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What happens when the past suddenly bursts into the present? In Lanuvio, a historic villa is engulfed in flames, while in Sutri, an ox seems to be escaping from an ancient fresco, wreaking havoc in the city’s streets. All it takes is a…
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The ancient city of Butrint, in Albania, continues to surprise archaeologists. One hundred years after its rediscovery by the Italian scholar Luigi Ugolini, new investigations have brought to light numerous structures previously unknown…
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Museums Ancient art Five hundred Metropolitan Museum
The Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, United States, , will investin education andaccess to its collections thanks to a $20 million donation, which will fund the creation of a new center for learning and public engagement. The…
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Contemporary art Archaeology Basilica of Vitruvius
Chinese calligraphy meets dance, transforming into an experience that unites body, movement, and thought. This marked the start in Venice of the new edition of East/West Calligraphy, the exhibition curated by Monica Viero and Monica Dengo…
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Exhibitions John Factors Leghorn Macchiaioli
From October 19 to November 25, 2026, the Robert Simon Fine Art gallery in New York is dedicating an exhibition—titled *La prima* (The First), as she is considered the first Florentine woman to achieve fame as a painter—to Sister Plautilla…
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Cinema, theater and TV Contemporary art Florence
The television lineup for the week of October 25–31, 2026, features documentaries, in-depth programs, and art films dedicated to the great figures of history, Italy’s cultural heritage, and the connections between art and society. On…
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A sudden, brief intrusion into the Colosseum, followed bythe intervention of law enforcement and the removal of the intruders after a few minutes. This is what happened yesterday in Rome, during the march that began in Piazza della…
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Exhibitions Musée d'Orsay Paris
In 1875, Giovanni Fattori spent a month in Paris—the only time he ever set foot there. He wrote two long letters to his brothers-in-law, brimming with wonder: streets as wide as squares, steamboats crisscrossing the city, carriages and…
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A ceremonial brass trumpet from Uzbekistan, Chinese and Southeast Asian wind instruments, gongs, drumheads, and twenty-meter-long pieces of fabric suspended in space. At the Tate Modern in London, sound takes shape through objects…
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Protests in Paris bring cultural life to a halt. The Louvre, the Musée d’Orsay, the Grand Palais, and numerous other cultural institutions in the French capital have closed their doors for Saturday, October 24, 2026, in…
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Monreale will be the Italian Book Capital for 2027. The announcement came from Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli, who declared the Sicilian city the winner of the title, awarded to a project capable of combining historical heritage…
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What makes a face human in the age of artificial intelligence? This is the central question of *Magnifica Humanitas*, Matteo Basilé’s exhibition scheduled from November 12, 2026, to January 22, 2027, atthe Italian Cultural…
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From October 23, 2026, to March 29, 2027, the Castiglia in Saluzzo (Cuneo)—an ancient fortress and marquis’s residence that now serves as a museum—will host an exhibition on Robert Capa. “Inside History,” an exhibition curated by…
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A new self-portrait by Andrea Appiani (Milan, 1754–1817) has been added to the neoclassical painter’s catalog: The painting, dated to 1810–1811 and characterized by an intense gaze directed straight at the viewer, will be…
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Market Auctions Modern Art Neoclassicism Sotheby's
A monumental painting by Claude Monet fetched 50 million euros, setting the record for the highest price ever paid at auction for a work of art in France. The painting is *Iris* ( 1924–1925), a masterpiece from the artist’s late…
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From November 27, 2026, to May 16, 2027, the Bagatti Valsecchi Museum in Milan presents *Trama e Ordito*. Featuring works by Pistoletto, Buren, and Boetti from the Canclini Collection, this exhibition—curated by Antonio D’Amico…
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What if a painting were so large that it couldn’t be displayed in a museum? That’s what happened with Anselm Kiefer’s Schwarze Flocken (2007), a painting 11.2 meters tall and 7.1 meters wide that, due to its size, had…
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After seven years of closure and renovation work at a height of about forty meters, the Basilica Mauriziana in Turin will reopen to the public on Sunday, October 25, 2026, restoring one of the city’s most significant architectural…
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A former Soviet-era locomotive factory is set to be transformed into a new green neighborhood, where contemporary architecture, industrial heritage, and public spaces become part of a single urban landscape. This is the vision behind Loco…
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A meeting of two great artists, separated by five centuries but united by their ability to challenge the conventions of representation. This is the heart of *Untitled (Leonardo and His Five Grotesque Heads)*, a monumental painting by…
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In Forlì, the San Domenico Civic Museum is dedicating an exhibition to Lee Miller ( 1907–1977), an American photographer who was active in some of the major artistic and cultural circles of the 20th century, from Surrealism to…
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Contemporary art Contemporary art Milan Sculpture
In Brussels, a 1920s factory—where Atoma notebooks, a staple of Belgian design history, were once produced—has been reborn as a center for contemporary art. The industrial building, which had stood vacant since the company moved to a more…
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Three early paintings by Paul Cézanne ( Aix-en-Provence, 1839–1906), painted between 1862 and 1864 to decorate the family home, the Jas de Bouffan, in Aix-en-Provence, have been withdrawn from tonight’s auction at…
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In 2028, Liverpool will have a new attraction dedicated to the Beatles, featuring immersive exhibits that trace the band’s history and a panoramic space inspired by *Yellow Submarine*. Apple Corps, the company founded in 1968 to…
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Market Art Fairs Artissima Contemporary art
A monumental Roman-era torso, depicting an emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, was sold by Sotheby’s in New York for $34.3 million (€30.57 million), a figure that set a new world record for a Roman antiquity. The sculpture, dating…
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