Mount Olympus, Greece’s highest peak and a symbol of Greek mythology, has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The designation was approved during the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Busan, South Korea, from July 19...
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Starting July 30, 2026 , the Opificio delle Pietre Dure Museum in Florence will host the *Madonna and Child with Two Cherubs*, known as the *Madonna delle Muneghette*, as part of the exhibition *Caring for Art: Restorations on Display*, dedicated to ...
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From October 3, 2026 , to January 17, 2027 , Palazzo Pallavicini in Bologna will host *A Masterpiece of the Day: From Dawn to Dusk in the Nineteenth Century—A Journey Through Painted Time*, an exhibition curated by Francesca Sinigaglia and produced b...
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There is finally an official opening date for the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi: the museum will open its doors to the publicon December 11, 2026. The announcement was made by the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism, which has set the opening date for...
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Although many auction houses are preparing for their usual summer break, the period spanning late July and early August offers some interesting opportunities for those seeking modern art, furniture, paintings, antique coins, or decorative art and hig...
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Two activists from the British group Youth Demand were found guilty of criminal damage after they targeted a painting by Pablo Picasso at the National Gallery in London in October 2024 as part of a protest in support of Palestine. According to The Te...
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The Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza is preparing to undergo one of the most significant restoration and consolidation projects in its recent history. The famous building designed by Andrea Palladio—recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and considered...
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On Sunday, August 2 and 9, 2026, MUSE will offer the public the opportunity to visit the Riparo Prà da Stua archaeological site, on Monte Baldo, through guided tours that will provide a close-up look at the research activities and the most rec...
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The Ricci Oddi Gallery of Modern Art in Piacenza is dedicating a retrospective exhibition to Armando Spadini ( Florence, 1883 – Rome, 1925), one of the leading figures in Italian painting during the early decades of the 20th century. The exhibi...
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From July 17, 2026, to January 10, 2027, the Castle of Charles V in Lecce will host *The Stuff of Dreams*. Worlds and Visions from the Works of Shakespeare, an interdisciplinary and international project offering an immersive journey into the univers...
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The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has approved the inscription of the archaeological site of Sebastia, in the West Bank (Palestine), and the complex of castles in the Jabal Amel region of Lebanon, to the World Heritage List and, at the same time, ...
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Faro Santander, the new art center sponsored by the Banco Santander Foundation in Santander, northern Spain, will open on September 8. The project stems from the transformation of Banco Santander’s historic headquarters into a new cultural hub ...
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The first phase of heritage preservation work on the Basilica of St. John the Baptist, carried out thanks to the Monza Cathedral Foundation, has been completed. The philanthropic fund will be officially presented to the public on September 30, when f...
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This week, we’re once again featuring a selection of professional calls for applications and competitions in the arts and cultural heritage sector, published from July 21 to 28, 2026.
In Milan, the communications agency Ciaopeople is looking for a B...
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An exceptional archaeological discovery made in the City of David, in East Jerusalem ( territory occupied by Israel), provides new evidence of the destruction of the First Temple in 586 B.C. During ongoing excavations in the Givati parking lot area, ...
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The 77th Michetti Prize was unanimously awarded to Eva & Franco Mattes for their work *Are You Still There? * (2025), an AI-generated video that explores, through an ironic and critical approach, the transformations of identity, surveillance, and...
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The Pinacoteca Agnelli in Turin kicks off its fall 2026 season with three new projects spanning the 20th century and contemporary art. As part of Turin Art Week, on Friday, October 30, 2026, the museum will present the retrospective *Alberto Savinio....
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From October 17, 2026, to January 17, 2027, the MAR – Art Museum of the City of Ravenna will host “Nicola Samorì. Supremalia,” a solo exhibition dedicated to the artist from Romagna and curated by Denis Isaia. The project, organized by t...
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From October 31, 2026, to February 28, 2027, OGR Torino, a hub of the Fondazione CRT, will host *The Quantum Effect*, an exhibition dedicated to the role of quantum theory in contemporary visual culture—from cinema to pop culture to the artistic prac...
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From July 20 to August 1, 2026, the Val Gardena Summer Academy ( or Accademia Estiva) returns—an intensive program dedicated to drawing, sculpture, and plaster casting techniques, organizedby the La Vëta association. Now in its eighth edition, t...
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From September 10 to November 22, 2026, the Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice will host “Leiko Ikemura. TransLucent – The Shape of Light,” an exhibition organized to coincide with the tenth edition of The Venice Glass Week. Curated by Isabella Collav...
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From September 3 to October 22 , the National Archaeological Museum of Naples will launch MANNight: Extraordinary Openings. The Future Meets the Past, a program of eight evening openings that combines tours of the collections with a schedule of perfo...
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From September 24 to December 12, 2026, the Gagosian gallery on Grosvenor Hill in London presents *This Is Still Not a Pipe: The Afterlife of Magritte*, an exhibition dedicated to René Magritte and the influence the artist continues to exert o...
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From November 14, 2026, to January 10, 2027, the Ragghianti Foundation - ETS and the Lucca Arts Center Foundation - ETS present *Lo spazio esteso*. Art Trajectories in the 1980s, an exhibition curated by Paolo Bolpagni and Francesca Pola that offers ...
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Starting August 1, in Rome and Milan, a pilot program sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Tourism, in collaboration with the City of Milan, will begin, extending the opening hours of some of Italy’s most important monuments. Thr...
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