There is no peace for this Biennale. Pre-opening day seems to be taking place in a climate marked by mobilizations and heated institutional and labor confrontation. A procession and a workers' strike, both linked to protests against Israel's pavilion...
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An exhibition in Florence traces more than 40 years of Mario Ceroli's research. The Tornabuoni Arte gallery is hosting, at its headquarters on Lungarno Benvenuto Cellini 3, the exhibition Mario Ceroli. Myth and Matter, which can be visited until May ...
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Thaddaeus Ropac Milan opened on March 17, 2026 the exhibition Marcel Duchamp & Sturtevant. Dialogues are mostly fried snowballs, a direct confrontation between two central figures of the 20th century, distant in age but united by a critical appro...
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In 1426 the political community of the Brescian Riviera of Lake Garda entered the orbit of the Republic of Venice, inaugurating a phase destined to last until 1797, the year of the fall of the Serenissima. Six hundred years after that entry into Vene...
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It will be presented on May 21, 2026 at 12 noon in Siena, in the halls of Palazzo delle Papesse, the exhibition Abitare il Rinascimento. Domestic Furniture in Siena from the 15th Century to the Age of Mannerism, scheduled from May 22 to November 1, 2...
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There is a precise moment in the history of twentieth-century visual culture when photographic documentation ceases to be mere supportive reporting and turns into pure interpretation, itself becoming a critical act of the highest profile. This bounda...
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Queues of at least two hours to get in, signs warning that the work might offend public sensibilities, endless chatter, invitations not to take photos systematically disregarded by the public, and even a few tense moments caused by those who failed t...
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Until Sept. 13, 2026, the Saint-Bénin Center in Aosta is hostingBeyond the Visible, an exhibition dedicated to Mario Giacomelli (Senigallia, 1925 - 2000), one of the protagonists of 20th-century Italian photography. The exhibition, promoted by...
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Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo is opening a new venue in Venice. As of May 7, 2026, theisland of San Giacomo, in the Northern Lagoon, will officially become part of the institution's network founded in 1995 by Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, jo...
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From May 6 to June 28, 2026, Casa Sanlorenzo in Venice is hosting WAVES, the first exhibition produced by Sanlorenzo Arts, a cultural project developed by the yachting maison as an extension of its activities in the field of contemporary art. The ini...
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Until September 6, 2026, the Reggia di Venaria hosts Queens on Stage. The Art of Italian Costume between Cinema and Theater, an exhibition that investigates the role of costume in the construction of the imagery of royalty through different languages...
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Through May 31, 2026 MARCOROSSI artecontemporanea presents Urbs ex arboribus, Luca Pancrazzi 's first solo exhibition in the gallery spaces in Pietrasanta. The project brings together a nucleus of recent works that document some of the main direction...
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The Luigi Pecci Center for Contemporary Art in Prato has scheduled a double exhibition for 2026 that is divided between the enhancement of an important donation and a critical reinterpretation of the work of a central figure in Italian photography of...
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ME-Scripta, a new research center of the Egyptian Museum dedicated to the study, restoration and digitization of Ancient Egyptian written sources, is born in Turin. The initiative is part of a long-term scientific program that aims to integrate philo...
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On the day of the pre-opening of the Venice Art Biennale 2026, the Pavilion of Russia was at the center of a protest organized by the Pussy Riot collective, which staged a demonstration action against Russian President Vladimir Putin. As reported by ...
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From May 9 to September 27, 2026, the spaces of Villa Pacchiani (Santa Croce sull'Arno) will host the exhibition Works from the Pieroni - Stiefelmeier Collection, curated by Alessandro Cocchieri. Promoted by the City of Santa Croce sull'Arno, the exh...
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In Milan's Via Manzoni spaces, Pandolfini auction house presents an auction on May 13 dedicated tomodern and contemporary art that brings together works from private collections and largely unseen on the market. The catalog traverses the internationa...
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The Park of the Tombs of Virgil and Leopardi, located in the Mergellina neighborhood of Naples, was reopened to the public on April 17, 2025, after the completion of an extensive redevelopment project. The site, which is among the cultural sites mana...
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Oxford's Christ Church, one of the colleges that make up the prestigious University of Oxford, has announced an ambitious project to renovate and expand the Christ Church Picture Gallery, one of England's most important museums, intended to transform...
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Genoa strengthens its role on the international cultural and tourism scene with a highly prestigious recognition that marks a new phase in the enhancement of the city's heritage. Indeed, in the year that marks the 20th anniversary of the inclusion of...
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At the Venice Biennale, after much controversy on the eve of the event, the Pavilion of Russia returns to open, marking Moscow's return to the exhibition for the first time since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The opening is one of the most controv...
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Presented today at the Italian Pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale: Con te con tutto, a project by Chiara Camoni (Piacenza, 1974) curated by Cecilia Canziani. Promoted by the General Directorate for Contemporary Creativity of the Ministry of Culture...
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In Rome,contemporary art comes out of traditional circuits and meets the world of social work with The Fifth Season. Art at the Center of Volunteering, an exhibition that will be inaugurated on May 14, 2026 at 6 p.m. at the regional headquarters of C...
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While waiting for the 61st International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, entitled In Minor Keys and curated by Koyo Kouoh, the contemporary art system is preparing for a new exhibition cycle of wide international scope. The activity of Art Eve...
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Redefining the very concept of the exhibition pavilion, removing it from the centrality of physical space and transferring it to the domestic dimension. It is on this premise that In Home Pavilion, a project by the collective led by Luca Rossi, is ba...
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