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Venice Biennale, jury excludes Russia and Israel from awards

The international jury of the 61st International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale has made it known that it will refrain from considering countries whose leaders are currently charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Co...
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Turkey, two-meter-high statue of Athena discovered in Laodicea's Western Theater

In Turkey, at the archaeological site of Laodicea in the Denizli district, a new discovery in the Western Theater complex has brought attention back to the monumental and decorative phases of stage architecture in Roman Asia Minor. As part of the ong...
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Sougwen Chung in Milan: BODY MACHINE (MERIDIANS) on the ledwall of Palazzo Citterio

From April 23 to July 14, 2026, the large ledwall on the ground floor of Milan's Palazzo Citterio will host BODY MACHINE (MERIDIANS), an installation by Sino-Canadian artist Sougwen Chung (1985). The work is being presented for the first time in Ital...
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A papyrus of the Iliad in a Roman mummy: here's what emerges from discovery in Egypt

A discovery destined to impact studies in papyrology and funerary archaeology comes from the site of al-Bahnasa, Egypt, identified with ancient Oxyrhynchus. The archaeological mission of theUniversity of Barcelona and theInstitute of the Ancient Near...
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Europa Nostra Awards 2026, here are the winners. There are five Italians

Thirty are the winners of the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2026, announced by the European Commission and Europa Nostra. The awards, co-funded by the Creative Europe program, represent the largest European award scheme dedicated to...
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Art historians, protest against the Ministry of Culture: garrison on April 28

Tension is growing around the Ministry of Culture 's decision to let the ranking list for the MiC 518 public competition for the profile of Art Historian Officer, due to expire on May 30, 2026, lapse. A decision that has prompted the reaction of CISD...
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Norway, works Munch painted for chocolate factory on display in Oslo

An art project created for a factory now becomes the focus of an exhibition that interweaves art, social history and rights. In fact, the Munchmuseet in Oslo is hosting from May 21 to October 11, 2026 the exhibition Edvard Munch and the chocolate fac...
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Pandolfini presents Julie Hamisky's "Alchemical Garden" at Design Week 2026

On the occasion of Design Week 2026, the Milan office of Pandolfini Casa d'Aste is hosting the solo exhibition Giardino Alchemico by French artist Julie Hamisky, created in collaboration with Mitterrand gallery. The exhibition, scheduled from April 2...
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An all-female jury for the Venice Biennale 2026

The jury of the 61st International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, scheduled from May 9 to Nov. 22, 2026 between the Giardini and the Arsenale in Venice, will be composed of only women. Chairing the panel will be Solange Oliveira Farkas, flank...
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Who is the new undersecretary for culture Giampiero Cannella

Giampiero Cannella is the undersecretary at the Ministry of Culture who takes the place of Gianmarco Mazzi, who became minister of tourism. Canenlla was appointed April 22, 2026, by the Council of Ministers during a meeting at Palazzo Chigi that defi...
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At the Musée Marmottan Monet in Paris, the first major retrospective in France dedicated to Giovanni Segantini

From April 29 to August 16, 2026, the Musée Marmottan Monet in Paris welcomes the exhibition Giovanni Segantini (1858-1899). I Want to See My Mountains, the first major retrospective in France dedicated to Giovanni Segantini, one of the most r...
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Bicentenary of the discovery of the Winged Victory of Brescia: a full calendar of events to celebrate the anniversary

Brescia is preparing to celebrate the bicentenary of the discovery of the Winged Victory, a masterpiece of the Roman age for its compositional quality, material and state of preservation. It is one of the very rare Roman bronzes from excavations that...
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Denis Ton officially takes over as director of Parma's Complesso della Pilotta: "It will be a square of culture"

On Monday, April 20, 2026, the official handover at the helm of Parma's Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta took place: Denis Ton took over as director, succeeding Stefano L'Occaso, who served as acting director from January 2024. Appointed by the Mi...
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Egypt, colossal statue attributed to Ramses II discovered in eastern Nile Delta

A monumental statue, most likely attributed to Pharaoh Ramses II, has been found at the Tellel-Faroun archaeological site in the eastern Nile Delta area. The discovery occurred as part of the activities of an Egyptian mission operating under the ausp...
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Rome, Forte Aurelia reopens, handed over by the Guardia di Finanza to the city: it will be a cultural hub

Forte Aurelia has been handed back to the city of Rome, at the end of a long recovery and restoration process. The official ceremony of reopening and handover of the Fort to the city by the Guardia di Finanza marked the conclusion of a 10-year projec...
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Venice, Tintoretto masterpieces restored and relocated to San Giorgio Maggiore

The restoration of two monumental works by Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti; Venice, 1518 - 1594), The Last Supper and The Jews in the Desert, two masterpieces from the late phase of the Venetian painter's career, now once again on view in the basilica of ...
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University of Pisa seeks volunteers to look at artwork

Art, it is known, arouses emotions, and now there are those who want to study this potential, turn it into data useful for scientific research. This is the goal of the ethological survey initiated by the Department of Biology at the University of Pis...
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Florence, Bargello Museum will restore basement of Cellini's Perseus with a live construction site

Florence's Galleria dell'Accademia and Bargello Museums launch a new restoration project. Inside the Bargello National Museum 's Michelangelo Hall, operations have already begun to unmount the base of Benvenuto Cellini's Perseus, the first step in a ...
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Magazzino Italian Art: a major exhibition on Alighiero Boetti in New York.

The exhibition program dedicated to the protagonists ofArte Povera continues at the Magazzino Italian Art in Cold Spring, New York state, with a new stage focusing on the work of Alighiero Boetti (Turin, 1940 - Rome, 1994). The exhibition, entitled T...
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At the Reggia di Venaria the 25th ARRE Assembly of European Royal Residences.

On April 20 and 21, 2026, the Reggia di Venaria will host the 25th General Assembly of the Association of European Royal Residences (ARRE), a network that brings together the institutions responsible for some of the continent's leading castle complex...
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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

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

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

"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 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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