Two major acquisitions for the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya in Barcelona: The Department of Culture of Catalonia has acquired two particularly valuable paintings for its collections: *Bodegón del molinillo de chocolate* ( “Sti...
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Switzerland has returned an important cultural artifact dating back to the 2nd century B.C.to Egypt. The artifact is an Egyptian funerary mask, which was officially handed over to Egyptian authorities during a ceremony held at the Beatrice von Watten...
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A flash flood struck Florence early this afternoon , with some weather stations recording more than 45 millimeters of rain in one hour. The violent storm also affected the Uffizi Gallery, where water seeped in beneath the skylight in the room housing...
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has acquired 38 paintings by Chang Dai-chien (Zhang Daqian) from the collection of the artist’s daughter, Sing Sheng Chang. The works, dating from the 1930s to the 1980s, document the breadth of the ...
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From November 12, 2026, to July 4, 2027, the Fondazione Accademia Carrara in Bergamo is dedicating an exhibition to Federico Zeri (Rome, 1921 – Mentana, 1998) : “Federico Zeri.” A personal diary, this project brings together an exhibition-works...
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From October 23, 2026, to January 30, 2027, the MACTE —the Museum of Contemporary Art in Termoli (Campobasso)—presents *Blu a occhiu nuru*, a solo exhibition by Elisa Giardina Papa, one year after she won the Mostra Prize as part of the 64th Termoli...
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From November 26, 2026, to May 3, 2027, the Palazzo delle Papesse in Siena will host WHAT WE CARRY WITH US, a new exhibition by Subodh Gupta, one of India’s most acclaimed contemporary artists. The exhibition is produced by Opera Laboratori in ...
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Art could become part of medical prescriptions in the future. This was reported byANSA, which covered the news of the protocol signed by the Ministry of Healthand the Ministry of Culture, presented yesterday at the Foreign Press Center in Rome. The...
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has officially broken ground on the new wing dedicated to modern and contemporary art. The groundbreaking ceremony for the Oscar L. Tang and H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang Wing took place on September 15, 2026, attend...
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In Quartu Sant’Elana ( Cagliari), restoration work on the Romanesque church of San Pietro di Ponte—which has been enclosed within the perimeter walls of the municipal cemetery for about a century—has been completed: the results will be presente...
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Joint acquisition by two Dutch museums: the Mauritshuis in The Hague and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam have jointly acquired a masterpiece by Hendrick Avercamp (Amsterdam, 1585 – Kampen, 1634), *Players of Kolf on Ice*, a painting dating from a...
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By the end of the year, Turin will have a new cultural hub set to transform the face of the Valentino district. Centered around the new Central Library, built on the site of the former Torino Esposizioni, VALE will take shape—a hub that will connect ...
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The fall auction season is in full swing with a week packed with events for collectors and art enthusiasts. From September 17 to 23, 2026, leading national and international auction houses will be offering modern and contemporary artworks, classic ca...
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The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid is preparing to embark on a new chapter in its history with a major expansion project. The institution will gain a new public space in the former Palacio del Hielo y del Automóvil, on Calle Duque...
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Six new exhibitions at the Pinacoteca Nazionale in Bologna and a comprehensive plan for restoration, redesign, and outreach projects: five months after his appointment as director of the National Museums of Bologna and Emilia-Romagna, Luigi Gallo pre...
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A fragment of Homer’s*Odyssey* dating from the 3rd or 4th century A.D. has been discovered in the special collections of Utrecht University in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The discovery was made by Mark de Kreij of Radboud University as part of a ...
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On September 25, 2026, the Vatican Apostolic Library will open AQVA to the public—the first chapter of *Catastrophe and Wonder*, a new five-year exhibition series dedicated to the dialogue between heritage preserved over the centuries and contemporar...
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In the municipality of Monteleone Sabino, in the province of Rieti, an important pre-Roman aqueduct has been explored and documented. The investigation was conducted under the scientific direction of the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and...
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In Piacenza , the relationship between architecture, historical heritage, and museum function is at the heart of the exhibition *Intorno alla Ricci Oddi: Studies and Projects for the Gallery’s Spaces*, the result of a collaboration between the ...
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The workshops of the nativity scene artisans on Via San Gregorio Armeno in Naples remained closed yesterday morning (September 14) until 2:00 p.m. The protest, reportedby ANSA, took place at the traditional hub of artisanal production of shepherds an...
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There is a word that, in Savona, between September 18 and 26, 2026, will once again be used with a meaning that is the opposite of what is usually attributed to it. That word is “fragility,” and it is the heart, the pretext, and at the sa...
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A new archaeological discovery in northwestern Morocco is partially rewriting our understanding of prehistoric settlements in North Africa. At the Oued Beht site, an international team — coordinated in part by the CNR–Institute of Cultural Heri...
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From October 17, 2026, to March 4, 2027, the “Carlo Servolini” Municipal Art Gallery, located within the Villa Carmignani complex in Collesalvetti ( Livorno), will host the exhibition Carlo Böcklin: The Secret of Pan: From the Sacred...
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The Poldi Pezzoli Museum in Milan is the focus of the World Monuments Fund’s new Italian initiative, with a project dedicated to the restoration of the Golden Hall, one of the most iconic rooms in the house-museum founded by Gian Giacomo Poldi ...
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From September 27, 2026, to January 10, 2027, La Crescentina – Laboratorio per l’Arte in Fubine Monferrato, in the province of Alessandria, will host “Hermann Nitsch: Action and Thought,” an exhibition dedicated to one of the foundersof V...
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