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Interferences, Valentino's FW26/27 collection designed by Alessandro Michele, debuts at Palazzo Barberini

Interferences, Valentino's FW26/27 collection designed by Alessandro Michele, debuts at Palazzo Barberini

It was Palazzo Barberini, last night, Thursday, March 12 starting at 7 p.m., that hosted the presentation of Maison Valentino's Fall Winter 26/27 collection, Interferences. The collection was unveiled by creative director Alessandro Michele, who acco...
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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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Two rare portraits of the Blind Man of Gambassi presented at TEFAF Maastricht

Two rare portraits of the Blind Man of Gambassi presented at TEFAF Maastricht

Two rare terracotta portraits by Tuscan sculptor Giovanni Gonnelli, known as the Cieco di Gambassi (Gambassi, 1603 - Rome, 1656), are presented by Rob Smeets Gallery at TEFAF Maastricht 2026, one of the most prestigious international fairs dedicated ...
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Leonardo da Vinci, the Three Views of Manly Heads on display at the Royal Museums of Turin

Leonardo da Vinci, the Three Views of Manly Heads on display at the Royal Museums of Turin

The Royal Museums of Turin are dedicating a new appointment to the genius of Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci, 1452 - Amboise, 1519) with the exhibition of the autograph drawing Three Views of a Manly Head with Beard, preserved at the Royal Library. The work...
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Ancient Herakleia theater discovered in Policoro

Ancient Herakleia theater discovered in Policoro

A new discovery enriches knowledge of Magna Graecia in Basilicata. In Policoro, in the heart of the ancient Greek city of Herakleia, archaeologists have identified the remains of theancient theater of the polis, one of the most significant public bui...
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Raphael's Ecstasy of St. Cecilia flies from Bologna to the Metropolitan in New York

Raphael's Ecstasy of St. Cecilia flies from Bologna to the Metropolitan in New York

The Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna is preparing to bid a temporary farewell to one of the most celebrated masterpieces held in its collections. Raphael 's TheEcstasy of Saint Cecilia (Urbino, 1483 - Rome, 1520) will in fact be the protagonist of an ...
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Mestre, M9 launches M9 Contemporary, a new project dedicated to the arts of the present

Mestre, M9 launches M9 Contemporary, a new project dedicated to the arts of the present

Museo M9 - Museo del '900 di Venezia Mestre inaugurates M9 Contemporaneo, a new design identity dedicated to the artistic expressions of the present. With this initiative, the museum expands its cultural reach by proposing a container designed to hos...
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Thirteen thousand ostrakas discovered at Athribis site: new data on life in ancient Egypt

Thirteen thousand ostrakas discovered at Athribis site: new data on life in ancient Egypt

A new archaeological discovery at the site of Athribis, Egypt, brings to light some thirteen thousand ostrakas, ceramic fragments used in antiquity as writing media. The discovery came during the current season of excavations conducted by an Egyptian...
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Two exhibitions at Villa dei Cedri in Bellinzona: home and nature take center stage in exhibition season

Two exhibitions at Villa dei Cedri in Bellinzona: home and nature take center stage in exhibition season

The Villa dei Cedri Museum in Bellinzona (Canton Ticino, Switzerland) opens its spring-summer 2026 exhibition season with two exhibitions devoted to figures from the contemporary Swiss art scene. From March 14 to August 2, the institution presents 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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After Beato Angelico, a major exhibition on Mark Rothko is coming to Palazzo Strozzi

After Beato Angelico, a major exhibition on Mark Rothko is coming to Palazzo Strozzi

From March 14 to July 26, 2026, the Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi in Florence is dedicating one of the largest retrospectives ever organized in Italy on the master ofAmerican modern art to Mark Rothko (1903-1970). Curated by Christopher Rothko and Elen...
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Global art market returns to growth in 2025: up 4 percent and $59.6 billion

Global art market returns to growth in 2025: up 4 percent and $59.6 billion

The global art market returns to growth in 2025 after two years of contraction, registering an overall increase of 4 percent and reaching an estimated value of $59.6 billion. This is the finding of the 10th edition of theArt Basel and UBS Global Art ...
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The state buys a masterpiece by Francesco Albani for the Pinacoteca Nazionale in Bologna

The state buys a masterpiece by Francesco Albani for the Pinacoteca Nazionale in Bologna

More important blows from the state for Italian museums. Two new works join the collections of the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna, thus further enriching the holdings of Bologna's National Museums. They are a painting by Francesco Albani (Bologna, 1...
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Maximilian of Habsburg's Egyptian collection returns to Trieste after 143 years

Maximilian of Habsburg's Egyptian collection returns to Trieste after 143 years

A significant part of Maximilian of Habsburg 's Egyptian collection returns to Trieste after more than a century. From April 2 to November 1, 2026, the Scuderie del Castello di Miramare will host the exhibition Una sfinge l'attrae. Maximilian of Habs...
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Florence, San Marco renovates Beato Angelico Hall and welcomes dialogue between Angelico and Rothko

Florence, San Marco renovates Beato Angelico Hall and welcomes dialogue between Angelico and Rothko

A dialogue between Beato Angelico and Mark Rothko kicks off in the halls of the Museo Nazionale di San Marco in Florence. Meanwhile, a premise: at the end of the exhibition dedicated to Beato Angelico(here is our review), the Museo di San Marco in Fl...
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Pompeii, a new permanent path for casts of victims of the Vesuvius eruption

Pompeii, a new permanent path for casts of victims of the Vesuvius eruption

A new exhibit dedicated to the casts of the victims of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. recounts for the first time in an organic way the origin, history and technique of one of Pompeii's most famous and poignant testimonies. The exhibit, wh...
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Yucatán, discovered Mayan ritual deposit dated between 1000 BC and 250 AD.

Yucatán, discovered Mayan ritual deposit dated between 1000 BC and 250 AD.

A ritual deposit dating from the Middle/Late Preclassic period of the Maya civilization, dated between 1000 B.C. and 250 A.D., has been discovered in the locality of Yaxché de Peón, in the municipality of Ucú, in the Mexican stat...
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Is the Pieta popping up in Belgium by Michelangelo? No: here's what you need to know

Is the Pieta popping up in Belgium by Michelangelo? No: here's what you need to know

After the case of the bust of Sant'Agnese fuori le Mura, the last few days a new proposed attribution to Michelangelo Buonarroti (Caprese, 1475 - Rome, 1564) concerning a painting depicting a Pieta has rekindled the interest of scholars and observers...
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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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Naples, Ministry of Culture will buy Sannazaro theater to ensure its revival

Naples, Ministry of Culture will buy Sannazaro theater to ensure its revival

The Ministry of Culture will spearhead theacquisition and revitalization of the SannazaroTheater , which was hit by fire last month, ensuring continuity for the community and the theater's large family, with the aim of preserving its cultural and soc...
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Bernini from the Uffizi in Francavilla Fontana (Brindisi) for the exhibition "Baroque and Neo-Baroque from Rubens to Fontana"

Bernini from the Uffizi in Francavilla Fontana (Brindisi) for the exhibition "Baroque and Neo-Baroque from Rubens to Fontana"

From March 21 to July 31, 2026, the Imperiali Castle in Francavilla Fontana (Brindisi) will host the exhibition Baroque and Neo-Baroque from Rubens to Fontana, an exhibition project that puts works from different eras, from the seventeenth century to...
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Auctions of the week: modern art, jewelry, rare wines and watches

Auctions of the week: modern art, jewelry, rare wines and watches

The auction world is gearing up for a whirlwind week between March 12 and 18, 2026, with a packed calendar spanning Italy and major international venues. In Italy, the scene is particularly lively. It starts on March 12 with Pandolfini concluding a ...
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Colonial photography and contemporary art: an exhibition in Zurich on images of power

Colonial photography and contemporary art: an exhibition in Zurich on images of power

From April 16 to September 6, 2026, the Rietberg Museum Zurich presents Almost a Paradise. Photography of the Colonial Era in Contemporary Art, a group exhibition that brings together twenty international artists called to confront the visual legacy ...
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Siena remembers the first vote for women with an exhibition by Antonella Cinelli

Siena remembers the first vote for women with an exhibition by Antonella Cinelli

Eighty years after the first local elections that marked the return to democracy after the fall of Fascism and introduced the female vote in local consultations for the first time, Siena is dedicating an exhibition to one of the most important passag...
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India's cleanest village closes to tourists on Sunday: Mawlynnong opts for a break

India's cleanest village closes to tourists on Sunday: Mawlynnong opts for a break

In India's northeastern state of Meghalaya, the village of Mawlynnong has introduced an unusual measure for a popular tourist resort: since January, visitors have been barred from entering on Sundays. The decision, as reported by The Print newspaper,...
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