It was Palazzo Barberini, last night, Thursday, March 12 starting at 7 p.m., that hosted the presentation of Maison Valentino's Fall Winter 26/27 collection, Interferences. The collection was unveiled by creative director Alessandro Michele, who acco...
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The controversy over Russia's presence at the Venice Biennale is enriched by a new chapter. After the political and diplomatic tensions of the last few days, culminating with the request for resignation made by Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli to th...
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Two rare terracotta portraits by Tuscan sculptor Giovanni Gonnelli, known as the Cieco di Gambassi (Gambassi, 1603 - Rome, 1656), are presented by Rob Smeets Gallery at TEFAF Maastricht 2026, one of the most prestigious international fairs dedicated ...
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The Royal Museums of Turin are dedicating a new appointment to the genius of Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci, 1452 - Amboise, 1519) with the exhibition of the autograph drawing Three Views of a Manly Head with Beard, preserved at the Royal Library. The work...
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A new discovery enriches knowledge of Magna Graecia in Basilicata. In Policoro, in the heart of the ancient Greek city of Herakleia, archaeologists have identified the remains of theancient theater of the polis, one of the most significant public bui...
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The Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna is preparing to bid a temporary farewell to one of the most celebrated masterpieces held in its collections. Raphael 's TheEcstasy of Saint Cecilia (Urbino, 1483 - Rome, 1520) will in fact be the protagonist of an ...
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Museo M9 - Museo del '900 di Venezia Mestre inaugurates M9 Contemporaneo, a new design identity dedicated to the artistic expressions of the present. With this initiative, the museum expands its cultural reach by proposing a container designed to hos...
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A new archaeological discovery at the site of Athribis, Egypt, brings to light some thirteen thousand ostrakas, ceramic fragments used in antiquity as writing media. The discovery came during the current season of excavations conducted by an Egyptian...
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The Villa dei Cedri Museum in Bellinzona (Canton Ticino, Switzerland) opens its spring-summer 2026 exhibition season with two exhibitions devoted to figures from the contemporary Swiss art scene. From March 14 to August 2, the institution presents th...
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New political clash around the Venice Biennale and Russia's participation in the next edition of the event (on the subject read also the editorial by Federico Giannini, editor of Finestre sull'Arte). In fact, Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli has ask...
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From March 14 to July 26, 2026, the Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi in Florence is dedicating one of the largest retrospectives ever organized in Italy on the master ofAmerican modern art to Mark Rothko (1903-1970).
Curated by Christopher Rothko and Elen...
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The global art market returns to growth in 2025 after two years of contraction, registering an overall increase of 4 percent and reaching an estimated value of $59.6 billion. This is the finding of the 10th edition of theArt Basel and UBS Global Art ...
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More important blows from the state for Italian museums. Two new works join the collections of the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna, thus further enriching the holdings of Bologna's National Museums. They are a painting by Francesco Albani (Bologna, 1...
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A significant part of Maximilian of Habsburg 's Egyptian collection returns to Trieste after more than a century. From April 2 to November 1, 2026, the Scuderie del Castello di Miramare will host the exhibition Una sfinge l'attrae. Maximilian of Habs...
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A dialogue between Beato Angelico and Mark Rothko kicks off in the halls of the Museo Nazionale di San Marco in Florence. Meanwhile, a premise: at the end of the exhibition dedicated to Beato Angelico(here is our review), the Museo di San Marco in Fl...
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A new exhibit dedicated to the casts of the victims of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. recounts for the first time in an organic way the origin, history and technique of one of Pompeii's most famous and poignant testimonies. The exhibit, wh...
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A ritual deposit dating from the Middle/Late Preclassic period of the Maya civilization, dated between 1000 B.C. and 250 A.D., has been discovered in the locality of Yaxché de Peón, in the municipality of Ucú, in the Mexican stat...
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After the case of the bust of Sant'Agnese fuori le Mura, the last few days a new proposed attribution to Michelangelo Buonarroti (Caprese, 1475 - Rome, 1564) concerning a painting depicting a Pieta has rekindled the interest of scholars and observers...
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Seventy years after its detachment imposed by World War II damage, Francesco Traini 's Crucifixion returns to its original place on the wall of the Monumental Cemetery in Piazza del Duomo in Pisa. TheOpera della Primaziale Pisana has organized a stud...
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The Ministry of Culture will spearhead theacquisition and revitalization of the SannazaroTheater , which was hit by fire last month, ensuring continuity for the community and the theater's large family, with the aim of preserving its cultural and soc...
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From March 21 to July 31, 2026, the Imperiali Castle in Francavilla Fontana (Brindisi) will host the exhibition Baroque and Neo-Baroque from Rubens to Fontana, an exhibition project that puts works from different eras, from the seventeenth century to...
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The auction world is gearing up for a whirlwind week between March 12 and 18, 2026, with a packed calendar spanning Italy and major international venues.
In Italy, the scene is particularly lively. It starts on March 12 with Pandolfini concluding a ...
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From April 16 to September 6, 2026, the Rietberg Museum Zurich presents Almost a Paradise. Photography of the Colonial Era in Contemporary Art, a group exhibition that brings together twenty international artists called to confront the visual legacy ...
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Eighty years after the first local elections that marked the return to democracy after the fall of Fascism and introduced the female vote in local consultations for the first time, Siena is dedicating an exhibition to one of the most important passag...
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In India's northeastern state of Meghalaya, the village of Mawlynnong has introduced an unusual measure for a popular tourist resort: since January, visitors have been barred from entering on Sundays. The decision, as reported by The Print newspaper,...
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