On July 4, 2026,Lagobava Palazzo Pironi in Cannobio will open a solo exhibition by Japanese artist Tomoko Nagao, which will run through September 5. The exhibition, titled *Masterpieces Reinvented*, presents new works that synthesize some of the key ...
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*Medicea: Journal of Medici Studies* returns to the publishing scene in a new digital format, with a new publisher and a revamped structure. Announced on March 25—coinciding with the Florentine New Year’s Day celebrated until 1750—the journal is now ...
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The Civic Museum of Castelbuono (Palermo) presents *Heaven+Earth*, a new project by American artists John Sanborn and Ionee Waterhouse, which opened on May 24, 2026, at the Castello dei Ventimiglia and will remain on view through August 30. Curated b...
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The Giardino della Velarca in Ossuccio, on Lake Como, opens to the public, marking the completion of the restoration of the houseboat designed by the BBPR firm (Banfi, Belgiojoso, Peressutti, Rogers) in 1959 and restored by the FAI – Fondo per ...
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At the Casas del Turuñuelo archaeological site, in the municipality of Guareña, in the province of Badajoz, Spain, a bronze votive chariot of great decorative and iconographic complexity has been discovered; it is considered to be a spe...
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We continue to monitor professional opportunities in the art and cultural heritage sector, with a selection of calls for applications and competitions announced during the week of June 23–29, 2026.
In Milan, Sotheby’s auction house is seeking ...
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Following its Italian debut during Milan Art Week and Milan Design Week 2026, *Paper/Cosmic Breeze* by architect and artist Gianni Pettena (Bolzano, 1940) arrives at Manifattura Tabacchi in Florence. The installation, hosted in the MOTEL spaces under...
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The artist Andrea Mastrovito (Bergamo, 1978) is the creator of Gv 1,29, the large installation depictingthe Agnus Dei, which will be placed inside the Cross atop theTower of Jesus Christ at the Sagrada Família in Barcelona—the basilica’s highe...
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The City of Milan takes stock of its cultural sector: a budget of nearly 73 million euros, 30 million invested in infrastructure, over 2.7 million visitors to municipal museums and exhibition spaces, and more than 12,000 cultural events scheduled for...
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An important archaeological discovery has been made in the ancient city of Aspendos, Turkey. During excavations conducted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, an exceptional 3rd-century A.D. mosaic depicting Eurymedon—the personification of the ri...
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Members of the Democratic Party on the Parliamentary Oversight Committee for RAI have submitted a question to the company’s CEO seeking clarification on rumors regarding the future of certain cultural programs on the public broadcaster and on e...
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The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, in collaboration with DHL Express, brings art directly into the classroom with “Van Goes to School,” an educational program designed to introduce elementary school students to the life and works of Vincent van Gogh. ...
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"Fridays in Herculaneum" is back—the annual summer event that transforms the Herculaneum Archaeological Park into a grand open-air stage. Now in its ninth edition, the festival is dedicated to the theme of “Love and War” and offers an evening tour t...
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From June 26 to October 4, 2026, the Morgan Library & Museum in New York will host “Tarot! Renaissance Symbols, Modern Visions,” a major exhibition tracing the evolution of the tarot, from its origins in Renaissance Italy to the role it continues...
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On Saturday, June 27, 2026, Palazzo Collicola in Spoleto officially opened its new exhibition season with a rich program of exhibitions that will accompany visitors throughout the summer and continue until January 10, 2027. To mark the start of the 6...
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In Florence , restoration work on the Basilica of Santa Maria del Carmine has been completed ahead of schedule; this project is one of the most significant initiatives in the city’s ecclesiastical heritage revitalization program, funded through...
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Today in Pietrasanta, the Sant’Agostino Complex—one of the symbols of the area’s historical and artistic heritage—is being returned to the city: The official inauguration of the restored complex is scheduled for Saturday, June 27, at 7:00...
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On Sunday, June 28, 2026, the Aragonese Fortress of Le Castella (Crotone) will officially reopen to the public following a major restoration and renovation project. The famous seaside castle—a symbol of the Ionian coast and one of Calabria’s most ico...
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At the Louvre-Lens in France, the exhibition will bring together over 300 works —including paintings, sculptures, photographs, videos, installations, books, films, and objects—that will take visitors on a journey through tenderness. Titled “So Cute! ...
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On the afternoon of Thursday, June 26, in Siena, the Drappellone for the Palio of July 2, 2026, was unveiled. The work, created by one of Italy’s most acclaimed young painters, Ismaele Nones, is destined to be displayed in the museum of the Con...
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Art historian Costantino D’Orazio has been appointed head of the General Directorate for Contemporary Creativity at the Ministry of Culture, effective today. The Roman art historian and television personality succeeds Angelo Piero Cappello, who...
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A painting by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (Leiden, 1606 – Amsterdam, 1669) that has remained in the shadows for nearly four centuries is about to make its triumphant debut on the international art market. On July 1, Sotheby’s will offer for ...
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The Accademia Carrara in Bergamo is launching *Figures in the Landscape*, a new multi-year project curated by Maria Luisa Pacelli and Elena Volpato and dedicated to contemporary sculpture. The initiative involves the creation of site-specific works d...
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Marco Magnifico will remain at the helm of the FAI – Italian Environment Fund – for another five years. The Foundation’s Board of Directors, which met on Wednesday, June 24, at the Cavallerizza on Via Carlo Foldi in Milan, unanimously dec...
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The underwater archaeological campaign that led to the recovery of the hull of the Secca di Capistello shipwreck, in the waters off Lipari in the province of Messina, has concluded successfully. The ship’s cargo, consisting of amphorae, had already b...
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