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Florence, the Mormile Polyptych returns to view reassembled almost in its entirety at the Cenacolo del Fuligno

Florence, the Mormile Polyptych returns to view reassembled almost in its entirety at the Cenacolo del Fuligno

Thanks to the acquisition in 2025 by the Ministry of Culture of two missing panels, Antonio Rimpatta 's Mormile Polyptych has now been reassembled almost in its entirety, thus returning to the public a work of considerable importance. The two panels ...
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A contemporary oracle in the center of Venice: Spanish duo MITO's Mythological Consultorio arrives in Italy

A contemporary oracle in the center of Venice: Spanish duo MITO's Mythological Consultorio arrives in Italy

For the first time in Italy, from May 8 to November 22, 2026, in St. Mark's Square, in the spaces of theHotel Monaco & Grand Canal and on the occasion of the 61st Venice Biennale, comes Consultorio Mitologico, a project by the Spanish duo MITO (E...
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In Paris, Fondation Louis Vuitton celebrates Alexander Calder with a major retrospective

In Paris, Fondation Louis Vuitton celebrates Alexander Calder with a major retrospective

From April 15 to August 16, 2026, the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris is celebrating the centenary of the arrival in France of the American sculptor Alexander Calder (Lawnton, 1898 - New York, 1976) in 1926 and the 50th anniversary of his death with...
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Italian museums: the app that makes cultural heritage accessible to all

Italian museums: the app that makes cultural heritage accessible to all

"Cultural heritage at your fingertips." This is the message of the Musei Italiani app, an innovative project that aims to significantly transformaccess to museums and cultural venues by offering users an intuitive, secure and comprehensive digital se...
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Florence, climbs Neptune Fountain in defiance: 5 thousand euro damage

Florence, climbs Neptune Fountain in defiance: 5 thousand euro damage

Florence, climbs the Neptune Fountain and causes damage estimated at around 5,000 euros. A 28-year-old foreign woman was charged by municipal police for defacing an artistic-architectural asset after an incident last Saturday in Piazza della Signoria...
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Outrages, the podcast chronicling vandalism in art history, begins

Outrages, the podcast chronicling vandalism in art history, begins

Hitting and destroying art, in and out of museums: vandalism in art, whether it occurs with a hammer, acid, edged weapons or simply with bare hands, is a phenomenon that spans eras and contexts, leaving marks not only on the surfaces of paintings and...
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Girolamini reopens after 14 years: Naples rediscovers oldest library after 2011 scandal

Girolamini reopens after 14 years: Naples rediscovers oldest library after 2011 scandal

The Girolamini Library in Naples will become accessible to the public again on April 22, 2026, after a 14-year closure. The opening, as reported by the Vesuviolive.it news outlet, will take place through an exhibition housed in the institute's histor...
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MiC initiates cultural bridge between Italy and Mozambique on contemporary art

MiC initiates cultural bridge between Italy and Mozambique on contemporary art

On April 20, 2026, the Italy-Mozambique project began in Maputo, Mozambique. A Bridge Made in Art, a cultural partnership initiative that will run until June 2027 and involves Italy and Mozambique in the contemporary art sector through an articulated...
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Egypt: 13 illegally stolen archaeological artifacts recovered from the United States

Egypt: 13 illegally stolen archaeological artifacts recovered from the United States

Egypt has recovered from the United States 13 archaeological artifacts that illegally left the country, as part of an operation conducted through cooperation between the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry and relevant ...
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Mexico, shooting by Teotihuacán's Pyramid of the Moon: tourist dead, 13 injured

Mexico, shooting by Teotihuacán's Pyramid of the Moon: tourist dead, 13 injured

An armed attack inside the archaeological site of Teotihuacán, among Mexico's major tourist hubs, left two people dead and at least 13 wounded. The incident, as reported by the El País news outlet, occurred on Monday, April 20 in the ar...
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Cremona Contemporanea 2026: Gio' Pomodoro at the center of the fourth edition

Cremona Contemporanea 2026: Gio' Pomodoro at the center of the fourth edition

The fourth edition of Cremona Contemporanea, a project dedicated to the visual arts that transforms the urban fabric into a widespread exhibition system, kicks off in Cremona from May 23 to 31, 2026. The initiative offers an articulated calendar of i...
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Grimaldina Tower in Genoa reopens after renovations PNRR on accessibility of Ducal Palace

Grimaldina Tower in Genoa reopens after renovations PNRR on accessibility of Ducal Palace

As of April 18, 2026, the Grimaldina Tower of the Doge 's Palace will be accessible to the public again after a restoration and enhancement project that lasted more than a year. The opening marks the return to the city of one of the most recognizable...
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Flooding at the Vatican Museums: water on the statues of the Profane Gregorian

Flooding at the Vatican Museums: water on the statues of the Profane Gregorian

A violent thunderstorm that hit Rome in the past week has caused water infiltration in the Vatican Museums, causing flooding in the Gregorian Profane section, one of the exhibition spaces that holds a significant part of the ancient sculpture collect...
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Working in art and culture: open positions of the week

Working in art and culture: open positions of the week

The monitoring of news in the arts and cultural heritage sector continues through an overview of calls for applications, public selections, open positions, vacancies and career paths released during the week of April 14-20, 2026. In Cogne (Aosta Val...
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International illicit trafficking: 46 artifacts returned to National Museum of Sybaris (Cosenza)

International illicit trafficking: 46 artifacts returned to National Museum of Sybaris (Cosenza)

There are 46 archaeological artifacts from Etruscan, Greek and Roman times returned to the state and destined for the National Museum of Sibari, located in the territory of the municipality of Cassano all'Ionio, in the province of Cosenza, within the...
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Seizure of 143 fake works by Warhol, Haring and Banksy at exhibition in Reggio Calabria

Seizure of 143 fake works by Warhol, Haring and Banksy at exhibition in Reggio Calabria

Carabinieri from the Cultural Heritage Protection Unit in Cosenza have seized 143 works of art believed to be fake, attributed to Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Banksy. The operation is part of an investigation coordinated by the Public Prosecutor's O...
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Egypt, Roman tomb discovered with golden tongues and a rare papyrus from the Iliad at Bahnasa site

Egypt, Roman tomb discovered with golden tongues and a rare papyrus from the Iliad at Bahnasa site

In Egypt, at the archaeological site of Bahnasa, in the area of Minya province, a Spanish archaeological mission has identified a tomb datable to the Roman period, along with an articulated set of artifacts that refer to funerary practices. The opera...
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As many as 21 Renoir works come on the market all at once: they belonged to his muse

As many as 21 Renoir works come on the market all at once: they belonged to his muse

A collection that has remained out of the public eye for more than a century is preparing to emerge on the international market: as many as 21 works by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. In New York, auction house Bonhams will present A Lasting Impression: The R...
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MiC, art historians' rankings at risk: protest by eligible applicants

MiC, art historians' rankings at risk: protest by eligible applicants

Confrontation over the employment future of more than two hundred cultural professionals is ignited as the deadline for the sliding of the ranking list of the competition for art historian officials announced in 2023 by the Ministry of Culture approa...
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Murano glass at the Venice Biennale, at the Stanze the exhibition on the decade 1948-1958

Murano glass at the Venice Biennale, at the Stanze the exhibition on the decade 1948-1958

From April 19 to November 22, 2026, The Glass Rooms in Venice, Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, host the exhibition 1948-1958 Murano Glass and the Venice Biennale, the third chapter of the project dedicated to the presence of Murano glass at the Bienn...
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Art on TV April 19-25: Caravaggio, Kiefer and Borromini among the week's highlights

Art on TV April 19-25: Caravaggio, Kiefer and Borromini among the week's highlights

Over the weekend and at the beginning of the new week, Rai and Sky Arte offer particularly rich programming ranging from art, design, and in-depth coverage of Italian territories. Below is the updated schedule. On Rai Storia, programming opens on Su...
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Mexico, new cave paintings from prehistory to 1521 AD discovered during work on Mexico-Querétaro train

Mexico, new cave paintings from prehistory to 1521 AD discovered during work on Mexico-Querétaro train

In the course of the archaeological preservation activities related to the construction of the Mexico City-Querétaro passenger train, promoted by the Secretaría de Cultura of the Government of Mexico through theNational Institute of Ant...
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Malù Cruz Piani in Milan: dialogue with the masterpieces of Longari arte

Malù Cruz Piani in Milan: dialogue with the masterpieces of Longari arte

From April 14 to May 15, Longari arte Milano gallery hosts Malù Cruz Piani - The Art of Becoming, a solo exhibition by Malù Cruz Piani curated by Giorgia Perin. The project develops as a direct confrontation between the Brazilian artist...
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Expressionism returns to Lugano with Kandinsky, Klee and the masters of the Blaue Reiter

Expressionism returns to Lugano with Kandinsky, Klee and the masters of the Blaue Reiter

Through July 18, 2026, the Gabriele and Anna Braglia Foundation in Lugano reopens to the public the exhibition Kandinsky, Jawlensky, Werefkin and the Masters of Expressionism, following the success of the fall season. The exhibition marks the second ...
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Fuorisalone, Bertozzi & Casoni in Milan: "Regeneration" and exclusive installation photos

Fuorisalone, Bertozzi & Casoni in Milan: "Regeneration" and exclusive installation photos

In the Sottoporticoof the Cortile d'Onore of theUniversità degli Studi di Milano Statale, as part of the Fuorisalone, on the occasion of the Salone del Mobile Milano (April 21-26, 2026), Regeneration, a monumental polychrome ceramic compositio...
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