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Aosta Valley: the return of Mirella Bentivoglio's Hyper Hovum for the "Contemporary Restoration" of Castello Gamba

The exhibition spaces of the Gamba Castle-Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of the Aosta Valley in Châtillon welcome from December 20, 2025 to February 22, 2026 an event that is much more than a simple exhibition: it is in fact a rediscover...
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Louvre, a Lombard Renaissance masterpiece is reborn: the Portal of Palazzo Stanga

After more than a century of display in the halls of the Louvre's sculpture department, where Michelangelo's Prisoners are located, the Portal of Palazzo Stanga, a 15th-century masterpiece attributed to Pietro da Rho (Rho, c. 1465-after 1513) and com...
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Athens will have its new National Archaeological Museum: transformation kicks off

Greece is preparing to redesign the future of its most important museum. The National Archaeological Museum in Athens, the richest repository of ancient Greek art in the world, is heading toward a profound process of expansion and modernization after...
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A vivid and shared portrait of Milan in the new volume "Marina Previtali, Milan put to work"

Silvana Editoriale publishing house has recently released the volume Marina Previtali, Milano messa in opera, edited by Lorenzo Valentino. The book collects eighty-six testimonies written by figures active in the most diverse productive (from entrepr...
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Louvre installs bars at window where thieves entered

The Louvre has begun to translate promises to tighten security made in the weeks following the sensational theft that hit one of France's iconic cultural heritage sites last October into concrete action. On Tuesday, Dec. 23, skilled workers installed...
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Anne Frank with a keffiyeh: storm in Germany over Italian artist's work

There is controversy in Germany over a work by Italian artist Costantino Ciervo (Naples, 1961) displayed at the Fluxus+ Museum in Potsdam: the painting depicts Anne Frank with a keffiyeh on her shoulders and has been accused of anti-Semitism. The pri...
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Greece, Pella Palace reborn: Alexander the Great's mansion restored

In Greece , the Palace of the ancient city of Pella, the birthplace and growth place of Alexander the Great, has been restored.The results of the work were presented the day before yesterday by Hellenic Culture Minister Lina Mendoni to the local comm...
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Antwerp, Phoebus Foundation is recovering a portrait of Cosimo III de' Medici by Suttermans

Halfway through her fellowship at The Phoebus Foundation, Brazilian restorer Aline Assumpção is working on the Portrait of Cosimo III de' Medici as a Child, a work by Flemish painter Justus Suttermans, also known in Italy by the Italian...
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Farewell to Arnulf Rainer, Austrian master of the Overlapping Paintings

Arnulf Rainer, an Austrian artist known for his Übermalungen or overlapping paintings, died Dec. 18 at his home in Austria at the age of 96. The news was confirmed by the Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery. Born in Baden, Austria, in 1929, Rainer devoted m...
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The Rijksmuseum will have a branch office in Eindhoven

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam will have a branch office in Eindhoven thanks to a collaboration between the Rijksmuseum and the City of Eindhoven. A new cultural hub will be built where visitors will be able to view works from the Dutch museum's renown...
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The Portal of the Duchesses of the Certosa di Pavia will be restored thanks to Soroptimist's contribution

The Portal of the Duchesses of the Monumental Complex of the Certosa of Pavia is to be restored: the Regional Directorate National Museums Lombardy and Soroptimist International of Italy have announced the signing of a collaboration agreement aimed a...
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New Banksy in London with children looking at the sky: is the city ignoring the housing crisis?

Banksy has returned to intervene in public space with a new work of street art. The British artist, as usual, confirmed its authenticity through a post on Instagram, publishing an image of a mural that appeared in London in the days immediately befor...
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Decolonized art history: off to a global online course, here's how to enroll

From January 17 to April 22, 2026,History of Decolonized Art: Global Narratives from 1900 to the Present, a 12-week online course organized by Institution School, will kick off. Designed for art professionals, curators, students and enthusiasts, the ...
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Intesa Sanpaolo: exhibitions in the first half of 2026 among photography, contemporary and archaeology

In the first half of 2026, Intesa Sanpaolo is offering an articulated cultural programming in the four Gallerie d'Italia venues in Milan, Turin, Naples and Vicenza. The exhibition calendar is developed through photographic exhibitions, contemporary a...
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In Lucca, in the spaces of the Cavallerizza, Giovanni Boldini goes on display, with more than one hundred works

From December 2, 2025 to June 2, 2026, the spaces of the Cavallerizza in Piazzale Verdi in Lucca will host the exhibition Giovanni Boldini. The Seduction of Painting, curated by Tiziano Panconi and produced by Contemplazioni. The exhibition itinerar...
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Walk (southward): Linda Carrara opens the exhibition season of Platea in Lodi

Platea | Palazzo Galeano in Lodi inaugurates its exhibition programming on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, with a solo exhibition by Linda Carrara, an artist from Bergamo born in 1984, curated by Gaspare Luigi Marcone. The exhibition, titled Passeggiata (so...
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Working in the arts: calls, positions and proposals December 16-22, 2025

A new update brings together opportunities related to the cultural sector, including vacancies, calls and open positions published during the week of Dec. 16-22, 2025. In Turin, theOrder of Architects intends to acquire expressions of interest for t...
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Double Essence, matter and form in the dialogue between Gerosa and Visciano in Pietrasanta

From Dec. 13, 2025 to Jan. 6, 2026, the Sala delle Grasce at the "Luigi Russo" Cultural Center in Pietrasanta will host Doppia Essenza, an exhibition that brings into dialogue the research of Floriana Gerosa and Barbara Visciano, two artists united b...
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Fausto Pirandello, the magic of the everyday between Rome and Agrigento on the 50th anniversary of his death

On the 50th anniversary of the death of Fausto Pirandello (Rome, 1899 - 1975), theAccademia Nazionale di San Luca in Rome and the Archaeological and Landscape Park of the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento present Fausto Pirandello. The Magic of the ...
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The Palace of the Princes of Monaco: history, art and secrets of a thousand-year-old royal residence

Perched atop the rocky promontory overlooking the sea, the Palace of the Princes of Monaco is the physical embodiment of Grimaldi dynastic continuity and Monegasque sovereignty. Unlike many other European royal residences, often built from scratch in...
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Self-portraits from the MASI collection on display at the Palazzo Reali in Lugano

From December 26, 2025 to June 21, 2026, Palazzo Reali in Lugano hosts Autoritratti dalla collezione 1928-2021, an exhibition that addresses the theme ofself-portraiture through a selection of more than twenty works from the collections of MASI - Mus...
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Tarot cards on display in Bergamo: seven centuries of history at the Accademia Carrara

From February 27 to June 2, 2026, theCarrara Academy in Bergamo is hosting Tarot. The Origins, the Cards, the Fortune, an exhibition curated by Paolo Plebani that systematically and documentedly addresses the history of tarot along a time span of abo...
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Milan, Triennale exhibits a selection from the Testori Archive

Until Feb. 28, 2026, the Cuore - Centro studi, Archivi, Ricerca space at Triennale Milano is hosting a selection of materials from theTestori Archive, offering the public an opportunity to learn more about the figure and work of Giovanni Testori (Nov...
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Winter in art from the Middle Ages to Neoclassicism at the Buonconsiglio Castle in Trento, Italy

The upcoming appointment with the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Milan and Cortina transforms the Trentino region into a stage where competitive competition is intertwined with a reflection on mountain culture. This is the context for th...
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Rome's GAM celebrates the centenary of the founding of its collection with a major exhibition

From December 20, 2025 to October 11, 2026, the Galleria d'Arte Moderna di Roma celebrates the centenary of the founding of its collection with the major exhibition GAM 100. A Century of the Municipal Gallery 1925-2025, curated by Ilaria Miarelli Mar...
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