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A new excavation campaign begins in the Pertosa-Auletta caves in the province of Salerno

A new excavation campaign begins in the Pertosa-Auletta caves in the province of Salerno

A new archaeological excavation campaign will be launched in the Pertosa-Auletta Caves in the province of Salerno in the coming days, following important discoveries that emerged during investigations carried out in November 2025. The research activ...
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Milan Cortina 2026, Casa Italia opens to the public for the first time: an exhibition in three locations

Milan Cortina 2026, Casa Italia opens to the public for the first time: an exhibition in three locations

On the occasion of the XXV Olympic Winter Games in Milan Cortina 2026, scheduled for Feb. 6-22, CONI, the Italian National Olympic Committee, renews and expands the project of Casa Italia, the traditional headquarters of the Italian Olympic team, tra...
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Restorative bacteria from ENEA's microbial collection join contemporary art sculptures

Restorative bacteria from ENEA's microbial collection join contemporary art sculptures

"Restorative" bacteria from ENEA's microbial collection are becoming part of contemporary artworks thanks to a project by artist Alessia Forconi, who has created two marble sculptures, Gea and Linfa, by integrating live microorganisms inside them. Ov...
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The ANGAMC 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Emilio Mazzoli. He brought Basquiat to Europe

The ANGAMC 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Emilio Mazzoli. He brought Basquiat to Europe

Emilio Mazzoli, founder of Mazzoli Gallery with offices in Modena and Berlin, will receive the 2026 ANGAMC Lifetime Achievement Award. The ceremony will take place Saturday, Feb. 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the Talk Area of the Arte Fiera Bologna Service Cente...
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Loano, remains of a possible Roman villa from the imperial era discovered

Loano, remains of a possible Roman villa from the imperial era discovered

From the subsoil of the historic center of Loano (Savona) are re-emerging increasingly substantial traces of a Roman past that, until now, was known mainly through individual finds. In fact, resurfacing work on the so-called "caruggetti orbi," narrow...
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Ministry, central institute for cultural heritage risk management established

Ministry, central institute for cultural heritage risk management established

The Ministry of Culture has founded a new institute: it is theCentral Institute for Cultural Heritage Risk Management (the acronym is ICRI), designed to structurally strengthen the state's ability to prevent, monitor and deal with the risks facing It...
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Moses Bianchi at MUST: 40 works tell the story of the 19th century between Monza and Vimercate

Moses Bianchi at MUST: 40 works tell the story of the 19th century between Monza and Vimercate

From January 31 to May 3, MUST - Museum of the Territory of Vimercate (Monza and Brianza) dedicates the main exhibition of the winter and spring cultural season to Mosè Bianchi, a Monza painter active in the second half of the 19th century, wi...
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Egypt, a lake sacred to Maat and three chapels dedicated to Osiris emerge at Karnak

Egypt, a lake sacred to Maat and three chapels dedicated to Osiris emerge at Karnak

At the Karnak temple complex in Luxor, Egypt, a joint Chinese-Egyptian archaeological mission has unearthed a number of new findings that help redefine knowledge of the Montu temple area. Among the most notable findings, as reported in the Chinese ne...
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Robert Mapplethorpe in Milan: photography, body and desire at Palazzo Reale

Robert Mapplethorpe in Milan: photography, body and desire at Palazzo Reale

From January 29 to May 17, 2026, Palazzo Reale in Milan hosts Robert Mapplethorpe. The Forms of Desire, a retrospective dedicated to the American photographer that systematically traverses the entire parabola of his work. The exhibition, promoted by ...
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Auctions of the week: antiques, oriental art and design

Auctions of the week: antiques, oriental art and design

The art and collectibles market never stands still, and the week between late January and early February 2026 promises to be particularly lively. It kicks off on Thursday, Jan. 29, with a Pandolfini-signed offering in Florence, which opens the week ...
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Restoration of Banksy's Migrant Child completed. It is now in secrecy, but may soon return to its place of origin

Restoration of Banksy's Migrant Child completed. It is now in secrecy, but may soon return to its place of origin

The restoration of The Migrant Child, the street art work by Banksy that appeared in Venice in May 2019, has been completed. The work, now kept in a secret location, may soon return to where it was completed, but this time protected to defend it from...
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The new president of ICOM Italy has been elected: she is Antonella Pinna

The new president of ICOM Italy has been elected: she is Antonella Pinna

The elected offices of ICOM Italia were renewed in Rome during the Ordinary Members' Meeting, which took place on January 23 and 24, 2026. The appointment, central to the life of the association, marked the start of the new three-year period 2026-20...
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Tarquinia Olympics Tomb digitally reconstructed for Milan-Cortina 2026

Tarquinia Olympics Tomb digitally reconstructed for Milan-Cortina 2026

On the occasion of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, the Etruscan Tomb of the Olympics in Tarquinia will be the protagonist of a digital enhancement project that expands the possibilities of its use and knowledge. The project was presented toda...
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Saint Devote: history, faith and tradition in the heart of Monaco

Saint Devote: history, faith and tradition in the heart of Monaco

In the urban fabric of the Principality of Monaco, specifically in the neighborhood of La Condamine, stands a building that transcends its simple architectural function to become the custodian of the very identity of the Monegasques. St. Devote Churc...
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A vanished mosque becomes sound: the Slovenian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2026

A vanished mosque becomes sound: the Slovenian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2026

At the 61st. International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia, the Republic of Slovenia presents Soundtrack for an Invisible House, an installation project developed by the Nonument Group and curated by Nataša Petrešin-Bachelez, wi...
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Trento's MUSE on expedition to Greenland for bio-cultural research project with local communities

Trento's MUSE on expedition to Greenland for bio-cultural research project with local communities

A mission led by MUSE - Trento Science Museum in East Greenland has set the stage for a new bio-cultural research project that brings archaeology, environmental history and natural sciences into dialogue. The initiative stems from a collaboration wit...
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Metaphysics/Metaphysics: Four museums in Milan to reread the legacy of the 20th century

Metaphysics/Metaphysics: Four museums in Milan to reread the legacy of the 20th century

Milan dedicates an exhibition project to Metaphysical Art, articulated in a major exhibition at Palazzo Reale and three chapters hosted in as many museum institutions in the city. Metaphysics/Metaphysics is the title of the initiative, curated by Vin...
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Farewell to Marian Goodman, the gallery owner who changed the dialogue between Europe and the United States

Farewell to Marian Goodman, the gallery owner who changed the dialogue between Europe and the United States

Marian Goodman Gallery has announced the passing of gallery owner Marian Goodman, who died of natural causes on Thursday, January 22, 2026. A leading figure in the international contemporary art scene, Goodman was recognized for her instrumental role...
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Milan, new mural on wall defaced by anti-Semitic actions: depicts Primo Levi and Anne Frank

Milan, new mural on wall defaced by anti-Semitic actions: depicts Primo Levi and Anne Frank

On Remembrance Day, AleXsandro Palombo has created a new mural, Memory Is No Longer Enough, depicting Primo Levi and Anna Frank, on the wall of the Montello Barracks in Milan. The new mural appeared on what remains of the works dedicated to Holocaust...
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Altenberg Madonna enters Städel Museum: a historic acquisition for the museum

Altenberg Madonna enters Städel Museum: a historic acquisition for the museum

One of the most important acquisitions in the history of the Städel Museum in Frankfurt, a watershed moment for the knowledge and enjoyment ofmedieval art in Germany: thus was presented this morning the acquisition of the Madonna and Child Enthr...
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TEFAF sets its sights on Rubens: funded restoration of Boar Hunt

TEFAF sets its sights on Rubens: funded restoration of Boar Hunt

The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF) has announced that the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Old Masters Gallery) in Dresden will be the recipient of the TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund (TMRF) 2026, awarded in Maastricht. Established in 2012, the ...
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A paper mache polar bear welcomes Milan Cortina 2026 at the Triennale

A paper mache polar bear welcomes Milan Cortina 2026 at the Triennale

On Monday, January 26, 2026, a large paper mache polar bear, a monumental sculpture created by Jacopo Allegrucci, was placed at the entrance of Triennale Milano. From that location, the work will welcome visitors, journalists and athletes from around...
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Working in culture: vacancies and open positions of the week

Working in culture: vacancies and open positions of the week

New update dedicated to the cultural sector, with a selection of vacancies, calls and open positions published between January 20 and 26, 2026. In Turin, the Fondazione Torino Musei has launched selection procedures for the Direction of MAO Museo d'...
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Fondazione Torino Musei opens selection process for Artissima director

Fondazione Torino Musei opens selection process for Artissima director

The international contemporary art scene is looking to Turin with renewed attention following the official announcement by the Fondazione Torino Musei about the opening of the public selection process for the Direction of Artissima. The decision to i...
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Ministry, outside workers write to Giuli: "in recent years skills devalued"

Ministry, outside workers write to Giuli: "in recent years skills devalued"

Formal recognition of the work done in recent years and a review of the Ministry of Culture 's methods of recruiting technical and scientific staff are at the center of an open letter addressed to Minister Alessandro Giuli by the National Coordinatio...
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