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Parthenon Marbles: Mitsotakis to the United Kingdom: “It’s time to reunite them”

Parthenon Marbles: Mitsotakis to the United Kingdom: “It’s time to reunite them”

For Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the exhibitionof the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum provides an opportunity to reignite one of the longest-running controversies over European cultural heritage: the issue of the Parthenon Marbles,...
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Annibale Carracci, Dupré, and Raffaelli: the award-winning works at BIAF 2026. Lorenzo d'Oro Award goes to Schnabel

Annibale Carracci, Dupré, and Raffaelli: the award-winning works at BIAF 2026. Lorenzo d'Oro Award goes to Schnabel

The Florence International Antiques Biennial officially opened today with a ceremony held in the Salone dei Cinquecento at Palazzo Vecchio, attended by Mayor Sara Funaro, the event’s secretary general Bruno Botticelli, and other city dignitarie...
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Feng J, the designer who transforms Monet’s paintings into fine jewelry pieces

Feng J, the designer who transforms Monet’s paintings into fine jewelry pieces

There is a jewelry designer who has found inspiration in the paintings of Claude Monet to create brooches and fine jewelry: the French artist’s brushstrokes become precious gemstones, the reflections of light are transformed into diamonds, and ...
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Kate Newby brings her “anti-relics” to the former Chiesa delle Dimesse in Thiene (Vicenza)

Kate Newby brings her “anti-relics” to the former Chiesa delle Dimesse in Thiene (Vicenza)

From September 26 to November 7, 2026, the Sandra and Giancarlo Bonollo Foundation for Contemporary Art will present ,in the former Chiesa delle Dimesse in Thiene, in the province of Vicenza, “The leaves were brighter than the grass,” a solo exhibiti...
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An exhibition in Arezzo traces eight centuries of the depiction of St. Francis in art

An exhibition in Arezzo traces eight centuries of the depiction of St. Francis in art

Eight hundred years after the death of St. Francis of Assisi, Arezzo is celebrating its historical and spiritual bond with the patron saint of Italy through a major exhibition dedicated to the evolution of his image in art. Paintings, sculptures, min...
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The Certosa Museum in Genoa opens a new permanent exhibition on the Roman kiln at Rivarolo

The Certosa Museum in Genoa opens a new permanent exhibition on the Roman kiln at Rivarolo

A Roman kiln rediscovered in 2023 during subway construction and restored to be returned to the city: this is the new space that the MuCe – the Certosa Museum of Genoa – is inaugurating on the occasion of the 2026 European Heritage Days, ...
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The Casamonti Collection Opens Palazzo San Giorgio with 250 Works from the 19th Century to the Present

The Casamonti Collection Opens Palazzo San Giorgio with 250 Works from the 19th Century to the Present

Just a short walk from the Ponte Vecchio, at Lungarno Serristori 17 in Florence, the Casamonti Collection will open its new exhibition space at Palazzo San Giorgio to the public on Monday, September 28, 2026. The move to this historic building marks ...
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From Mental Hospitals to Feminist Struggles: 200 Photographs by Carla Cerati at Palazzo Reale in Milan to Mark Her Centennial

From Mental Hospitals to Feminist Struggles: 200 Photographs by Carla Cerati at Palazzo Reale in Milan to Mark Her Centennial

The transformations of Italy in the second half of the 20th century, political and social tensions, Milan’s cultural life, and individual stories are transformed into images and words in the work of Carla Cerati, a photographer and writer who made he...
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Certosa di Pavia: Restoration of the Thirteen Illuminated Choral Books Completed

Certosa di Pavia: Restoration of the Thirteen Illuminated Choral Books Completed

The project to study and restore the thirteen illuminated choir books of the Certosa di Pavia has come to an end. Launched in 2025 and sponsored by the Lombardy Regional Directorate of National Museums, the project was entrusted to the La Venaria Rea...
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Osvaldo Licini Award by Fainplast: The Six Artists Selected for 2026 Have Been Announced

Osvaldo Licini Award by Fainplast: The Six Artists Selected for 2026 Have Been Announced

The sixth edition of the Osvaldo Licini Award by Fainplast is kicking off—an award inspired by the figure of Osvaldo Licini and dedicated to contemporary painting. For 2026, the following artists have been selected: Thomas Braida, Cecilia De Nisco, P...
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New Analyses of the Frescoes at Santa Maria foris portas in Castelseprio (Varese)

New Analyses of the Frescoes at Santa Maria foris portas in Castelseprio (Varese)

VISTA—Visual Investigation of Santa Maria foris portas: Techniques & Analysis—has gotten underway. This new scientific research campaign is dedicated to the frescoes in the Church of Santa Maria foris portas within the Castelseprio Archaeological...
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Pier Paolo Calzolari: Over 50 Years of Research on Display in Monte Carlo

Pier Paolo Calzolari: Over 50 Years of Research on Display in Monte Carlo

Following the inaugural exhibition dedicated to Jan Fabre, 21Art Montecarlo continues its exhibition program with a solo show by Pier Paolo Calzolari (Bologna, 1943), one of the leading figures of Arte Povera, a movement within which the artist devel...
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Lucio Fontana: The Hidden Side of the Slit Canvases on Display at Tornabuoni Arte in Milan

Lucio Fontana: The Hidden Side of the Slit Canvases on Display at Tornabuoni Arte in Milan

Hidden on the backs of Lucio Fontana’s famous slashed canvases lies a lesser-known universe, made up of notes, phrases, and personal impressions that reveal an intimate, everyday dimension of his work. This hidden side of the artist’s oeuvre serves a...
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Over 900 Roman denarii discovered near Wesseling: it is the largest Hadrian treasure in Germany

Over 900 Roman denarii discovered near Wesseling: it is the largest Hadrian treasure in Germany

On a farm field near Wesseling, Germany, a treasure hunter equipped with a metal detector discovered a hoard consisting of hundreds of Roman silver coins. The news was reported by the LVR-Amt für Bodendenkmalpflege im Rheinland (LVR-ABR) — the L...
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Albania: A complex featuring six 4th-century mosaics has been discovered in Qesarat

Albania: A complex featuring six 4th-century mosaics has been discovered in Qesarat

A significant archaeological discovery was made in Qesarat,in the Tepelenë area, in Albania, where an Italian-Albanian archaeological expedition has unearthed an architectural complex featuring six floors decorated with polychrome mosaics, human...
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An unpublished early masterpiece by Luca Giordano will be on display at MarteS on Lake Garda

An unpublished early masterpiece by Luca Giordano will be on display at MarteS on Lake Garda

An unpublished early masterpiece by Luca Giordano ( Naples, 1634–1705), *TheCalling of Saints Peter and Andrew to the Apostolate*, a large canvas measuring 192 by 252 centimeters by the Neapolitan painter, will be on public view for the first ...
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Ragghianti’s pioneering films on art return to Lucca in a marathon of 19 art films

Ragghianti’s pioneering films on art return to Lucca in a marathon of 19 art films

They weren’t simply films about art. Carlo Ludovico Ragghianti, one of the greatest art historians of the 20th century, believed that cinema could become a tool through which to analyze a painting, a sculpture, a building, or a city, making the...
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Colosseum to Close for Three Days of Mourning Following the Death of Andrea Moretti

Colosseum to Close for Three Days of Mourning Following the Death of Andrea Moretti

The Colosseumwill be closed for three days of mourning following the death of Andrea Moretti, a rock climber—that is, a worker specializing in rope access and high-altitude work—who died on the night of September 23 inside the Flavian Amphitheater as...
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Rome: Words by Erri De Luca will be projected onto the Trevi Fountain for one night

Rome: Words by Erri De Luca will be projected onto the Trevi Fountain for one night

In Rome, as part of “ ,” the Trevi Fountain will become a page for one evening, and light will be the writer. On Tuesday, October 6, at dusk, starting at 9 p.m., the words of Erri De Luca will be projected onto the water and the surface of the famous...
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In Paris and Grenoble, an exhibition traces more than a century of landscape art, from Monet to Hockney

In Paris and Grenoble, an exhibition traces more than a century of landscape art, from Monet to Hockney

The landscape as a space of memory, but also as a witness to the transformations and crises of the contemporary world. This is the central theme of *Stories of Landscapes*. From Monet to Hockney (1890–2026), the exhibition—organized jointly by the Ma...
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Gregory Crewdson in Reggio Emilia with his photographic trilogy, created over the course of ten years

Gregory Crewdson in Reggio Emilia with his photographic trilogy, created over the course of ten years

From October 10, 2026 , to January 17, 2027 , the Chiostri di San Pietro in Reggio Emilia will host Gregory Crewdson: *Eveningside*, an exhibition curated by Jean-Charles Vergne and organized in collaboration with Gallerie d’Italia – Int...
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From Ancient Athletes to the 1948 Olympics: An Exhibition at Palazzo Simi in Bari

From Ancient Athletes to the 1948 Olympics: An Exhibition at Palazzo Simi in Bari

The trained body, competition, training, social prestige, and memory form the central themes of ATHLETÉS – The Icon Beyond Time. Athletics, Society, and Funeral Rites in the Peucetan Aristocracies of the Bari Region: this exhibition, org...
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Petralia Soprana (Palermo): Restoration Begins on a Majolica-Tiled Spire at Santa Maria di Loreto

Petralia Soprana (Palermo): Restoration Begins on a Majolica-Tiled Spire at Santa Maria di Loreto

Work has begun in Petralia Soprana, in the Palermo area, on the restoration and extraordinary maintenance of one of the majolica-tiled spires of the Church of Santa Maria di Loreto, which has been affected by deterioration and the collapse of its dec...
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Velázquez’s Rediscovered Portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares Joins the Getty Museum’s Collection

Velázquez’s Rediscovered Portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares Joins the Getty Museum’s Collection

The J. Paul Getty Museum has announced the acquisition of *Portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares*, a 17th-century painting by Diego Velázquez that was recently identified as a work by the Spanish artist. The painting will be on public view at...
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The Cassamarca Foundation Reopens Casa dei Carraresi with a New Permanent Exhibition Space

The Cassamarca Foundation Reopens Casa dei Carraresi with a New Permanent Exhibition Space

The Cassamarca Foundation is reopening Casa dei Carraresi and Ca’ dei Brittoni in Treviso after two years of restoration and enhancement work, with over 2,000 square meters dedicated to new exhibition spaces. The venues host an exhibition dedi...
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