An Etruscan temple has been discovered in Tuscania.

Important archaeological discovery in Tuscia and specifically in Tuscania where a previously unknown cult building has been found in the Etruscan necropolis of Sasso Pinzuto. The necropolis of Sasso Pinzuto, known since the nineteenth century, has be...
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85 years of superheroes, Marvel celebrates with an exhibition in Turin

Palazzo Falletti di Barolo in Turin hosts, from December 6, 2024 to March 9, 2025, the exhibition AMAZING. 80 (and More) Years of Marvel Superheroes, celebrating 85 years since the birth of one of the world's most important publishing houses, founded...
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Jobs in culture and the arts: the week's opportunities

Here are the open cultural and arts job positions collected from July 19 to 26, 2024. In Moncalieri (Turin), the Municipality of Moncalieri has announced a public competition for exams to fill 1 full-time, permanent position in the professional prof...
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Echoes of Reality. The double persoanle of Fabio Presti and Domenico Silvestri in Poppi.

From July 20 to Sept. 8, 2024, SanLorenzo Arte Gallery in Piazza Bordoni 4, Poppi (Arezzo), hosts Echi di realtà, a double solo exhibition by Fabio Presti and Domenico Silvestri curated by Silvia Rossi. With the exhibition Echi di realtà...
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Ad Intra exhibition in Livorno reflects on the sacred in contemporary art

The ancient crypt of San Jacopo in Acquaviva in Livorno is hosting until July 28 the group exhibition AD INTRA - on spirituality in art. Organized by the "Il Gioiello Dimenticato" Committee and curated by Jacopo Suggi, the exhibition involves four pr...
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Sicily, hotels: 'we have water and we don't send tourists away'

"No problem. Tourists are not leaving." The president of Federalberghi of Agrigento, Francesco Picarella, seeks to reassure with respect to the tam tam following articles in the international press to give an account of the drought that has been enc...
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Recovered and returned by TPC Carabinieri a rare 17th century pharmaceutical text that had been stolen

Universale Theatro Farmaceutico, a rare text from 1682 written by Venetian pharmacist Antonio De Sgobbis, has been recovered by the Carabinieri Nucleo Tutela Patrimonio Culturale in Monza. This precious volume had been stolen in 1985 from the Nobile ...
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In Titian's Birthplace, two important graphic works show the artist's influence on Rubens

From August 1 to September 1, 2024, Titian's Birthplace in Pieve di Cadore will host the exhibition-dossier A Magical Bridge from Titian to Rubens. The Fortune of a Lost Painting, which is part of the Estate Tizianesca 2024 exhibition. The exhibition...
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For the first time, great contemporary art at Lerici Music Festival

From July 26 to August 11, 2024, the Lerici Music Festival will host the exhibition Memotopography, a solo show by Cuban artist Carlos Garaicoa (Havana, 1967). This is the first time thatcontemporary art will dialogue with the international music fes...
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Royal Palace of Caserta, restoration finished at the Royal Apartments

At the Royal Palace of Caserta , the restoration of the Royal Apartments has been completed, an intervention of considerable importance, involving some of the most significant rooms of the palace. The work, financed with more than 920 thousand euros ...
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The 150th anniversary of Italian emigration to Brazil with a double coffee review

Italian Design in Brazil: from Oct. 1, 2024 to Feb. 4, 2025 at the Museu do Café in Santos and from Feb. 21, 2025 to May 26, 2025 at the Museu da Imigração do Estado de São Paulo, in São Paulo, Brazil is presented a...
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Austria, homophobic vandalism against Anne Imhof exhibition

Homophobic vandalism in Austria against the posters of the exhibition of Anne Imhof, one of Germany's leading contemporary artists, being held at the Kunsthaus Bregenz. Indeed, posters in the city advertising the exhibition, entitled Wish you were g...
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The Sommoporticus and Propylaea of the Vittoriano in Rome reopen to the public

Starting tomorrow, Friday, July 26, 2024, the Sommoporticus and Propylaea of the Vittoriano in Rome will reopen to the public. Following an intervention to restore safety conditions and maintain the marbles, the Sommoporticus, more than seventy meter...
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An exhibition in Lugano on the poetics of the Void and the Full in Yves Klein and Arman

The Giancarlo and Danna Olgiati Collection in Lugano inaugurates its fall 2024 season with an exhibition open from September 22, 2024 to January 12, 2025 entitled Yves Klein and Arman. Le Vide et Le Plein, curated by Bruno Corà and realized in colla...
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Rai suspends Alberto Angela's program, ripped by Temptation Island

Alberto Angela beaten by Temptation Island. Culture ripped apart by reality trash. One could summarize in this way the summer Thursday night ratings data that, according to what was anticipated by Davide Maggio's website, davidemaggio.it, one of the ...
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450th anniversary of Vasari's death, Vernio Oratory brings original letters from the artist on display

On Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at the Oratory of Vernio, on the occasion of the 450th anniversary of the death of Giorgio Vasari (Arezzo, 1511 - Florence, 1574), the exhibition Vasari racconta... letters, projects and secrets at the time of Cosimo I de' M...
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At the Royal Palace of Caserta, Marco Bagnoli's works lead to the discovery of the workings of the universe

The Royal Palace of Caserta presents from July 25 to September 23, 2024 an exhibition dedicated to artist Marco Bagnoli, entitled Marco Bagnoli. La pietra il sol rivegga curated by Marina Guida. The exhibition, set up in the courtyard and Grand Galle...
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Rome, donated to the state the apartment where Pasolini began writing Ragazzi di vita. It will open to the public

In Rome, at the Ministry of Culture, the deed was stipulated by which film and television producer Pietro Valsecchi donated to the state the apartment located at Via Giovanni Tagliere No. 3, where Pier Paolo Pasolini lived with his mother between 195...
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How has Ancient Egypt entered the art of black artists over the past 150 years? An exhibition at the Metropolitan

From Nov. 17, 2024, to Feb. 17, 2025, the Metropolitan Museum in New York presents the exhibition Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876-Now, curated by Akili Tommasino with McClain Groff, which aims to examine how black artists eng...
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2024 Olympics: for the first time in history, the Opening Ceremony will be along the Seine and not in a stadium

The opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics is really close to being held on Friday, July 26: for the first time in the history of the Summer Olympics, the Ceremony will take place not in a stadium, but along the Seine. In fact, the athletes' pa...
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Auctions July 24-30: contemporary art, furniture and handbags

Which auctions are open July 24-30? We reveal with our dedicated column. July 24 is the last day of Arredi del '900, Cambi's auction. If you want to renew your furniture, flock to it! At Finarte on July 24 is Off Season / Modern and Contemporary Ar...
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Egon Schiele, the artist of finis Austriae. Life, works, style

Egon Schiele (Tulln an der Donau, 1890 - Vienna, 1918) was an Austrian painter, witness and cantor of the "finis Austriae." Together with painters Gustav Klimt and Oscar Kokoschka, he marked the European art scene by bringing Secession Vienna back as...
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In Tava Tepe, Azerbaijan, discovered circular structure, probably an ancient kitchen

Since its inception in 2018, the Azerbaijani-Italian GaRKAP project, (CAMNES Florence, University of Catania, Baku Academy of Sciences, OELLE Foundation), co-funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and co-directed by N...
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In Vienna a retrospective of Medardo Rosso's sculpture in dialogue with artists he influenced

From October 18, 2024 to February 23, 2025, Mumok - Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig in Vienna is hosting the retrospective Medardo Rosso. Inventing Modern Sculpture, dedicated to Medardo Rosso (Turin, 1858 - Milan, 1928), a great Italian artist...
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Visiting museums reduces anxiety and helps mental health. A study in Verona gives the first confirmations

The claim that visiting museums can strengthen mental health and reduce anxiety and depression is increasingly shared, but how consistent is this claim from a scientific point of view? The MINERVA project, a collaboration between Palazzo Maffei Casa ...
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