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Genoa, DJ set in Matteotti Square: more than 20 thousand people in attendance for Charlotte de Witte

Last night, Saturday, April 11, Piazza Matteotti in Genoa, in front of the Palazzo Ducale, was transformed into a DJ set featuring Charlotte de Witte, among the most recognized figures on the international techno scene. The event kicked off at aroun...
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From July, new rates at Pantheon: ticket rises to 7 euros to support neighborhood libraries

The entrance fee to the Pantheon will increase by 2 euros. This is what has been established by the new Convention signed today at the Ministry of Culture between the MiC and the Diocese of Rome, which regulates the modalities of use of the Pantheon ...
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From Casa del Fascio to Casa del Fascino: building reborn as cultural center in Lentini

From Casa del Fascio to Casa del Fascino: in the heart of the historic center of Lentini (Syracuse), in Piazza Duomo, a state-owned property that has been closed for more than sixty years is preparing to return to the city through an articulated reco...
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The Head of Medusa in Bagno a Ripoli will be restored. It was originally part of the Fountain of the Fata Morgana

TheOpificio delle Pietre Dure of Florence will take charge of the restoration of the Head of Medusa belonging to the municipality of Bagno a Ripoli. In fact, the renowned institute has accepted the request of the municipal administration to work on t...
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Venice, former Terese Convent restored: new sustainable hub of Iuav

The restoration and functional adaptation of theformer Santa Teresa Convent, known as the Terese complex, was inaugurated today in Venice in the presence of the rector of the Iuav University of Venice, Benno Albrecht, theregional councillor for educa...
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Ukraine, Russian drone strikes historic 19th century building in Kharkiv region

A 19th-century historic building washit by a drone strike in Ukraine's Kharkiv region. The incident occurred in the village of Velykyi Burluk in the Kupiansk district, where the impact of an unmanned aircraft caused a fire that affected a historic ar...
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Farewell to Christine Ruiz-Picasso. Daughter-in-law of the artist, she is responsible for the Picasso Museum Málaga

Christine Ruiz-Picasso, an instrumental figure in the creation of the Picasso Museum Málaga, has passed away at the age of 97 at her home in Provence. She was the widow of Paul Ruiz-Picasso, eldest son of Pablo Picasso and Russian ballerina Ol...
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Guernica divides Spain: culture minister Urtasun says no to loan to Bilbao Guggenheim

Guernica, Pablo Picasso's famous painting, is currently at the center of a political and cultural debate in Spain. The work, created in 1937 and now housed at the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid (since 1981 when it was transferred from MoMA in Ne...
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Gaza, UNESCO mobilizes $5.7 million for culture, schools and information

In the context of the ongoing crisis in the Gaza Strip,UNESCO has already mobilized $5.7 million in emergency aid to protect cultural heritage, restore access to education, and support the media sector. This is an initial package of interventions tha...
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Easter free museum and Easter Monday special openings

On Easter and Easter Monday, state-run museums, galleries, archaeological areas and parks, villas, gardens, abbeys and monumental complexes will remain regularly open to the public, allowing broad accessibility to cultural venues throughout Italy. On...
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Theft at Magnani-Rocca, appeal to the public: "Come defend beauty"

After the theft from the Magnani-Rocca Foundation in Mamiamo di Traversetolo, an affair that has hit Italian cultural heritage hard, the Foundation itself is launching a collective appeal to react through participation and sharing of beauty. After t...
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Ali Cherri, Silver Lion in Venice, denounces Israel for bombing in Beirut in which parents died

On April 2, Lebanese artist Ali Cherri (Silver Lion in Venice at the 2022 Biennale), together with the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), filed a war crimes complaint with the crimes against humanity section of the Paris judicial court...
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Naked and lying on the beach at Venice Lido: they thought he was a corpse, he was an artist

It gained some resonance last March 28, an unusual incident that occurred on the Venice Lido: some passersby swam by a man, naked, white, lying on the beach and inert. Thinking of a dead body, they alerted law enforcement and medical aid, but the man...
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Pisa, the Church of Santa Maria della Spina will be fully restored: work has already begun

The restoration of the church of Santa Maria della Spina, on the Lungarno Gambacorti, was launched in recent days by the City of Pisa. The intervention, which will affect both the interior and exterior spaces of the building, is aimed at the protecti...
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Hackers at the Uffizi? Courier speaks of stolen data, museum denies

An alleged hacker attack on the computer systems of the Uffizi Galleries and its possible consequences for the security of the museum complex are at the center of a divergence between what Corriere della Sera reported in an article published this mor...
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Gianmarco Mazzi swears in at Quirinale: he is the new minister of tourism

Gianmarco Mazzi is sworn in this morning at the Quirinale as the new Minister of Tourism, officially taking office in the government led by Giorgia Meloni. The ceremony is being held in the presence of the Head of State, Sergio Mattarella, who receiv...
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