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In the Langhe, Maria Thereza Alves creates a new public artwork to mark the 10th anniversary of UNESCO

In the Langhe, Maria Thereza Alves creates a new public artwork to mark the 10th anniversary of UNESCO

The Langhe region, and in particular the village of Canelli, is preparing to welcome a new public artwork that is set to become a permanent fixture in the town’s landscape. To mark the tenth anniversary of the inscription of the Langhe-Roero and Monf...
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A precious and rare miniature by Silvestro dei Gherarducci resurfaces at a Christie’s auction

A precious and rare miniature by Silvestro dei Gherarducci resurfaces at a Christie’s auction

One of the most important Italian miniatures to appear on the market in recent years will be the highlight of the “Valuable Books and Manuscripts including Cartography” auction, scheduled for July 8 at Christie’s. It is a monumental illuminated...
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Sarzana: The 38th Antiques Fair at the Firmafede Fortress

Sarzana: The 38th Antiques Fair at the Firmafede Fortress

From August 14 to 23, 2026, the Firmafede Fortress in Sarzana will host the 38th edition of the “Città di Sarzana” National Antiques Fair, an event included in the cultural program of the historic complex and dedicated to the market and promot...
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Artissima 2026 is here: 180 galleries from 35 countries for the 33rd edition. What are they?

Artissima 2026 is here: 180 galleries from 35 countries for the 33rd edition. What are they?

Artissima unveils the lineup for its 33rd edition, announcing the galleries that will participate in the event scheduled to take placeat the Oval at Lingotto Fiere in Turin. The event—the only one in Italy entirely dedicatedto contemporary art—will ...
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The Hermitage Suspends Archaeological Expeditions in Russian-Occupied Crimea

The Hermitage Suspends Archaeological Expeditions in Russian-Occupied Crimea

The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg has decided to suspend all archaeological expeditions to Russian-occupied Crimea, postponing fieldwork until further notice. The decision comes at a time of high tension on the peninsula, which was unilaterally ...
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Rome in Coins: A major exhibition spread across three venues in the capital traces over 2,000 years of history

Rome in Coins: A major exhibition spread across three venues in the capital traces over 2,000 years of history

From July 2 to September 27, 2026, Rome will host “Rome in Coins: Art and Power in the History of the Eternal City,” a major, citywide exhibition project that aims to recount over two millennia of the capital’s history through one of the most represe...
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This Week's Auctions: Antiques, Asian Art, and Modern Art

This Week's Auctions: Antiques, Asian Art, and Modern Art

The week of July 2–8 promises to be packed with events, featuring a schedule of auctions dedicated to design, masterpieces of painting, and graphic works. Auctions in Italy The Italian scene kicks off the week on Thursday, July 2, 2026, with severa...
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Rome: The frescoes in the François Tomb are now part of Italy’s national heritage

Rome: The frescoes in the François Tomb are now part of Italy’s national heritage

The famous cycle of frescoes in the François Tomb has officially become part of Italy’s national heritage. The inauguration of the new exhibition space at the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome took place today in the presence of...
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Sirolo: A burial complex featuring a princely tomb and the remains of a chariot has been discovered in the Picene necropolis

Sirolo: A burial complex featuring a princely tomb and the remains of a chariot has been discovered in the Picene necropolis

An important 6th-century B.C. burial complex has been discovered in Sirolo, in the Conero area, during preventive archaeological surveys coordinated by the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Landscape for the Provinces of Ancona and Pesar...
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The grandson of a Jewish collector is asking the Musée d’Orsay to return a Van Gogh

The grandson of a Jewish collector is asking the Musée d’Orsay to return a Van Gogh

An important work housed at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, *Hôpital Saint-Paul à Saint-Rémy-de-Provence*, a painting created by Vincent van Gogh in 1889, is the subject of a restitution claim filed by 98-year-old Klaus ...
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Palazzo Pitti Gets a New Entrance: New Access to the Palace and the Restored Cortile dell’Ammannati

Palazzo Pitti Gets a New Entrance: New Access to the Palace and the Restored Cortile dell’Ammannati

The renovation of Palazzo Pitti, one of the iconic landmarks of Italy’s cultural heritage and an integral part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Florence’s historic center, continues. Starting today, the historic grand ducal palace is ...
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Giovanni Ozzola brings an exhibition dedicated to the sea and the horizon to Lerici

Giovanni Ozzola brings an exhibition dedicated to the sea and the horizon to Lerici

Now in its tenth year, the Lerici Music Festival is strengthening the dialogue between music and the visual arts—a focus that has taken on an increasingly central role in the event’s programming in recent years. As part of the festival “Music, ...
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Sicily: AStArte Complains That Art Historians Are Missing From the New Regional Professional Classification System

Sicily: AStArte Complains That Art Historians Are Missing From the New Regional Professional Classification System

The National Association of Art Historians – National Association of Art Historians - AStArte (here is our interview with Silvia Mazza, President of AStArte) has expressed concern over the absence of the “technical art historian” position in th...
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British museums: Parliament levels harsh criticism at the government. And the end of free admission for everyone is being considered

British museums: Parliament levels harsh criticism at the government. And the end of free admission for everyone is being considered

Alarm bells are ringing for museums in the United Kingdom, where institutions are facing a period of profound uncertainty and therefore require drastic measures: this, in a nutshell, is the summary of the report drafted by a cross-party parliamentar...
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At MAMbo, 81 photographs by Luigi Ghirri explore his dialogue with Gianni Celati

At MAMbo, 81 photographs by Luigi Ghirri explore his dialogue with Gianni Celati

From June 26 to October 4, 2026, the Project Room at MAMbo—the Museum of Modern Art in Bologna —will host an exhibition featuring Luigi Ghirri and Gianni Celati. *Verso la foce*, an exhibition curated by Lorenzo Balbi and Giulia Pezzoli, traces the i...
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Sicily: Findings from an Analysis of a Roman Shipwreck Provide Insights for the Study of Trade in the Mediterranean

Sicily: Findings from an Analysis of a Roman Shipwreck Provide Insights for the Study of Trade in the Mediterranean

New findings are emerging from the monitoring and research campaign on the Roman shipwreck at Capo Mulini, in the stretch of sea between Acireale and Aci Castello. The investigations, conducted by the Sicilian Regional Superintendence of the Sea, hav...
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Turin’s GAM is undergoing a transformation: MVRDV’s redevelopment project has been unveiled

Turin’s GAM is undergoing a transformation: MVRDV’s redevelopment project has been unveiled

The project for the redevelopment, revitalization, and enhancement of the GAM—the Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art—was presented today at the Teatro Regio in Turin. The project is intended to redefine the museum’s future through an initia...
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Florence: The Brancacci Chapel Becomes More Accessible Thanks to Smart Technologies and New Inclusive Routes

Florence: The Brancacci Chapel Becomes More Accessible Thanks to Smart Technologies and New Inclusive Routes

The Brancacci Chapel in Florence is at the heart of Italy’s participation in the European AccesS project, “Enhancing Accessibility and Sustainability in Smart Cities and Smart Buildings: The Universal Accessibility Suite Initiative,” an initiative fu...
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Royal Palace of Caserta: Antonio Tarasco Appointed Interim Director

Royal Palace of Caserta: Antonio Tarasco Appointed Interim Director

Following Tiziana Maffei, who led the Royal Palace of Caserta for seven years, the museum has a new interim director: the position has been entrusted to Antonio Tarasco, the current Director General of Archives, a role he has held since January 8, 20...
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A papyrus from Herculaneum has been digitally unrolled and read: the Vesuvius Challenge project reveals it

A papyrus from Herculaneum has been digitally unrolled and read: the Vesuvius Challenge project reveals it

For nearly two thousand years, the charred papyri of Herculaneum have preserved a wealth of knowledge that remained inaccessible. Having survived the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D., these precious manuscripts could not be opened without risking thei...
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Cannobio: At Palazzo Pironi in Lagobava, Tomoko Nagao’s micro-pop reinterprets Western masterpieces

Cannobio: At Palazzo Pironi in Lagobava, Tomoko Nagao’s micro-pop reinterprets Western masterpieces

On July 4, 2026,Lagobava Palazzo Pironi in Cannobio will open a solo exhibition by Japanese artist Tomoko Nagao, which will run through September 5. The exhibition, titled *Masterpieces Reinvented*, presents new works that synthesize some of the key ...
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Medicea Reborn: The Journal of Medici Studies Is Now Online with a New Digital Series

Medicea Reborn: The Journal of Medici Studies Is Now Online with a New Digital Series

*Medicea: Journal of Medici Studies* returns to the publishing scene in a new digital format, with a new publisher and a revamped structure. Announced on March 25—coinciding with the Florentine New Year’s Day celebrated until 1750—the journal is now ...
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Palermo: AI and video art reinterpret the stucco work in the Palatine Chapel of Castelbuono

Palermo: AI and video art reinterpret the stucco work in the Palatine Chapel of Castelbuono

The Civic Museum of Castelbuono (Palermo) presents *Heaven+Earth*, a new project by American artists John Sanborn and Ionee Waterhouse, which opened on May 24, 2026, at the Castello dei Ventimiglia and will remain on view through August 30. Curated b...
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Como: Restoration of the Giardino della Velarca is complete, and it is now open to the public

Como: Restoration of the Giardino della Velarca is complete, and it is now open to the public

The Giardino della Velarca in Ossuccio, on Lake Como, opens to the public, marking the completion of the restoration of the houseboat designed by the BBPR firm (Banfi, Belgiojoso, Peressutti, Rogers) in 1959 and restored by the FAI – Fondo per ...
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Spain: An ancient bronze votive chariot, the only one of its kind on the Iberian Peninsula, has been discovered

Spain: An ancient bronze votive chariot, the only one of its kind on the Iberian Peninsula, has been discovered

At the Casas del Turuñuelo archaeological site, in the municipality of Guareña, in the province of Badajoz, Spain, a bronze votive chariot of great decorative and iconographic complexity has been discovered; it is considered to be a spe...
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