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Albania: A complex featuring six 4th-century mosaics has been discovered in Qesarat

Albania: A complex featuring six 4th-century mosaics has been discovered in Qesarat

A significant archaeological discovery was made in Qesarat,in the Tepelenë area, in Albania, where an Italian-Albanian archaeological expedition has unearthed an architectural complex featuring six floors decorated with polychrome mosaics, human...
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An unpublished early masterpiece by Luca Giordano will be on display at MarteS on Lake Garda

An unpublished early masterpiece by Luca Giordano will be on display at MarteS on Lake Garda

An unpublished early masterpiece by Luca Giordano ( Naples, 1634–1705), *TheCalling of Saints Peter and Andrew to the Apostolate*, a large canvas measuring 192 by 252 centimeters by the Neapolitan painter, will be on public view for the first ...
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Ragghianti’s pioneering films on art return to Lucca in a marathon of 19 art films

Ragghianti’s pioneering films on art return to Lucca in a marathon of 19 art films

They weren’t simply films about art. Carlo Ludovico Ragghianti, one of the greatest art historians of the 20th century, believed that cinema could become a tool through which to analyze a painting, a sculpture, a building, or a city, making the...
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Colosseum to Close for Three Days of Mourning Following the Death of Andrea Moretti

Colosseum to Close for Three Days of Mourning Following the Death of Andrea Moretti

The Colosseumwill be closed for three days of mourning following the death of Andrea Moretti, a rock climber—that is, a worker specializing in rope access and high-altitude work—who died on the night of September 23 inside the Flavian Amphitheater as...
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Rome: Words by Erri De Luca will be projected onto the Trevi Fountain for one night

Rome: Words by Erri De Luca will be projected onto the Trevi Fountain for one night

In Rome, as part of “ ,” the Trevi Fountain will become a page for one evening, and light will be the writer. On Tuesday, October 6, at dusk, starting at 9 p.m., the words of Erri De Luca will be projected onto the water and the surface of the famous...
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In Paris and Grenoble, an exhibition traces more than a century of landscape art, from Monet to Hockney

In Paris and Grenoble, an exhibition traces more than a century of landscape art, from Monet to Hockney

The landscape as a space of memory, but also as a witness to the transformations and crises of the contemporary world. This is the central theme of *Stories of Landscapes*. From Monet to Hockney (1890–2026), the exhibition—organized jointly by the Ma...
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Gregory Crewdson in Reggio Emilia with his photographic trilogy, created over the course of ten years

Gregory Crewdson in Reggio Emilia with his photographic trilogy, created over the course of ten years

From October 10, 2026 , to January 17, 2027 , the Chiostri di San Pietro in Reggio Emilia will host Gregory Crewdson: *Eveningside*, an exhibition curated by Jean-Charles Vergne and organized in collaboration with Gallerie d’Italia – Int...
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From Ancient Athletes to the 1948 Olympics: An Exhibition at Palazzo Simi in Bari

From Ancient Athletes to the 1948 Olympics: An Exhibition at Palazzo Simi in Bari

The trained body, competition, training, social prestige, and memory form the central themes of ATHLETÉS – The Icon Beyond Time. Athletics, Society, and Funeral Rites in the Peucetan Aristocracies of the Bari Region: this exhibition, org...
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Petralia Soprana (Palermo): Restoration Begins on a Majolica-Tiled Spire at Santa Maria di Loreto

Petralia Soprana (Palermo): Restoration Begins on a Majolica-Tiled Spire at Santa Maria di Loreto

Work has begun in Petralia Soprana, in the Palermo area, on the restoration and extraordinary maintenance of one of the majolica-tiled spires of the Church of Santa Maria di Loreto, which has been affected by deterioration and the collapse of its dec...
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Velázquez’s Rediscovered Portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares Joins the Getty Museum’s Collection

Velázquez’s Rediscovered Portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares Joins the Getty Museum’s Collection

The J. Paul Getty Museum has announced the acquisition of *Portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares*, a 17th-century painting by Diego Velázquez that was recently identified as a work by the Spanish artist. The painting will be on public view at...
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The Cassamarca Foundation Reopens Casa dei Carraresi with a New Permanent Exhibition Space

The Cassamarca Foundation Reopens Casa dei Carraresi with a New Permanent Exhibition Space

The Cassamarca Foundation is reopening Casa dei Carraresi and Ca’ dei Brittoni in Treviso after two years of restoration and enhancement work, with over 2,000 square meters dedicated to new exhibition spaces. The venues host an exhibition dedi...
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Robert Doisneau in Modena: 135 Photographs Capturing a Glimpse of Daily Life

Robert Doisneau in Modena: 135 Photographs Capturing a Glimpse of Daily Life

From September 24, 2026, to January 24, 2027, the Palazzo dei Musei in Modena will host an exhibition dedicated to Robert Doisneau, one of the leading figures of French humanist photography and street photography. Sponsored by the City of Modena and ...
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JULIET Turns 45: An Exhibition in Milan Traces the Magazine’s History

JULIET Turns 45: An Exhibition in Milan Traces the Magazine’s History

On September 23 at 6:00 p.m., the Siteroom space in Milan will open JULIET. 45 YEARS is an exhibition dedicated to the 45-year history of the art magazine Juliet, which was founded in December 1980 and will reach its 225th issue in December 2025. Rob...
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Calder in the Loire Valley: Fifteen Places to Rediscover the Artist

Calder in the Loire Valley: Fifteen Places to Rediscover the Artist

There are places where a work of art almost seems to take on a different character when it is moved from a museum and placed in a historic setting, in a garden, in front of a building, or within the landscape for which it was conceived. This is the p...
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Dalí and Fashion: The Artist’s Relationship with Clothing, the Body, and Identity at Palazzo Reale

Dalí and Fashion: The Artist’s Relationship with Clothing, the Body, and Identity at Palazzo Reale

The new exhibition season at Palazzo Reale in Milan opens with “Dalí and Fashion,” an exhibition scheduled to run from September 24, 2026, to January 31, 2027, and inaugurated during Milan Fashion Week. For the first time, this project offers ...
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Maurizio Cattelan donates a work inspired by the banana from *Comedian* to the Mario Negri Center

Maurizio Cattelan donates a work inspired by the banana from *Comedian* to the Mario Negri Center

Maurizio Cattelan is supporting research at the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research (IRCCS) with *WINDOW, 2025*, a work inspired by the famous banana from *Comedian*. The artwork will be auctioned on Thursday, October 8, in Milan, at M...
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Cosimo III, St. Francis, and Nasini: The series commissioned in 1695 returns to Florence

Cosimo III, St. Francis, and Nasini: The series commissioned in 1695 returns to Florence

Eight hundred years after the death of St. Francis of Assisi, Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence traces a narrative that links devotion, patronage, and courtly relationships in late 17th-century Florence. From September 24, 2026 , to January 31, 202...
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This Week's Auctions: African Art, Prints, and Antique Art

This Week's Auctions: African Art, Prints, and Antique Art

The major auctions scheduled in Italy and abroad during the last days of September (September 24–30), featuring old master paintings, modern and Impressionist art, fine prints, Asian art, and interior design. Auctions in Italy On the Italian scene,...
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Turkey: A fragment of the peace treaty between the Hittites and the Egypt of Ramses II has been discovered

Turkey: A fragment of the peace treaty between the Hittites and the Egypt of Ramses II has been discovered

In the ancient Hittite capital of Hattuşa, in what is now the Turkish province of Çorum, a new fragment of the Treaty of Kadesh—one of the most important documents in the history of diplomacy—has been identified. The artifact, discovered durin...
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Bellotto: A Rediscovered View of Vienna’s Karlskirche Is Up for Auction at Dorotheum

Bellotto: A Rediscovered View of Vienna’s Karlskirche Is Up for Auction at Dorotheum

A previously unknown and recently rediscovered view of Vienna’s Karlskirche will be offered at the Dorotheum’s “Antique Paintings” auction on October 21, 2026. The work has been authenticated as entirely by the hand of Bernardo Bellotto, ...
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Troy: The Long History of the City That Homer Turned Into a Myth

Troy: The Long History of the City That Homer Turned Into a Myth

For nearly three thousand years, the city of Troy has been, above all, a story. The city of Priam, besieged by the Achaeans—the city of Hector, Paris, and Helen, of the wooden horse and the war recounted by Homer—has remained frozen in time, suspende...
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Workplace Accident at the Colosseum: A 22-Year-Old Worker Dies

Workplace Accident at the Colosseum: A 22-Year-Old Worker Dies

A tragic workplace accident occurred last night at the Colosseum: Andrea Moretti, a 22-year-old worker, lost his life. He was a rock climber—that is, a specialist in rope access and high-altitude work. Last night, he was working inside the Flavian Am...
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The Mystery of “Tommaso,” the Painter Who Imitated Lorenzo di Credi: Brun Brings One of His Tondo Paintings to the BIAF

The Mystery of “Tommaso,” the Painter Who Imitated Lorenzo di Credi: Brun Brings One of His Tondo Paintings to the BIAF

That there is still so much to discover about the Renaissance —and that what we know is only a tiny fraction of the story—is clearly evident in an enigmatic tondo that the Galleria Brun is presenting this year at the 34th edition of the Florence Inte...
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The United Kingdom blocks the export of the "Seated Nymph from Antiquity": it is valued at 5.36 million euros

The United Kingdom blocks the export of the "Seated Nymph from Antiquity": it is valued at 5.36 million euros

The British government has temporarily blocked the export from the United Kingdom of Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi’s *Seated Nymph*—known as“the Elder”—offering museums and galleries in the country the opportunity to acquire the sculpture and kee...
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Sfera Ebbasta shoots the music video for his new song at the Last Supper: controversy ensues

Sfera Ebbasta shoots the music video for his new song at the Last Supper: controversy ensues

Sfera Ebbasta filmed the music video for his new song “Lontano” inside Leonardo da Vinci’sLast Supper in Milan, in the refectory of the Santa Maria delle Grazie convent, which housesthe painting. The shoot, which took place last week alongside ...
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