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Arezzo's Minerva returns to exhibition in its city of origin

Arezzo's Minerva returns to exhibition in its city of origin

The Minerva, one of the great bronzes of antiquity and an identifying symbol of the city, returns to Arezzo and is the protagonist of the exhibition The Minerva of Arezzo. A story of rediscovered community, which will be inaugurated on Saturday, Feb....
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Tintoretto, recomposed after two centuries the Genesis cycle at the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice

Tintoretto, recomposed after two centuries the Genesis cycle at the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice

More than two centuries after being dismembered, the cycle featuring Jacopo Tintoretto 's Stories of Genesis is back reunited at the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice. The exhibition Tintoretto Tells the Genesis. Research, Analysis and Restoration, c...
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Rubaiya Qatar, quadrennial is born: more than 50 artists for Unruly Waters

Rubaiya Qatar, quadrennial is born: more than 50 artists for Unruly Waters

Qatar Museums has announced the program of Rubaiya Qatar, a new four-year multidisciplinary national contemporary art exhibition that will run from November 2026 to spring 2027. The initiative is developed under the auspices of ALRIWAQ Art + Architec...
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Germany, Roman basilica, staircase and altar resurface in basement of Cologne's MiQua

Germany, Roman basilica, staircase and altar resurface in basement of Cologne's MiQua

During preparatory work for the new underground route of MiQua, the Jewish Museum and Archaeological Quarter in Cologne, Germany, archaeological excavations conducted in recent months have uncovered exceptionally important Roman artifacts. The partic...
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Ovid's Metamorphoses on display at the Borghese Gallery with more than 80 masterpieces

Ovid's Metamorphoses on display at the Borghese Gallery with more than 80 masterpieces

From June 23 to September 20, 2026, the Galleria Borghese in Rome will host the exhibition Metamorphosis. Ovid and the Arts, an exhibition project resulting from a collaboration with the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The exhibition, curated by Francesca ...
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Sandokan at Villa Reale in Monza: Dayak artifacts on display for the first time

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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Antonello da Messina: Congressman Sebastiano Fabio Venezia calls for the return of Ecce Homo to Sicily

Antonello da Messina: Congressman Sebastiano Fabio Venezia calls for the return of Ecce Homo to Sicily

In the past few hours, regional deputy Sebastiano Fabio Venezia submitted aparliamentary interpellation addressed to the regional government asking for action to facilitate the assignment of Antonello da Messina'sEcce Homo to the Regional Museums of...
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Ferrara, after 80 years the Apparition of St. Bruno by Giuseppe Avanzi returns to San Cristoforo

Ferrara, after 80 years the Apparition of St. Bruno by Giuseppe Avanzi returns to San Cristoforo

After more than eighty years, the church of San Cristoforo alla Certosa in Ferrara is once again home to TheApparition of Saint Bruno to Roger, Count of Sicily before the Battle of Capua, a monumental painting by Giuseppe Avanzi (1646-1718) measuring...
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Excavations at Henchir Matriya: Roman and Byzantine mosaics, columns and statues unearthed in Tunisia

Excavations at Henchir Matriya: Roman and Byzantine mosaics, columns and statues unearthed in Tunisia

In Henchir Matriya, corresponding to theancient Roman city of Numluli located in the governorate of Béja, Tunisia, a multidisciplinary Italian-Tunisian team is conducting archaeological excavations as part of a collaboration between theInstitu...
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Finarte supports Milan's WOW with a solidarity auction of original comic books

Finarte supports Milan's WOW with a solidarity auction of original comic books

On February 27, Milan will host a specialauction entirely dedicated to Italian comics, promoted by the Finarte auction house in collaboration with Urania Casa d'Aste, with the aim of supporting the WOW - Museo del Fumetto. The Milanese institution is...
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Treasures of the Pharaohs, exhibition at Rome's Scuderie del Quirinale extended until June 2026

Treasures of the Pharaohs, exhibition at Rome's Scuderie del Quirinale extended until June 2026

The exhibition Treasures of the Pharaohs, hosted at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome, will remain open to the public until Sunday, June 14, 2026. The decision to extend the exhibition(here's our review) comes after a startup that recorded particula...
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LEGO and the New York MET together for Monet: Bridge over a pond of water lilies becomes wall set

LEGO and the New York MET together for Monet: Bridge over a pond of water lilies becomes wall set

Claude Monet (Paris, 1840 - Giverny, 1926) returns to inspiration, this time through LEGO bricks. Starting March 4, 2026, the new art set dedicated to the painting Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies will be available. The project was created in colla...
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British Museum acquires the gold Tudor Heart of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon

British Museum acquires the gold Tudor Heart of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon

The British Museum has announced that it has raised the £3.5 million (about 4.1 million euros) needed to acquire the Tudor Heart or Tudor Heart and secure its entry into the institution's permanent collection. The transaction ensures that one of the ...
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Agrigento capital of culture 2025, a disaster: the case reaches Parliament

Agrigento capital of culture 2025, a disaster: the case reaches Parliament

With the closing ceremony held last Saturday, January 10, the curtain finally came down on Agrigento Italian Capital of Culture for the year 2025. The ceremony for the handover of the title to the city of L'Aquila provided an opportunity for an initi...
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Bruce Gilden in Brescia: street photography meets the grace of Raphael

Bruce Gilden in Brescia: street photography meets the grace of Raphael

Brescia is preparing to become the Italian center of street photography with the arrival of Bruce Gilden (New York, 1946), a member of the Magnum Photos agency, from March 27 to August 23, 2026. The city will host for the first time an exhibition pro...
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Working in the art world: open positions and deals of the week

Working in the art world: open positions and deals of the week

Here is a new update for the arts and culture sector, with a collection of calls and job opportunities published between February 3 and 9, 2026. In Turin, Fondazione Torino Musei has launched an expression of interest for the position of Director of...
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Bice Lazzari in Rome: 200 works to recount more than four decades of experimentation

Bice Lazzari in Rome: 200 works to recount more than four decades of experimentation

The National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome presents from February 10 to May 3, 2026 the retrospective Bice Lazzari. The Languages of Her Time, curated by Renato Miracco and in collaboration with theBice Lazzari Archive in Rome. The e...
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State purchased Antonello da Messina's Ecce Homo for $14.9 million

State purchased Antonello da Messina's Ecce Homo for $14.9 million

Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli announced that, through the General Directorate of Museums, the state has acquired from Sotheby's, a well-known international auction house active in the art market, Antonello da Messina's tempera painting on pane...
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Young artists and creative madness: exhibition Mal d'Arte - Madness and Delirium opens in Lucca

Young artists and creative madness: exhibition Mal d'Arte - Madness and Delirium opens in Lucca

On Sunday, February 8, 2026, the exhibition Mal d'Arte - Follia e Delirio, an exhibition of contemporary art curated by the Mal d'Arte group, opened in Lucca at the Auditorium of the Fondazione Banca del Monte. The initiative aims to enhance young em...
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This is what the Lighthouse of Alexandria will look like: a project reconstructs it in 3D

This is what the Lighthouse of Alexandria will look like: a project reconstructs it in 3D

A digital reconstruction of the Lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt is at the center of a research project that links underwater archaeology, historical analysis and three-dimensional modeling to restore one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. A...
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Duane Hanson and contemporary realism on display at Rome's Gagosian gallery

Duane Hanson and contemporary realism on display at Rome's Gagosian gallery

From Feb. 11 to April 11, 2026, the Gagosian Gallery in Rome is hosting Mirrored Fiction, an exhibition focusing on the hyperrealistic sculptures of Duane Hanson, flanked by works by Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Andreas Gursky and Jeff Koons. The exhibitio...
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ENVIRONMENTS: Goldschmied & Chiari transform STRAFhotel lobby into sensory experience

ENVIRONMENTS: Goldschmied & Chiari transform STRAFhotel lobby into sensory experience

Milan's STRAFhotel, just steps from the Duomo, opens its doors to a new cultural project as part of STRAFhub, a year-round program that enlivens the hotel's spaces and consolidates its role as an incubator of contemporary creativity. From March 18 to...
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According to authoritative sources, the state would purchase Antonello da Messina's Ecce Homo

According to authoritative sources, the state would purchase Antonello da Messina's Ecce Homo

It had been withdrawn a few hours before the Feb. 5 sale at Sotheby's: Antonello da Messina'sEcce Homo , which was about to go to auction with an estimate of $10-15 million, was already shaping up to be one of this year's highlights on the market. An...
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Art and cooperation: in Bologna, Società Dolce headquarters opens for Art City

Art and cooperation: in Bologna, Società Dolce headquarters opens for Art City

Social cooperative Società Dolce opens the doors of its headquarters at 5 Via Cristina da Pizzano in Bologna for Art City, on the occasion of Arte Fiera Bologna. The free exhibition takes place Friday, Feb. 6, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., with a ve...
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Art on TV: Art Nouveau, the Riace Bronzes, Lorenzo Lotto

Art on TV: Art Nouveau, the Riace Bronzes, Lorenzo Lotto

Here is the art schedule on Rai Storia, Rai 5 and Sky Arte: exhibitions, great artists and documentaries aired Feb. 8-14. On Rai Storia, Monday, Feb. 9, from 10:10 to 11:05 p.m., airs Italy: journey into beauty, season 2025 episode 2, entitled The P...
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