Museums

Ferrara, Palazzina di Marfisa d'Este reopens: beautiful Renaissance mansion renovated

An important milestone for Ferrara: on Saturday,September 6, Palazzina Marfisa d'Este, one of the most important Renaissance residences in northern Italy, will reopen its doors to the public. Located along Corso Giovecca, the residence is once again ...
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Herculaneum Park, Suburban Baths open for the first time

The Herculaneum Archaeological Park is preparing to offer the public a unique experience: for the first time it will be possible to access the Suburban Baths during the ongoing restoration work. From September 14 to November 30, 2025, visitors will b...
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Denmark, Nivaagaard Collection acquires a Susanna and the Old Men by Artemisia Gentileschi

Thanks to a donation from the Ny Carlsberg Foundation and the Aage and Johanne Louis-Hansen Foundation, the Nivaagaards Malerisamling (Nivaagaard Painting Collection) in Copenhagen has enriched its holdings with a work by Artemisia Gentileschi with t...
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At the Museum of Science in Milan comes The Touch: the escape game that is played by touching Mars

The "Leonardo da Vinci" National Museum of Science and Technology in Milan is launching The Touch, a new escape game that combines science, storytelling and immersive technologies-a game that museum visitors can experience with virtual reality. The e...
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Sonnabend Collection Mantua opens, new museum dedicated to one of the most important private collections of the 20th century

On Saturday, November 29, 2025, the new museum of contemporary art Sonnabend Collection Mantova, one of the most important private collections of the twentieth century, opens in Mantua's Palace of Reason. An exhibition itinerary, divided into eleven ...
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Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum faces closure: museum's rallying cry

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is in danger of closing: that's thealarm raised by director Emilie Gordenker. The cause? The possibility that the Dutch government will not keep the promises made to Vincent Willem van Gogh (the artist's nephew, son o...
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Sarsina, Rufus Hall reopens: the Mausoleum visible even at night from outside

After eleven months of closure and a construction site involving more than 1,600 square meters distributed on three levels, the heart of the National Archaeological Museum of Sarsina finally reopens to the public. Starting August 27, visitors will in...
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Accademia Gallery and University of Florence launch new digital storytelling initiative

The Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze and the Department of History, Archaeology, Geography, Art and Performing Arts (SAGAS) of theUniversity of Florence are renewing the collaboration started with the Framework Agreement between the two institution...
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The world's first museum devoted entirely to Brutalist architecture is born in London

London is preparing to host the world's first museum devoted entirely toBrutalist architecture, a movement that originated in the United Kingdom in the 1960s and has since been the subject of heated debate and conflicting interpretations. As reported...
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A museum in Scotland displays more than 300 objects related to Pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais

A private collection of artwork and personal items that belonged to Victorian painter John Everett Millais (Southampton, 1829 - London, 1896) and his wife Effie Gray, a native of Perth, Scotland, will be made available to the Perth Art Gallery in Sco...
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Royal Palace of Caserta: work begins in the Forest of San Silvestro with PNRR funds

Work funded by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan has begun in the San Silvestro Woods, part of the heritage of the Royal Palace of Caserta. The intervention includes the restoration of the Collecini Casino, the rehabilitation of the monumenta...
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Grand Egyptian Museum to open Nov. 1: green light from President Al Sisi

After thescheduled opening on July 3, we have the official date. The Grand Egyptian Museum will officially open its doors to the public on November 1, 2025. The announcement came from Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly during a Cabinet meeting ...
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London's National Gallery will involve the public in decision-making processes

The National Gallery in London is establishing a panel of ordinary people who will be invited to contribute to the museum's future. People from all four nations of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) will be invited to hel...
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Calabria, single ticket is born to visit nine museums and archaeological sites

A single ticket to visit the main museums and archaeological sites in Calabria. This is the focus of the projectCalabriaCulturaPass, the new integrated ticket promoted by the National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria in collaboration with the...
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Two sculptures by Aki Inomata enter Rivoli Castle's permanent collection

The Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea in Turin is expanding its permanent collection with two new works by Japanese artist Aki Inomata (Tokyo, 1983), which have become part of the museum's holdings thanks to a donation from entrepreneur H...
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Bergamo, project for the new square of the future GAMeC approved. By the end of 2026 the completion of the work

The Bergamo City Council has approved the executive design of the new Piazza Tiraboschi, included in the 2025-2027 three-year public works plan. The project, developed by the international firm C+S Architects (with offices in Treviso and London), rad...
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