April 25, State Archives open but "without grand openings" out of respect for mourners

The 80th anniversary of the Liberation, tomorrow April 25, will be celebrated again this year in the Italian State Archives , which will remain open throughout the peninsula with a rich calendar of initiatives even in the midst of the national mourni...
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Major French gallery withdraws from Art Basel: 'brutal and unfair stand conditions'

A major Paris art gallery, Air de Paris, has announced its withdrawal from Art Basel, the world's largest and most relevant art fair, after a full twenty-five years of continuous presence. The Parisian gallery, which includes in its stable some of th...
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Venice, an exhibition dedicated to Maurizio Galimberti at the Stanze della Fotografia

The Rooms of Photography presents, from April 10 to August 10, 2025, on the second floor, the exhibition Maurizio Galimberti between Polaroid/Ready Made and Italo Calvino's American Lessons, curated by Denis Curti. Internationally known for his port...
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First ancient genomes from Green Sahara discovered: humanity isolated for thousands of years

Seven thousand years ago, when the Sahara was still a green and fertile expanse, an isolated human group inhabited what is now Libya, with no contact with sub-Saharan populations. This is revealed by a new study based on DNA analysis of two naturally...
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Inclusion and accessibility at the Diocesan Museum in Milan: art speaks four languages

A museum that not only exhibits works, but also questions who is looking at them, how to make them accessible and what inclusion really means. With Nessuno Escluso, the Carlo Maria Martini Diocesan Museum in Milan strengthens its vocation to be an op...
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The Museo delle Sinopie in Pisa: journey into a unique heritage

There are stories that emerge through tragedy and images that surface only when the material covering them is forcefully ripped away. Such is the case with the sinopias of Pisa's Monumental Cemetery: works that were never meant to appear, and which t...
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VAT on works of art, Giuli: "Regulatory hypotheses aimed at changing the rate are being studied."

During today's Question Time live from the Chamber of Deputies, Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli responded to Stefano Candiani's (League) question on the need for a reduction in the VAT rate applied to the supply of works of art. "I confirm the nee...
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Even in Spain, gallery owners denounce too high VAT compared to France and Germany: 'It's discrimination'

As in Italy, galleries in Spain report a difficult situation for the art market due to the failure to reduce VAT on artworks. In fact, the Spanish government continues to apply a21 percent VAT rate to the art market, unlike Germany and France, where ...
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In Weimar, a year of art, music and theater among Bach, Goethe and outdoor performances

Weimar, Germany, is preparing to experience a 2025 under the banner of art, literature and music. The city that was the scene of the lives and output of giants such as Goethe and Schiller now presents itself with a rich calendar of cultural events, r...
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Auctions April 23-29: modern art, wines and jewelry

Easter has passed. Here, then, are the auctions we can find from April 23 to 29. If you want to stock your cellar, the Spring Spirits - Whisky, Rum & More auction opens at Pandolfini from April 29 to May 8. At Cambi 's, the Photography auction ...
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St. Rombald's Cathedral in Mechelen, a masterpiece of the Brabant Gothic style

The city of Mechelen, in Flanders, guards in its historic center a building, the Cathedral of St. Rombald, that can be considered a pivotal monument of the local culture: this church is not only the spiritual fulcrum of the city, but can also be said...
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Mourning for Pope, state archives delete all events, including April 25 events

All demonstrations and events scheduled between today and April 26 inside the Italian State Archives, or at any rate in buildings and rooms managed by state archival offices, are being postponed or canceled in these hours. It is happening because of ...
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Far East Film Festival lights up Udine: 75 films to chronicle today's Asia

Everything is ready in Udine for the 27th edition of the Far East Film Festival, which, from April 24 to May 2, 2025, returns renewing its commitment to be a cultural bridge between East and West. A journey through time and society, through theeye of...
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Extraordinary donation to Bergamo Diocesan Museum: 9 works by Baschenis arrive, with rare pieces

Six months after the opening of the new Bernareggi Diocesan Museum in Bergamo, its permanent collection is enhanced thanks to an extraordinary donation that marks a turning point in the institution's history. Guido Crippa, a leading figure in Bergamo...
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Incredible auction in Genoa: a Salvator Mundi estimated at only 2,000 euros was sold for more than 200,000

Exceptional result for a Salvator Mundi of the Caravaggio school passed at auction at Wannenes in Genoa on April 15: the work, given generically to a "Caravaggesque painter of the 17th century," an oil on canvas nearly five feet high by about three f...
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Magdalene in Ecstasy attributed to Caravaggio on exhibition in India

For the first time in history, a painting attributed to Caravaggio is on display in India. The much-discussed Magdalene in Ecstasy is in fact the focus of an exhibition at the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) in New Delhi, which opened April 11, 2025...
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The pope in cinema: 10 films about popes, from Anthony Queen to Nanni Moretti, from Julius II to Pope Francis

With the recent passing of Pope Francis, an era marked by gestures of openness, simple words and a radical commitment to the poor and peace comes to a close. Jorge Mario Bergoglio represented a human face of the Church, capable of dialogue, listening...
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Netherlands, Mauritshuis in The Hague revises attributions of three paintings given to Rembrandt

The Mauritshuis inThe Hague, one of the most important museums in the Netherlands and home to an important nucleus of Rembrandt 's works (with masterpieces such as The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, theHomer, theSelf-Portrait from his last year...
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Working in culture: open positions and vacancies of the week

April 15-22: Here are the opportunities to work in the arts. Also this week, Academies of Fine Arts, public administrations, foundations and entities in the creative world are offering new job openings. The selections concern museum, archaeological, ...
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Spain, more than 4,000 fragments of the paintings that decorated a Roman villa discovered

Major archaeological discovery in Spain during excavations at the Roman villa of Barberes Sud in the city of La Vila Joiosa (Comunidad Valenciana, province of Alicante), which uncovered more than 4,000 new fragments of the paintings that decorated th...
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At the Gallerie d'Italia in Turin, Italy, a major retrospective on Carrie Mae Weems

On view at the Gallerie d'Italia in Turin from April 17 to September 7, 2025 is Carrie Mae Weems: The Heart of the Matter, a major exhibition dedicated to theAmerican artist curated by Sarah Meister - former curator of the photography department at M...
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Pisa, Italy's first major exhibition dedicated to Oliviero Toscani's Human Race project at Palazzo Blu

Razza Umana, the photographic project signed Oliviero Toscani Studio, lands at Palazzo Blu in Pisa in an exhibition that for the first time in Italy celebrates one of the most famous projects of the great master of photography Oliviero Toscani (Milan...
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Petrit Halilaj will create a new work in the Langhe, in Dogliani, in a former school

Radis, the art in public space project promoted by the Fondazione per l'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea CRT, returns for its second edition. After the positive experience in Rittana, where Giulia Cenci created the work le masche, the initiative - again ...
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At MAXXI in Rome an exhibition on water, an element of connection that belongs to everyone and no one

From April 18 to August 17, 2025, MAXXI in Rome hosts the exhibition Something in the Water curated by Oscar Tuazon and Elena Motisi. Water becomes a common thread between artistic languages belonging to different generations and contexts: a fluid, ...
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Pignotti's manuscripts and Italian visual poetry on display at BNCF

From May 8 to July 29, 2025, the Dante Room of the National Central Library in Florence will host a major exhibition of contemporary Italian poetry and art. Entitled Originals. "The Manuscripts of Today's Poets" and Verbo-Visual Poetics in Italy, the...
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