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U.S.: Federal Appeals Court Halts Trump's Ballroom Project at the White House

U.S.: Federal Appeals Court Halts Trump's Ballroom Project at the White House

, a federal appeals court—the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit—ruled last Friday that U. S. President Donald Trump, does not have the authority to build the $400 millionballroom within the White House complex without congre...
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Nino Migliori Turns 100: A Retrospective in Aosta on the Dialectics of Reality

Nino Migliori Turns 100: A Retrospective in Aosta on the Dialectics of Reality

Nino Migliori (Bologna, 1926) turns 100, and Aosta is celebrating this significant milestone with a major retrospective dedicated to one of the most influential and original figures in 20th-century Italian photography. From October 10, 2026, to March...
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Three works by Banksy cost London taxpayers nearly 175,000 euros

Three works by Banksy cost London taxpayers nearly 175,000 euros

What about the works Banksy has left on the streets of England in recent years? From 2024 to the present, three works on public property by the famous Bristol-based street artist have cost British taxpayers 150,000 pounds—about 175,000 euros—for remo...
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Restoration of the Camera di San Paolo Begins in Parma: Closed Starting August 31

Restoration of the Camera di San Paolo Begins in Parma: Closed Starting August 31

Work to secure andpreserve the historical and artistic heritage of the Camera di San Paolo in Parma—one of the city’s most precious and iconic sites, famous for its frescoes by Correggio ( Antonio Allegri; Correggio, 1489–1534)—will begin on Au...
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Yto Barrada presents “Comme Saturne” at the French Pavilion at the Venice Biennale

Yto Barrada presents “Comme Saturne” at the French Pavilion at the Venice Biennale

France is represented at the 61st Venice Biennale by Yto Barrada (Paris, 1971) with the project *Comme Saturne*, curated by Myriam Ben Salah. The artist brings to the French Pavilion a work that draws on the cosmological imagery associated with Satu...
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Sicily: The Region Will Add the Position of Art Historian to Its Staff

Sicily: The Region Will Add the Position of Art Historian to Its Staff

TheSicilian“ ” Region will include the position of“ ” (Historian of Art) inthe administration’s new“ ” Professional Matrix. This was reported by the *Gazzetta del Sud*, after AStArte—the National Association of Art Historians—together with SISC...
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Lubaina Himid brings a reflection on home and belonging to the British Pavilion in Venice

Lubaina Himid brings a reflection on home and belonging to the British Pavilion in Venice

At the 61st Venice Biennale, the United Kingdom is represented by Lubaina Himid, who is presenting the project *Predicting History: Testing Translation* in the British Pavilion. The exhibition addresses one of the most personal and, at the same time...
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Museums: The Ministry of Culture Launches a Call for Applications for the New Director General

Museums: The Ministry of Culture Launches a Call for Applications for the New Director General

The Ministry of Culture is seeking a new Director General of Museums: in a circular dated August 3, the MiC announced the launch of the selection process aimed at filling the senior management position of Director of the General Directorate of Museu...
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Turin’s GAM Among the Winners of the PAC 2026: Sabrina Mezzaqui’s *The Notebooks of Hannah Arendt* Acquired

Turin’s GAM Among the Winners of the PAC 2026: Sabrina Mezzaqui’s *The Notebooks of Hannah Arendt* Acquired

The GAM – Turin Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art is among the institutions selected under the PAC 2026 Public Call —Plan for Contemporary Art (Area 1)—promoted by the Directorate General for Contemporary Creativity of the Ministry o...
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Jobs in the Arts and Culture: This Week's Openings

Jobs in the Arts and Culture: This Week's Openings

As we do every week, we’ve compiled a selection of job openings, calls for applications, and competitions in the arts and cultural heritage sector published from August 4 to 10, 2026. In Milan,the Brera Academy of Fine Arts has issued a call f...
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Polykleitos’ Canon Is Reborn in Pompeii: A New Scientific Reconstruction in Bronze Has Been Created

Polykleitos’ Canon Is Reborn in Pompeii: A New Scientific Reconstruction in Bronze Has Been Created

The Archaeological Park of Pompeii presents a new scientific bronze reconstruction of the famous Canon of Polykleitos, one of the most iconic masterpieces of ancient Greek sculpture, created using the historic molds from the former Chiurazzi Foundry....
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At the Diocesan Museum of Milan, Federico Garolla’s photographs depict postwar Italy

At the Diocesan Museum of Milan, Federico Garolla’s photographs depict postwar Italy

From November 19, 2026, to April 4, 2027, the Carlo Maria Martini Diocesan Museum in Milan is hosting the exhibition *Federico Garolla: People of Italy*. Photographs 1948–1968, dedicated to one of the leading figures in Italian photography and ...
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A major exhibition in Rome dedicated to Elisa Montessori and her entire body of artistic work

A major exhibition in Rome dedicated to Elisa Montessori and her entire body of artistic work

From September 30, 2026, to February 28, 2027, the Casino dei Principi at the Villa Torlonia Museums in Rome will host an exhibition featuring Elisa Montessori. This comprehensive exhibition traces the entire artistic career of Elisa Montessori, born...
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Art on TV from August 9 to 15: Michelangelo, Van Gogh, and UNESCO Sites Take Center Stage

Art on TV from August 9 to 15: Michelangelo, Van Gogh, and UNESCO Sites Take Center Stage

From August 9 to 15, 2026, Rai Storia, Rai 5, and Sky Arte will offer a journey through centuries of art history and cultural heritage, exploring ancient civilizations, Renaissance masters, key figures of the 20th century, and iconic sites. From the ...
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The Barbizon School: The Roots of Impressionism on Display at the Museo dell’Ottocento in Pescara

The Barbizon School: The Roots of Impressionism on Display at the Museo dell’Ottocento in Pescara

From September 5, 2026, to January 9, 2027, the Museo dell’Ottocento – Fondazione Di Persio-Pallotta in Pescara will host *The Barbizon School: The Roots of Impressionism*, an exhibition that brings together the Foundation’s entire ...
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An Exhibition in Mestre on Klimt, Kokoschka, Schiele, and the Body in Contemporary Art

An Exhibition in Mestre on Klimt, Kokoschka, Schiele, and the Body in Contemporary Art

In Mestre, the MUVEC - Casa delle Contemporaneità will host the exhibition *Klimt, Schiele, Kokoschka and the Body in Contemporary Art, an exhibition that takes its cue from three leading figures of the Vienna Secession: Gustav Klimt ( Vienna,...
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Sixty works by the great artists of the 20th century from Lyon are featured in a major exhibition at the Reggia di Venaria

Sixty works by the great artists of the 20th century from Lyon are featured in a major exhibition at the Reggia di Venaria

From October 2, 2026, to February 14, 2027, the Reggia di Venaria will host *Atelier dei Moderni: Matisse, Braque, Picasso, Bacon*. “Masters of the Twentieth Century” from the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lyon is a major exhibition curated by Sylvi...
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Mazara del Vallo: A Roman-era shipwreck containing hundreds of amphorae has been discovered at a depth of 46 meters

Mazara del Vallo: A Roman-era shipwreck containing hundreds of amphorae has been discovered at a depth of 46 meters

A Roman-era shipwreck has been discovered in the waters off Mazara del Vallo, Sicily. The discovery was made about three miles from the coast, at a depth of 46 meters, and may date to a period between the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. The remains of the...
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Milan: The Prada Foundation Hosts “Global Antiquity,” the New Project by Salvatore Settis

Milan: The Prada Foundation Hosts “Global Antiquity,” the New Project by Salvatore Settis

For many centuries, the Mediterranean andAsia were not separate worlds, but parts of a complex and ever-changing network of relationships, trade, migration, artistic influences, religious exchanges, and political ties. This is the perspective that se...
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Ukraine: Russians Destroy One of the Country's Oldest Cossack Wooden Churches

Ukraine: Russians Destroy One of the Country's Oldest Cossack Wooden Churches

A Russian drone strike destroyed an important monument in Ukraine: the Church of the Presentation of the Virgin in Beryslav, in the Kherson Oblast. The building, dating back to 1725, was one of the oldest surviving examples in Ukraine of 18th-century...
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In Genoa, air-conditioned museums and libraries are free for people over 65 to help beat the heat

In Genoa, air-conditioned museums and libraries are free for people over 65 to help beat the heat

To combat the intense heat of recent days, the City of Genoa is making the air-conditioned spaces of museums and public libraries available to residents over the age of 65, offering them free access to the city’s cultural venues through the end of A...
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An exhibition by Balocchi and Taponecco in Sarzana (and a work donated to the city)

An exhibition by Balocchi and Taponecco in Sarzana (and a work donated to the city)

From August 14 to October 11, 2026, the Firmafede Fortress in Sarzana will host *L'Eternità dell'Istante*, an exhibition dedicated to the sculptural works of Beatrice Taponecco and Piergiorgio Balocchi. Curated by Roberto Spinetta of HC Galler...
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Turkey: A Roman marble group depicting Asclepius and Telesphorus Discovered in Aspendo

Turkey: A Roman marble group depicting Asclepius and Telesphorus Discovered in Aspendo

A marble sculptural group depicting Asclepius, the god of medicine, alongside his son and assistant Telesphorus, was discovered in Aspendo (or Aspendos), Turkey, as part of the excavation campaigns for the “Legacy for the Future” project. The discove...
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Siena and the Art of Bronze: A Major Exhibition on Sienese Renaissance Sculpture at the Frick Collection

Siena and the Art of Bronze: A Major Exhibition on Sienese Renaissance Sculpture at the Frick Collection

From October 15, 2026, to January 18, 2027, the Frick Collection in New York will host the first exhibition entirely dedicated to Siena’s role as a center of artistic excellence and technical innovation in Italian Renaissance bronze sculpture. Titled...
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London: The National Gallery Hosts the First Exhibition on Jan van Eyck’s Portraits, Bringing Together 10 Masterpieces from Across Europe

London: The National Gallery Hosts the First Exhibition on Jan van Eyck’s Portraits, Bringing Together 10 Masterpieces from Across Europe

The National Gallery in London is dedicating its first-ever exhibition to the portraits of Jan van Eyck, one of the greatest figures of the Northern Renaissance. The exhibition, titled “Van Eyck: The Portraits,” will run from November 21, 2026, to Ap...
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