessibility of cultural heritage, promoted by the Stati Generali del Patrimonio Italiano together with Certiquality, was presented in Florence. The initiative aims to intr...
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Beatrice Venezi fired from Fenice after her statements about orchestra

Beatrice Venezi is no longer music director of the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, and the relationship between the theater and the maestro comes to a clean break. In fact, the Foundation announced today the termination of all future collaboration with t...
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Villa Arconati, a few kilometers from Milan, is one of the film sets of The Devil Wears Prada 2

Villa Arconati, located in the heart of the Groane Park a few kilometers from Milan, was chosen as the film set for the new chapter of The Devil Wears Prada, hosting some of the production's most exclusive scenes. Kept private until the very end, the...
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Venice Biennale, Minister Giuli will attend neither the pre-opening nor the opening ceremony

Minister Alessandro Giuli will not be present in Venice during the pre-opening days of the 61st International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, nor will he take part in the opening ceremony scheduled for May 9. The decision was officially annou...
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Venice Biennale, jury excludes Russia and Israel from awards

The international jury of the 61st International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale has made it known that it will refrain from considering countries whose leaders are currently charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Co...
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Europa Nostra Awards 2026, here are the winners. There are five Italians

Thirty are the winners of the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2026, announced by the European Commission and Europa Nostra. The awards, co-funded by the Creative Europe program, represent the largest European award scheme dedicated to...
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Art historians, protest against the Ministry of Culture: garrison on April 28

Tension is growing around the Ministry of Culture 's decision to let the ranking list for the MiC 518 public competition for the profile of Art Historian Officer, due to expire on May 30, 2026, lapse. A decision that has prompted the reaction of CISD...
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Who is the new undersecretary for culture Giampiero Cannella

Giampiero Cannella is the undersecretary at the Ministry of Culture who takes the place of Gianmarco Mazzi, who became minister of tourism. Canenlla was appointed April 22, 2026, by the Council of Ministers during a meeting at Palazzo Chigi that defi...
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Rome, Forte Aurelia reopens, handed over by the Guardia di Finanza to the city: it will be a cultural hub

Forte Aurelia has been handed back to the city of Rome, at the end of a long recovery and restoration process. The official ceremony of reopening and handover of the Fort to the city by the Guardia di Finanza marked the conclusion of a 10-year projec...
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