The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has officially broken ground on the new wing dedicated to modern and contemporary art. The groundbreaking ceremony for the Oscar L. Tang and H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang Wing took place on September 15, 2026, attend...
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In Quartu Sant’Elana ( Cagliari), restoration work on the Romanesque church of San Pietro di Ponte—which has been enclosed within the perimeter walls of the municipal cemetery for about a century—has been completed: the results will be presente...
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Joint acquisition by two Dutch museums: the Mauritshuis in The Hague and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam have jointly acquired a masterpiece by Hendrick Avercamp (Amsterdam, 1585 – Kampen, 1634), *Players of Kolf on Ice*, a painting dating from a...
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By the end of the year, Turin will have a new cultural hub set to transform the face of the Valentino district. Centered around the new Central Library, built on the site of the former Torino Esposizioni, VALE will take shape—a hub that will connect ...
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The fall auction season is in full swing with a week packed with events for collectors and art enthusiasts. From September 17 to 23, 2026, leading national and international auction houses will be offering modern and contemporary artworks, classic ca...
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The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid is preparing to embark on a new chapter in its history with a major expansion project. The institution will gain a new public space in the former Palacio del Hielo y del Automóvil, on Calle Duque...
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Six new exhibitions at the Pinacoteca Nazionale in Bologna and a comprehensive plan for restoration, redesign, and outreach projects: five months after his appointment as director of the National Museums of Bologna and Emilia-Romagna, Luigi Gallo pre...
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A fragment of Homer’s*Odyssey* dating from the 3rd or 4th century A.D. has been discovered in the special collections of Utrecht University in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The discovery was made by Mark de Kreij of Radboud University as part of a ...
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On September 25, 2026, the Vatican Apostolic Library will open AQVA to the public—the first chapter of *Catastrophe and Wonder*, a new five-year exhibition series dedicated to the dialogue between heritage preserved over the centuries and contemporar...
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In the municipality of Monteleone Sabino, in the province of Rieti, an important pre-Roman aqueduct has been explored and documented. The investigation was conducted under the scientific direction of the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and...
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In Piacenza , the relationship between architecture, historical heritage, and museum function is at the heart of the exhibition *Intorno alla Ricci Oddi: Studies and Projects for the Gallery’s Spaces*, the result of a collaboration between the ...
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The workshops of the nativity scene artisans on Via San Gregorio Armeno in Naples remained closed yesterday morning (September 14) until 2:00 p.m. The protest, reportedby ANSA, took place at the traditional hub of artisanal production of shepherds an...
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There is a word that, in Savona, between September 18 and 26, 2026, will once again be used with a meaning that is the opposite of what is usually attributed to it. That word is “fragility,” and it is the heart, the pretext, and at the sa...
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A new archaeological discovery in northwestern Morocco is partially rewriting our understanding of prehistoric settlements in North Africa. At the Oued Beht site, an international team — coordinated in part by the CNR–Institute of Cultural Heri...
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From October 17, 2026, to March 4, 2027, the “Carlo Servolini” Municipal Art Gallery, located within the Villa Carmignani complex in Collesalvetti ( Livorno), will host the exhibition Carlo Böcklin: The Secret of Pan: From the Sacred...
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The Poldi Pezzoli Museum in Milan is the focus of the World Monuments Fund’s new Italian initiative, with a project dedicated to the restoration of the Golden Hall, one of the most iconic rooms in the house-museum founded by Gian Giacomo Poldi ...
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From September 27, 2026, to January 10, 2027, La Crescentina – Laboratorio per l’Arte in Fubine Monferrato, in the province of Alessandria, will host “Hermann Nitsch: Action and Thought,” an exhibition dedicated to one of the foundersof V...
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From October 9, 2026, to January 24, 2027, Palazzo Reale in Milan presents *Picabia: Opening the Doors of the Night*, an exhibition billed as the most comprehensive survey in Italy dedicated to Francis Picabia (1879–1953). Curated by the artist...
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In recent months, within the modern urban landscape of Pontecagnano Faiano, in the province of Salerno, preliminary archaeological surveys conducted prior to the construction of a private building complex have brought to light another section of the ...
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The Museo Civico delle Cappuccine in Bagnacavallo, in the province of Ravenna, will present “In ponta d’pi. *Officina romagnola* is a photography exhibition curated by museum director Davide Caroli and Silvia Loddo, an art historian and photogr...
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GAMeC—Bergamo’s Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art —is dedicating the exhibition *1000 Tears* to Selma Selman, scheduled to run from October 1, 2026, to January 24, 2027, in the museum’s Spazio Zero. This is the Bosnian artist’...
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From November 6, 2026, to March 8, 2027 , the Museo Ottocento Bologna is dedicating a solo exhibition to Luigi Serra (1846–1888) , titled *Luigi Serra (1846–1888). “I Would Like Another Life to Learn About Color.”* Marking the 180th anniv...
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The seventh edition of Oscillazioni - Luoghi · Art · Expressions, a festival of contemporary art and widespread urban regeneration that took place over the first two weekends of September—on September 4, 5, 6, and 11, 12, 13, 2026. Orig...
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Once again this week, we’re featuring a selection of the top career opportunities—including calls for proposals, competitive exams, and job openings in the fields of art and cultural heritage—published from September 8 to 14, 2026.
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What does a monster really represent? A real or fantastical creature, an image born of fear, or a form through which human beings are able to give substance to what they do not know?The 2026 edition of Scarabocchi—the festival dedicated to drawing an...
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