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Another shingle on Louvre: Bell Gallery closed due to structural problems

Another shingle falls on the Louvre: the museum has announced the preventive closure of some spaces in the south wing of the Sully Quadrilateral and the Bell Gallery (also reported on the museum's official website), located on the second floor of the...
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New York's Sperone Westwater Gallery closes after half a century of operation

After half a century of operation, New York 's Spur Westwater Gallery is preparing to close for good on December 31, 2025. The last exhibition hosted will be the one currently dedicated to British sculptor Richard Long, which can be visited until Dec...
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A large hub for restoration of disaster-affected property will be built in Palmanova

The walled city of Palmanova (Udine) was the focus of an institutional visit by Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli, who arrived in the Friulian town this morning accompanied by Minister for Relations with Parliament Luca Ciriani, Mayor Giuseppe Tellin...
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Two young Belgian creators mock the Louvre: they hang one of their works behind the Mona Lisa (video)

There is no peace for the Louvre's security system, which has registered yet another breach in recent hours. Last Nov. 13, two young men of Belgian nationality posted on their widely followed social channels a video showing that they had managed to h...
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France, art world rises up against new patrimonial property, which includes works of art

The art sector in France is rising up against a bill that could significantly affect art: it is the proposed revision of the Tax on Immovable Property (IFI, impôt sur la fortune immobilière), which is now expected to become, keeping the ...
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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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