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Restoration of Moretto's Assumption in Brescia's Duomo Vecchio completed.

On June 13, 2026, at 8:30 p.m., the outcome of the restoration of theAssumption of the Virgin by Alessandro Bonvicino known as Moretto, a work placed on the high altar of Brescia's Old Cathedral, will be presented to the public. The canvas, created b...
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At the Capitoline Museums a retrospective devoted to Diego Rivera and 20th-century Mexican art

From June 9 to Dec. 13, 2026 at the Capitoline Museums - Villa Caffarelli in Rome the exhibition Diego Rivera and the Construction of Modern Art in Mexico in the 20th Century is open to the public, a retrospective dedicated to the famous Mexican pain...
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Saudi Arabia: more than 1,700 artifacts discovered along pilgrimage route to Makkah (Mecca)

In Saudi Arabia, a joint archaeological mission between theUniversity of Exeter and the Saudi Heritage Commission has unearthed more than 1,700 artifacts and completed the first systematic survey at the site of Miqat Al-Juhfah. The activities are par...
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Asciano (Siena), research on the fresco of Sant'Ippolito and links to Raphael's early environment

On Saturday, July 4, 2026, the Auditorium of the Basilica of Sant'Agata in Asciano (Siena) will host a study day entitled A Fresco, a Pilgrimage Route. The Sacred Conversation in the Parish of Sant'Ippolito and the Via Lauretana Senese, an appointmen...
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The restored Torso of Leghorn, a large bronze from the Medici collections, returns to the Archaeological Museum of Florence

The famous Livorno Torso is back on display from today at the National Archaeological Museum in Florence, after a long and complex work of restoration, technological research and scientific investigation, developed thanks to the collaboration of Ital...
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Michele Chiossi on display at Villa Nigra in Masino with Corollario

It is not a retrospective, nor a simple reconnaissance of works made at different moments in his career. Corollary, the solo exhibition of Michele Chiossi (Lucca, 1970) set up in the spaces of Villa Nigra in Miasino (Novara) from June 6 to 27, 2026, ...
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Bellotto stars at Christie's: £6 million Venetian masterpiece in London

One of the most important Venetian vedute (views) by Bernardo Bellotto (Venice, 1722 - Warsaw, 1780) to appear on the market in recent years will take center stage at the Old Masters Evening Sale organized by Christie's in London on June 30. The work...
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Shim Moonseup in Venice, at Ca' Faccanon the sculpture that puts nature at the center

In Venice, Korean artist Shim Moonseup presents his solo exhibition Harnessed From Nature, hosted in the historic spaces of Ca' Faccanon in the sestiere of San Marco. The exhibition will run until September 30, 2026. The exhibition project, curated a...
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A rare 18th century manuscript enters the collections of the National Library of Naples

The National Library of Naples enriches its holdings with a new acquisition: a rare 18th-century manuscript by Michele Vargas y Machuca, duke (Salerno, 1733-1795), dated Naples, 1776. Demonstration of the origin, cause and effects of a red coral plan...
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Galerie nationale du design, the first museum on design in France, is born in Saint-Étienne

On June 10, 2026, France will officially open the Galerie nationale du design in Saint-Étienne, France's first museum dedicated to design, thus a completely new institution in the country's cultural landscape that opens its spaces in the heart...
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Ding Yi in Venice, at the Querini Stampalia the exhibition Cosmotechnics

The Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice is hosting until November 22, 2026 the exhibition Ding Yi Cosmotechnics: Ding Yi as a Planetary Code, one of the most extensive presentations in Europe devoted to Chinese artist Ding Yi (Shanghai, 1962), a c...
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At the Egyptian Museum in Turin, contemporary fashion dialogues with ancient Egypt

From June 9 to 15, 2026, the Egyptian Museum in Turin will host Hieroglam, an exhibition that connects contemporary fashion with thesymbolic legacy of ancient Egypt. The initiative is a collaboration between the IUAD Academy of Milan and Naples, Mazz...
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Monte Petrarvella (Perugia), archaeological discoveries open to the birth of a park

On Mount Petrarvella, in the territory of the Municipality of Panicale (Perugia), the third campaign of archaeological excavations has just concluded, returning a historical picture of particular relevance for the local community and for scholars who...
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Modigliani's scandalous nude with necklace goes up for auction at Sotheby's

After announcing the arrival on the market of a selection of works from the legendary Lewis Collection, Sotheby's unveiled the full catalog of the sale, revealing the full scope of one of the most important collecting transactions in recent years. Th...
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Leonardo da Vinci, online the largest digital collection of his drawings and manuscripts

After more than four centuries of separation, the major manuscripts and drawings of Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci, 1452 - Amboise, 1519) are once again available for consultation as a single documentary heritage. The Leonardotheka 2.0 project, the new dig...
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Pomposa Abbey, restoration of aisle frescoes completed

A new and significant phase in the long journey of conservation and enhancement of the church of Santa Maria diPomposa, or the church of theAbbey of Pomposa, one of the most important monumental complexes of the historical and artistic heritage of Em...
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Rome, Francesco Stocchi leaves the direction of MAXXI

Francesco Stocchi will leave the artistic direction of MAXXI in Rome at the end of his term. The announcement came through a communication from the MAXXI Foundation, which confirmed that his tenure will end in June 2026 and the shared decision not to...
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Uffizi, clash between Montanari and Giuli around Cda appointments

The new governance phase of the Uffizi Galleries opens amid controversy. Just days before the formalization of the appointments of the new board of directors for the five-year period 2026-2031, Tomaso Montanari, rector of the University for Foreigner...
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An oversight costs us a rare 13th-century painting by the Master of the Baptistery of Parma

The case of the Madonna and Child executed by the thirteenth-century painter of the Parma Baptistery dome, also known as the "Master of the Baptistery of Parma," at the center of a complex affair between the Italian state and a Swiss company, the own...
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Ecuador at the Venice Biennale: Tawna and Oscar Santillán imagine new possible worlds

The Ecuador Pavilion at the 61st International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale presents itself as a space dedicated to listening, relating and constructing new possibilities for understanding the world. Titled Tawna & Oscar, the exhibition ...
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Bertozzi & Casoni on show in Genoa: the incredible between reality and perception

From June 11 to September 10, 2026, ABC-ARTE 's historic headquarters in Genoa will host What's the most incredible thing you've done?, a solo exhibition dedicated to the duo Bertozzi & Casoni, formed by Giampaolo Bertozzi (Borgo Tossignano, 1957...
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Turin, €1 million heist at Sant'Agostino Auction House in four minutes

A theft with an estimated value of about one million euros was scored in Turin, Italy, at the Sant'Agostino Auction House on Corso Tassoni. The thieves acted in just four minutes, stealing jewelry and watches intended for an auction scheduled for Jun...
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Tadeusz Kantor, an exhibition in Venice recounts the master of the Polish avant-garde

The figure of Tadeusz Kantor (Wielopole Skrzyńskie, 1915 - Krakow, 1990), one of the protagonists of20th-century European art, is at the center of a major international exhibition accompanying the 61st International Art Exhibition of the Venice Bienn...
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Marzabotto's National Etruscan Museum reopens completely renovated

The MNEMA - Museo Nazionale Etrusco "Pompeo Aria" National Etruscan Museum in Marzabotto (Bologna) reopened its doors to the public today after a major rearrangement and reflection on the role a museum is called to play in contemporary society. The r...
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21Art opens new Jesolo office with an exhibition by Mario Ceroli on sea and myth

It is entrusted to Mario Ceroli, one of the most influential figures in contemporary Italian art, for the inauguration of 21Art's new headquarters in Jesolo. The Veneto exhibition space joins the galleries already active in Treviso, Padua and Rome an...
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