Events Ceramics Contemporary art
From November 13 to 15, 2026, Messina and Reggio Calabria will host the national conference of FIDAM (Italian Federation of Friends of Museums), an organization that for over fifty years has brought together some of Italy’s leading…
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Ancient art Ancient art Apulia Art and sports MArTA - National Archaeological Museum of Taranto
A painting by Sandro Botticelli ( Alessandro Filipepi; Florence, 1445–1510)—a Madonna and Child Enthroned that was located in Florence in the early 19th century, specifically in the Oratory of San Giuliano , at the convent of the…
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News Five hundred Florence Mannerism Pontormo Quirinal Stables Renaissance Rome
At 40 Via Madonna dei Monti, in the heart of Rome, there is a building that for years served as a campusof Roma Tre University and is now becoming state property. The Ministry of Culture has, in fact, purchased the Argiletum complex for 16…
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Market Art and cinema Documentary Mark Rothko
A work printed in multiple copies, all identical, each of which the artist then modifies by hand. The result belongs to the same edition as the others, but is not identical to any of them. This is the concept behind Artqoo, the online…
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One of the most important works from Guercino’s early career ( Giovanni Francesco Barbieri; Cento, 1591 – Bologna, 1666): it is *Erminia Finding the Wounded Tancredi*, which, according to scholar Nicholas Turner—one of the…
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The art and collecting scene comes alive during the week of November 12–18, 2026, offering enthusiasts and investors a series of events distinguished by their genre and provenance. In fact, national and international auction houses have…
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Four paintings, a wooden ceiling to be reconstructed in the imagination, and a history still partly to be explored. In Bologna, four panels attributed to the young Ludovico Carracci are temporarily returning to the Palazzo Fava complex…
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A Roman-era limestone lion, discovered during archaeological excavations in the Porta Barete area of L’Aquila, has been recovered by the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Landscape for the provinces of L’Aquila and…
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In the triptych of the Santissima Annunziata in Serina, Saint Nicholas of Tolentino holds a book and a cross in his hands and rests his left foot on a small transparent globe, an ancient symbol of the vanity of earthly things. The painter…
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Will artificial intelligence destroy humanity? According to one of the greatest contemporary artists, Hito Steyerl, humanity already knows other ways to destroy itself, and AI will simply contribute to the general chaos. This is how she…
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Exhibitions Museums National Gallery of the Marches
Umberto Eco had drawn the bookcases in the abbey library—the one at the center of *The Name of the Rose*—with his own hand: shelves topped by a pediment. When Milo Manara adapted the novel into a comic book, he started with that sketch…
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Events BPER Bank Gallery L'Aquila
In Milan, the construction site of the National Museum of the Resistance will open to the public. On Sunday, November 15, 2026, the construction site at the Bastioni di Porta Volta in Milan will open its gates to the public. Visitors will…
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Contemporary art Ancient art Archaeological Park of Herculaneum Archaeology Castel Sant'Angelo
In Denmark, a museum has commissioned Olafur Eliasson for a project that goes far beyond a mere exhibition:ARoS in Aarhus has announced a long-term collaboration with the artist, but it’s not just about acquiring one of his…
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Ancient art Louvre Museums Paris
On April 18, 1633, Cardinal Carlo Emanuele Pio of Savoy had 25 scudi paid to a gentleman from Pavia named Muzio Pietra. The reason for the payment takes up half a line: “for a portrait by Caravaggio.” It does not say who is…
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Ancient art 61. International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia Venice Biennale
In the heart of the Peruvian Andes, in the Cusco region, an international project aims to secure a 17th-century church and preserve its artistic heritage. The Getty Center announces “Sacred Heritage in the Andes: Conserving the Baroque…
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News Photo exhibition Photography
A private patron, whose identity has not been disclosed, has donated 6 million euros to the Château de Chantilly in France to fully fund the architectural restoration of its *Cabinet des livres* (Book Cabinet), one of the world’s most…
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Archaeology Ancient Egypt Archaeology Egyptology
Three and a half meters below the historic center of Catania,five burial chambers connected by corridors and ancient staircases are once again open to the public.The Ancient Hypogeum of the Church of St. Augustine—now the Diocesan Shrine…
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Three women dressed in bright colors are chatting in the sun with their parasols open, and a man in blue work clothes and a yellow straw hat is walking along the road toward the spot where, in all likelihood, Vincent van Gogh had set up…
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Exhibitions Ancient art Museums National Picture Gallery of Bologna
In Parma, the facade of the Palazzo del Governatore tower is becoming a testing ground forcontemporary digital art. Through January 31, 2027, every day from 4 p.m. to midnight, the building overlooking Piazza Garibaldi will host UNICHE…
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Museums Ancient art Mythology Nineteenth century Six hundred
The Volumni Hypogeum and the Palazzone Necropolis in Ponte San Giovanni, in the Perugia area, will reopen to the public on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. The archaeological complex, one of the most significant sites of Etruscan Umbria, is…
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News Ancient art Three hundred Tuscany
Luigi Fassi has been reappointed director of Artissima for another four years. The position of director of Artissima had been opened to public competition; there were twenty-eight candidates, and in the end, the choice fell on the person…
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Museums Opera Workshops restoration
The Egyptian Museum of Turin will also have an autonomous public research institution, with annual funding of 5.6 million euros. The Council of Ministers has, in fact, approved—upon the proposal of Minister of Universities and Research…
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Seven yellow sheets of paper, handwritten in blue ink, contain the only known final handwritten draft to date of “I Have a Dream,” the famous speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. on August 28, 1963, during the March on Washington…
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Exhibitions Graphics Twentieth Century Art Xylography
What do mountains represent when they cease to be merely a subject to be painted and become the place where memory, desire, and reflections on existence converge? This is the starting point for “... le mie montagne” &ndash…
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News Arts and entertainment Hadrian's Villa
The former 8th Cerimant Barracks in Rome will house a new storage facility for the preservation of the National Film Archive’s historical films. The Ministry of Culture is spearheading the project, funded with 12 million euros, which…
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