Herculaneum reopens the House of the Tuscan Colonnade and the House of the Wooden Sacellum

Two of the most beautiful residences ofancient Herculaneum reopen after more than twenty-five years: the House of the Tuscan Colonnade and the House of the Wooden Sacellum. They are both symbolically representative of the origin of ancient Herculaneu...
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Palazzo Barberini, Roberto Bolle dances among Caravaggio paintings at the exhibition (video)

A night between art in motion and the eternal art of Caravaggio: Roberto Bolle, on the eve of his 50th birthday, danced among the halls of Palazzo Barberini in Rome, surrounded by the masterpieces i Caravaggio exhibited for the Caravaggio 2025 exhib...
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An exhibition in Terni on Impressionism between France and Italy, from Degas to Boldini

From April 16 to June 29, 2025, the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Terni e Narni presents at Palazzo Montani Leoni in Terni the exhibition Da Degas a Boldini. A Look at Impressionism between France and Italy, curated by Anna Ciccarelli and Pierluig...
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Auctions March 19 to 25: contemporary art, watches and design

What auctions are coming up in early spring? Let's find out now with our dedicated column. Four auctions at Pandolfini: from March 20 to April 1 there is Canaletto and Antiquity-The Eternal Charm of Classical Ruins; from March 21 to 18 there will be...
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Outstanding discovery in Trento: fragments of a very rare Egyptian papyrus found

An extraordinary find enriches the archaeological holdings of Trento's Castello del Buonconsiglio. In the course of studying and cataloguing the Egyptian materials preserved in the museum, archaeologist Annamaria Azzolini and Egyptologist Barbara Gil...
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Frigidaire, the cultural revolution on display in Rome

The Museo di Roma in Trastevere hosts, from March 19 to September 7, 2025, an exhibition dedicated to Frigidaire, the historic art, satire and culture magazine founded in 1980 by Vincenzo Sparagna, Stefano Tamburini, Andrea Pazienza, Tanino Liberator...
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From Botticelli to Mucha: an exhibition in Turin on beauty and seduction in art

From April 17 to July 27, 2025, the Sale Chiablese of the Royal Museums of Turin will host an exhibition dedicated to the representation of beauty in art from the classical era to the early 20th century. The exhibition From Botticelli to Mucha. Beaut...
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Gustav Klimt work resurfaces: it is a portrait of an African prince

A work by Gustav Klimt whose trail had been lost reappears at the Tefaf in Maastricht, the major international antiques fair. It is the portrait of an African prince of whom there had been no news since the time of World War II: it has resurfaced, an...
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Leonardo3 museum, director stops hunger strike. "Municipality deaf to dialogue, offends Milan."

The director of Milan's Leonardo3 Museum , Massimiliano Lisa, has decided to end his hunger strike after 12 days since it began. Lisa had begun his protest to denounce the situation in which the museum, which is located in Milan's Galleria Vittorio E...
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An exhibition on modern and contemporary Mino Trafeli in Volterra

From March 28 to October 15, 2025, the Palazzo dei Priori in Volterra is hosting a major exhibition dedicated to Mino Trafeli (Volterra, 1922 - 2018), curated by Marco Tonelli: Mino Trafeli: Being Modern/Becoming Contemporary 1968-1947 is, in particu...
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John Giorno on display at the Triennale: between art, poetry and friendship

From March 15 to April 13, 2025, Triennale Milano dedicates an exhibition to John Giorno (New York, 1936 - 2019), a central figure in twentieth-century visual and performance poetry. John Giorno: a labor of LOVE, curated by Nicola Ricciardi with Eleo...
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Pompeii, attributed to Mantegna a newly discovered painting. It will go on display at the Vatican Museums

Is there an unpublished work by Andrea Mantegna in Pompeii? A discovery that was officially announced today by the Prelature of Pompeii is making noise: a Deposition of Christ preserved in the Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Holy Rosar...
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Florence, auctions a selection of works from Antonio Paolucci's collection

On March 27, the Pandolfini auction house in Florence will officially kick off the spring season with the Arcade auction : Paintings from the 16th to the 20th century, an event that promises to capture the attention of collectors and enthusiasts than...
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Latvia, land of advertising graphic designers between the avant-garde and Art Deco. An exhibition chronicles them

From March 4, 2025 to February 28, 2026, the Romans Suta and Aleksandra Beļcova Museum in Riga is hosting the exhibition Modernist and Art Deco Posters in Latvia in the 1920s-30s, curated by Ilze Martinsone, and Natalya Yevseyeva. It is a journey th...
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Turkey, innovative rooftop in Karahantepe will protect 5,000 sqm of archaeological excavations

A new chapter in archaeological heritage preservation is opening at Karahantepe, a site in southeastern Turkey. Among the hills of Şanlıurfa, there are traces of a civilization dating back to the ninth millennium B.C., and to ensure the protection ...
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An exhibition in Jesolo on Picasso's complex relationship with the female universe.

From April 19 to October 12, 2025, the halls of the JMuseo in Jesolo will host the exhibition Loving Picasso, curated by Piernicola Maria Di Iorio, which will investigate the artist's complex relationship with the female universe, a dimension that pe...
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At Venice airport, Koen Vanmechelen's Noah's Ark. It will be on display for one year

A traditional Venetian vaporetto is reinterpreted and transformed into a modern ark carrying a microcosm of our world. It is Noah's Ark, the impressive work by Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen, which has been on display for a few days at theVenice air...
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A new institution dedicated to supporting the arts is born: the LAM Foundation for the Contemporary Arts

The LAM Foundation for Contemporary Arts, a new nonprofit institution dedicated to the promotion and support of contemporary arts and culture through an interdisciplinary program that focuses on inclusion and sharing, is born. Initiated by Loretta Am...
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Job openings in the arts and culture world of the week

New professional opportunities in the world of art and culture: competitions, open positions and vacancies in companies, public agencies and institutions for those wishing to start or develop their careers. From archiving to restoration, from copywri...
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At the OGR in Turin, an interactive journey to discover the wonders of the cosmos

From March 15 to June 2, 2025, OGR Turin will host the exhibition Time Machines. The Journey into the Universe Starts with You, animmersive experience that will transform Binary 1 into a space-time portal. After its first edition at the Palazzo Espos...
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What pigments were used in the frescoes of Pompeii? Study published on the subject

The scientific article Pompeian pigments has been published in the international Journal of Archaeological Science. A glimpse into ancient Roman coloring materials. The study is the result of a fruitful collaboration between the Archaeological Park o...
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Art on TV March 17-23: Anish Kapoor, Correggio and Raphael

As spring approaches, let's find out the best TV programs dedicated to art from March 17 to 23. On Rai 5 Monday, March 17 at 6:57 p.m. will be broadcast Visions of Dante. Tuesday the 18th at 7:30 pm will feature Mother. Wednesday 19 at 7:20 p.m. Lif...
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Van Gogh in Milan: the Arlesiana opens "The Guest" cycle at Palazzo Citterio

From March 14 to May 11, 2025, Palazzo Citterio in Milan is hosting The Arlesiana (Portrait of M.me Ginoux) by Vincent Van Gogh (Zundert, 1853 - Auvers-sur-Oise, 1890). The work, dated 1890 and from the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art...
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A new museum of modern and contemporary art is born in Milan: BFF Gallery

Milan is enriched with a new space dedicated to art. BFF Bank has announced the opening of BFF Gallery, a museum created inside Casa BFF, the Group's headquarters opened last November. The new exhibition space, accessible free of charge by reservatio...
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M9 Mestre, 51 works from MuMa in Le Havre celebrate the power of art in the face of war's destruction

From March 15 to August 31, 2025 M9 - Museo del '900 di Mestre welcomes as its first temporary exhibition of the year the exhibition Arte Salvata. Masterpieces Beyond War from MuMa Le Havre, which aims to celebrate the power of art in the face of war...
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