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MIDA 90: Ninety years of Italian craftsmanship in Florence.

MIDA 90: Ninety years of Italian craftsmanship in Florence.

The 90th edition of MIDA, the Florence International Handicrafts Exhibition, was presented at the headquarters of the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy, in the presence of Minister Adolfo Urso. The event, organized by Firenze Fiera with the supp...
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Matera is Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue 2026

Matera is Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue 2026

The City of the Sassi, Matera, is Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue 2026: a title with the city of Tetouan, Morocco, for the entire year 2026. The recognition will be animated by the Terre Immerse program, which aims to enhance the deep c...
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Sir Denis Mahon Prize 2026: call for young scholars published

Sir Denis Mahon Prize 2026: call for young scholars published

The City of Cento has published the call for papers for the second edition of the International Essay Prize named after Sir Denis Mahon, renewing the link between the Emilian city and the English scholar, who was its honorary citizen. The initiative ...
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Completely renovated Central Pavilion at the Giardini of the Venice Biennale

Completely renovated Central Pavilion at the Giardini of the Venice Biennale

The Central Pavilion at the Giardini of the Venice Biennale has been completely renovated, following a major redevelopment. The project was made possible thanks to public funding made available by the Italian state through the Ministry of Culture, as...
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Venice, restoration of Lefèvre's Jacob's Dream in San Giorgio Maggiore completed

Venice, restoration of Lefèvre's Jacob's Dream in San Giorgio Maggiore completed

Twelve meters high, on the vault of Longhena's Scalone in the monumental complex of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, Valentin Lefèvre 's The Dream of Jacob (1642-1677) becomes legible again today after a restoration that has restored to the wor...
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MOTEL, a new event space at Manifattura Tabacchi, opens in Florence.

MOTEL, a new event space at Manifattura Tabacchi, opens in Florence.

The Manifattura Tabacchi district gets a new event space: MOTEL. Located on the ground floor of building B3, the heart of the Florentine industrial complex, the project was created as a flexible container, designed to host exhibitions, happenings and...
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Venice, Serbia Pavilion fire. No injuries or damage inside

Venice, Serbia Pavilion fire. No injuries or damage inside

A thick column of dark smoke was spotted above Venice this morning. Around 10 a.m., an alarm was triggered at the lagoon fire department's operations center for a fire that had developed on the roof of the Serbia Pavilion in the Giardini at the Venic...
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Ancona is the Italian Capital of Culture 2028, "This Now" project wins

Ancona is the Italian Capital of Culture 2028, "This Now" project wins

Ancona has been proclaimed Italian Capital of Culture 2028. The announcement was made on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 by Minister Alessandro Giuli during the official ceremony held in the Spadolini Hall of the Ministry of Culture, in the presence of th...
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Toledo, Escalona castle tower collapses: controversy over safety and management

Toledo, Escalona castle tower collapses: controversy over safety and management

Escalona Castle, in the municipality of the same name in the province of Toledo, Spain, and with more than seven centuries of history, lost one of its eight albarran towers on the morning of Saturday, March 15, 2026. The collapse occurred at 10:40 a....
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Colosseum, inaugurated the new layout of the southern ambulatories

Colosseum, inaugurated the new layout of the southern ambulatories

The Colosseum Archaeological Park has inaugurated the new layout and redevelopment of the archaeological area of the southern ambulatories of the Colosseum. This is a space that for a long time had remained in the late 19th-century arrangement, which...
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State museums, CISDA denounces chronic shortage of art historians

State museums, CISDA denounces chronic shortage of art historians

The role of art historians in Italian state museums is increasingly marginal compared to the needs of protection and enhancement of the national cultural heritage. This is the complaint made by CISDA - Comitato Idonei Storici dell'Arte, which return...
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Farewell to Carlo Frittelli, the gallery owner who grew contemporary art in Florence

Farewell to Carlo Frittelli, the gallery owner who grew contemporary art in Florence

Gallery owner Carlo Frittelli, a prominent figure in Florentine art and culture, died yesterday in Florence at the age of 91. Not only a gallery owner but also an artist and collector, Frittelli was for decades a point of reference for the Italian co...
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Banksy, a Reuters investigation reveals his real name

Banksy, a Reuters investigation reveals his real name

The identity of Banksy, the world's most famous and mysterious street artist, has been the subject of speculation for decades. Now, a lengthy investigation by Reuters, authored by journalists Simon Gardner, James Parson and Blake Morrison, with photo...
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Russia at the Biennale, Buttafuoco proposes two initiatives dedicated to dissidents

Russia at the Biennale, Buttafuoco proposes two initiatives dedicated to dissidents

The controversy over Russia's presence at the Venice Biennale is enriched by a new chapter. After the political and diplomatic tensions of the last few days, culminating with the request for resignation made by Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli to th...
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Russia at the Biennial, Giuli calls for resignation of MiC quota councilwoman

Russia at the Biennial, Giuli calls for resignation of MiC quota councilwoman

New political clash around the Venice Biennale and Russia's participation in the next edition of the event (on the subject read also the editorial by Federico Giannini, editor of Finestre sull'Arte). In fact, Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli has ask...
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Traini's Crucifixion returns to Pisa Cemetery with new conservation technologies

Traini's Crucifixion returns to Pisa Cemetery with new conservation technologies

Seventy years after its detachment imposed by World War II damage, Francesco Traini 's Crucifixion returns to its original place on the wall of the Monumental Cemetery in Piazza del Duomo in Pisa. TheOpera della Primaziale Pisana has organized a stud...
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