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Lee Ufan stars in Venice with a major exhibition by Dia Art Foundation

Dia Art Foundation brings to Venice one of the most important exhibitions dedicated to Lee Ufan (Haman, 1936) in recent years. Starting May 9, 2026, SMAC Venice, the San Marco Art Centre inaugurated in 2025 in the Procuratie of St. Mark's Square, wil...
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Is this Saint Dorothy by Artemisia Gentileschi that will go to auction in France?

An unpublished painting to be attributed to Artemisia Gentileschi? That's what the French auction house Rouillac is convinced of, which next June 7, at the Château de Villandry in the Loire Valley, will present a Saint Dorothy associated with the lof...
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Porn, technology and the future of humanity: the Denmark Pavilion at Biennale 2026

At the 61st Venice Biennale, the Danish Pavilion entrusts Maja Malou Lyse with one of the most controversial reflections of the 2026 edition. The Danish Arts Foundation thus presents Things To Come, an exhibition project curated by Chus Martín...
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Farewell to Bruno Bischofberger, the gallerist who changed the contemporary art market

Bruno Bischofberger, one of the most influential art dealers of the second half of the 20th century and a leading figure in the international contemporary art market, has passed away at the age of 86. The announcement of his passing was released by h...
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Gypsotheca Antonio Canova Museum, fundraising kicks off to restore the three wax models of the Nelson Monument

Fundraising to support the restoration of the three red wax models on slate of the Funeral Monument to Horatio Nelson, works that still hold the living sign of Antonio Canova's ingenuity. These are extraordinarily valuable preparatory studies, prese...
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At the Capitoline Museums an exhibition on Angels, from archaeology to the contemporary, in tribute to Pope Francis

One year after the passing of Pope Francis, the Capitoline Museums pay tribute to him with the exhibition ANGELS. Messengers, Guardians and Wayfarers. Sublime Creatures from the Ancient to the Contemporary, on display from May 13 to Nov. 1, 2026 in t...
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Milan, finishes restoration of Palazzo Mercalli, new home of the University of Milan

TheUniversity of Milan expands its rootedness in the urban fabric of the Lombard capital through the completion of the project of restoration, refunctionalization and regulatory adaptation of the historic complex located at 23 Via Mercalli. The inter...
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Viterbo aims for European Capital of Culture 2033 with the support of 51 municipalities

Viterbo and Tuscia officially start the path toward candidacy as European Capital of Culture 2033. The project was presented on May 11 in the headquarters of the Province of Viterbo, in the presence of the administrators of the 51 municipalities that...
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Chihuly returns to Venice: three monumental installations on the Grand Canal in 2026

Thirty years after Chihuly Over Venice, the project that helped redefine the relationship between contemporary art and the Venetian glassmaking tradition in the 1990s, Dale Chihuly returns to the lagoon city with a new diffuse intervention conceived ...
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Castiglione Olona, restored Magenta Madonna returns to Collegiate Museum

The Museum of the Collegiate Church of Castiglione Olona (Varese) adds a new piece to the path of protection and enhancement of its artistic heritage with the presentation of the restoration of the Magenta Madonna, a work that is a symbol of local po...
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In Rome, Marshall Vernet's photographs dialogue with Piranesi's Vedute

Opening on May 14, 2026 in the spaces of Antonacci Lapiccirella Fine Art, in Rome, is the exhibition Vernet meets Piranesi, a photographic project by New York-based artist Marshall Vernet (New York City, 1956) dedicated to a comparison with one of th...
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From Vienna, Klimt's Nuda Veritas will be featured in an exhibition in Passariano di Codroipo (Udine)

One of Gustav Klimt 's most famous paintings will be featured in an exhibition hosted at Villa Manin, in Passariano di Codroipo (Udine). It is Nuda Veritas, a work exceptionally on loan from the Vienna Theatermuseum. Emblematic of the Vienna Secessio...
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Presented the new visual identity of GAMB - Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze and Musei del Bargello

The new visual identity of GAMB - Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze e Musei del Bargello, the new autonomous museum institute that brings together, in addition to the Galleria dell'Accademia and the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Orsanmichele, Casa M...
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Alexandria, Roman villa with mosaics, a public bath and marble statues emerged

In Alexandria, Egypt, a preventive archaeology mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, active in the Moharam Bek area in the city's central district, has unearthed a set of architectural structures and artifacts that contribute to the reconstr...
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In Venice, the new illy Art Collection for the Biennale with installations and giant cups

illycaffè presented the new illy Art Collection In minor Keys in Venice at the 61st. International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. The project is part of the event's program and interprets Koyo Kouoh's chosen theme, In Minor Keys, th...
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Working in art and culture: the week's top vacancies

Our monitoring of news related to the arts and cultural heritage sector continues with an overview of vacancies, open positions, calls and competitions published during the week of May 5-11, 2026. InTurin, theAlbertina Academy of Fine Arts of Turin ...
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Warhol Night at Palazzo dei Diamanti. Special evening opening with DJ set and interactive installation

On Saturday, May 16, from 6 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Ferrara 's Palazzo dei Diamanti will host Warhol Night, the concluding event of the project echo: reflected identities, a contemporary journey dedicated to the themes of portraiture and self-portraiture...
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Rome, Borghese Gallery considers expanding with a new building. Protest by associations

Associations up in arms after a Repubblica article by Valentina Lupia, which brought attention to the project being pursued by the Galleria Borghese in Rome, which in January recently formalized its acceptance of a technical sponsorship proposal aime...
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Mantegna's Bridal Chamber at the center of an experiment on adaptive lighting in museums

In Mantua, Andrea Mantegna 's Bridal Chamber becomes the center of an experiment on advanced museum lighting. The project SLiM - Smart Lighting in Museums: Development of an Innovative Light-Sensing and Adaptive Control System for Palazzo Ducale in M...
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Ulysses lands in Japan: tonight Alberto Angela tells about the country of samurai

Ulysses, the Pleasure of Discovery dedicates a new episode to Japan. The Rai Cultura program hosted by Alberto Angela will air this evening, May 11, in prime time on Rai 1 with a journey through the history, traditions, modernity and collective imagi...
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Paolo Scheggi at MA*GA in Gallarate, an exhibition on the artist's environments.

From May 24 to October 11, 2026, the MA*GA Museum in Gallarate (Varese) presents Here and Elsewhere. The Environments of Paolo Scheggi 1964 - 1971, an exhibition dedicated to Paolo Scheggi, a central figure in the experimental artistic research of th...
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A meditative space in the making at the Canada Pavilion: starring a particular variety of water lily

On the occasion of the 61st International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, the National Gallery of Canada, as the official commissioner of the Canada Pavilion, involved the Botanical Garden of Padua in the realization of the exhibition project ...
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Shakeup at the Roman College: according to rumors, Minister Giuli fires his staff

Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli has reportedly decided to revoke the appointments of Emanuele Merlino, head of the Culture Ministry's technical secretariat, and Elena Proietti, head of the minister's personal secretariat. According to a report by C...
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MUSE of Trento participates in the Venice Biennale with Ronald Ventura's collateral dedicated to the Moon

MUSE - Museo delle Scienze di Trento is participating in the 61st International Art Exhibition in Venice as the co-organizing institution of Ronald Ventura: Luna, an official collateral event of the Biennale that interweaves contemporary art, scient...
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Uffizi, acquitted activists who attached flood images to glass of Botticelli's Venus

The case against three Ultima Generazione activists who, on Feb. 13, 2024, had entered the Uffizi and attached images of theCampi Bisenzio flooding that had occurred the previous fall to the protective glass of Botticelli's Venus, using scotch tape, ...
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