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In Rome, the Blocco 13 gallery hosts the solo exhibition of Maurizio Pierfranceschi

From Feb. 21 to March 30, 2026, the Blocco 13 gallery in Rome is hosting Maurizio Pierfranceschi 's solo exhibition entitled Second State. The exhibition stems from a reworking of a historical painting by the artist, The Awakening, modified in format...
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In Portogruaro (Venice), an exhibition traces the first 50 years of the Venice Biennale

Until April 12, 2026, the Bishop's Palace in Portogruaro (Venice), Via del Seminario 19, is hosting the exhibition Artists at the Biennales 1900-1960. Dialogues and Silences in Painting between the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. The initiative i...
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Royal Palace throne returns to Naples: restoration reveals its Savoy origin

After more than sixteen months of absence, the throne in the Royal Palace of Naples has returned to the Throne Room, at the end of a restoration that substantially redefined its historical framework. The work is presented with a gilding that restores...
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Stradivari selected high-altitude wood from the alpine forests of Val di Fiemme for his violins

International research coordinated by theNational Research Council's Institute for Bioeconomics (CNR-Ibe) has examined 314 sets of growth rings from 284 authentic violins by Antonio Stradivari, revealing significant data on the provenance of the wood...
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Mantua's Ducal Palace opens Empress Apartment with a display dedicated to Giuseppe Bottani

At the conclusion of the restoration of the tapestries of the Salottino Giallo, also known as the Salottino di Ercole, in theAppartamento dell'Imperatrice in Corte Vecchia, the Ducal Palace of Mantua presents a renewed layout of the rooms with an exh...
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At the Egyptian Museum in Turin, two exceptional loans from Paris for the 120th anniversary of the discovery of the tomb of Kha and Merit

On the occasion of the 120th anniversary of the discovery of the intact tomb of Kha and Merit, two exceptionally valuable artifacts are coming to the Egyptian Museum of Turin to tell their story: the pyramidion of Kha, now housed at the Musée ...
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Louvre, water seepage damages 19th century painting in Beato Angelico room

More trouble in Paris for the Louvre , which in the past few hours faced a new internal emergency following a water infiltration that affected the Denon wing during the night of Thursday, Feb. 12, to Friday, Feb. 13. The incident, which affected a ke...
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Spotted with drones at the archaeological site of Fioccaglia (Avellino) the Forum and a hitherto unknown monumental theater

The latest research campaign conducted at the archaeological site of Fioccaglia, in the municipal territory of Flumeri (in the province of Avellino), has returned results of considerable importance for the reconstruction of the urban layout of the an...
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Issue 29 of Finestre sull'Arte Magazine, dedicated to landscape, is out now.

Issue 29 of Finestre sull'Arte Magazine, Finestre sull'Arte 's quarterly print magazine, is out in March, and for this new issue it chooses to devote its entire issue to the vast and crucial topic of landscape. A subject that spans the centuries, cha...
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Sandokan at Villa Reale in Monza: Dayak artifacts on display for the first time

From March 7 to June 28, 2026, theOrangery of the Villa Reale in Monza will hostSandokan. The Tiger Roars Again, an exhibition project conceived and produced by Vertigo Syndrome and curated by Francesco Aquilanti and Loretta Paderni. The initiative, ...
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Filming of film starring Elio Germano on Hitler and Mussolini among Italy's treasures completed

Shooting has concluded on The Man Who Could Change the World, a film directed by Anne Paulicevich and set in 1938, during Adolf Hitler's official visit to Italy. The project reconstructs one of the most important moments in the relations between the ...
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Brescia, guided tours of Moretto's Assumption of the Virgin restoration site

The restoration of the high altarpiece with theAssumption of the Virgin, one of the greatest masterpieces of the Brescian Renaissance, is currently underway inBrescia's Duomo Vecchio. The work, created between 1524 and 1526 by Alessandro Bonvicino, k...
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An exhibition in Clusone to rediscover an excellent 16th century painter, Domenico Carpinoni

Until May 3, 2026, MAT - Museo Arte Tempo in Clusone (Bergamo) dedicates the first monographic exhibition to one of the most significant protagonists of local and Bergamasque artistic history: Domenico Carpinoni (Clusone, 1566 - 1658). The exhibition...
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Valentine's Day, at Brera, Hayez's Kiss is also celebrated with taste

On the occasion of February 14, Valentine's Day, the Brera Art Gallery presents a special project that puts art and taste in dialogue: It's Not Just a Kiss! Come and Taste the Beauty. The initiative aims to pay homage to one of the collection's most ...
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Venice hosts the largest museum exhibition ever devoted to Peggy Guggenheim's London period

The Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice presents from April 25 to October 19, 2026 Peggy Guggenheim in London. Birth of a Collector, the largest museum exhibition ever devoted to Peggy Guggenheim 's London period and her first gallery, Guggenheim J...
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Murano at the Biennale 1948-1958: the decade of rebirth on display in Venice

The Glass Rooms, a project of the Giorgio Cini Foundation onlus and Pentagram Stiftung on theIsland of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, announce the exhibition 1948-1958 Murano Glass and the Venice Biennale, scheduled from April 19 to November 22, 202...
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Titian and Lotto in Ancona, two masterpieces in dialogue at Pinacoteca Podesti

From Feb. 14, 2026, the Pinacoteca Civica "Francesco Podesti" in Ancona opens its halls to two exceptionally important loans that bring into direct dialogue two absolute protagonists of the Italian Renaissance: Titian Vecellio and Lorenzo Lotto. TheM...
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Carsulae (Terni), new mosaics discovered that rewrite history of Roman city

Important archaeological discoveries in Umbria, where the latest findings at the site of Carsulae (Terni) help rewrite knowledge of one of the most important Roman centers in the region and usher in a new phase of enhancement for the entire archaeolo...
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Rome, major exhibition at Palazzo Barberini on the link between Bernini and Maffeo Barberini

From February 12 to June 14, 2026, in Rome , the Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica is hosting the exhibition Bernini e i Barberini, curated by Andrea Bacchi and Maurizia Cicconi, at Palazzo Barberini. The exhibition, held to coincide with the 400th a...
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Patrizio Di Massimo talks with Italian masters of the 20th century at the Estorick in London

Marche-based artist Patrizio Di Massimo, born in Jesi in 1983 but a longtime resident of London, has been invited to create a new intervention within the galleries of the permanent collection of theEstorick Collection of Modern Italian Art in the Lon...
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Prato, Apollonio di Giovanni's Trinity restored. Back to the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo

After six months of restoration , the Trinity attributed to Apollonio di Giovanni, a significant testimony to Florentine painting of the mid-15th century, has returned to the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Prato . The work, a cusped panel with a gold ...
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Sold for 6.4 million euros the Rothschild Mahzor, one of the most important Hebrew manuscripts

The Rothschild Mahzor, one of the most important medieval illuminated Hebrew manuscripts ever to appear on the market, has sold for $6.4 million. The adjudication took place in New York at Sotheby's, where the codex was offered with an estimate of be...
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Hidden camera in women's restrooms: Centre Pompidou denounces

TheCentre Pompidou announced Wednesday, Feb. 11, that it had filed a complaint after the discovery in mid-January of an image-taking device installed in the women's restrooms inside its administrative premises. As reported by the Le Figaro news outle...
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Auctions of the week: contemporary art, contemporary graphics and design

Between Feb. 12 and Feb. 18, 2026, leading Italian and international auction houses are offering a calendar full of appointments ranging from numismatics to twentieth-century ceramics to the great classics of modern art. The Italian calendar opens on...
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Egypt reassembles in its original position the colossus of Ramses II at Ashmunein

Restoration and relocation operations of the monumental statue of Rameses II conducted by the joint Egyptian-American archaeological mission active at the site since 2023 have been concluded at Ashmunein in Egypt's Minya governorate. The intervention...
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