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Germany is best known for its beer, which is famous around the world. Less well known is its wine production, which spans 13 wine-growing regions and which the German tourism board—which we met in Rimini at the TTG Travel Experience…
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In Genoa, the restoration of 59 sculptures in the Monumental Area of the Albergo dei Poveri has been completed. The project, sponsored by the Friends of Genoa Foundation and made possible by a donation from the Paolo and Giuliana Clerici…
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News Metropolitan Museum Returns
Bringing the younger generations closer to art and making cultural heritage more accessible and engaging: this is the goal of the initiative that brings together Sfera Ebbasta and the Museo del Cenacolo Vinciano in Milan. The project…
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An extremely rare painting by Albrecht Altdorfer ( Regensburg, 1480–1538) is about to come up for sale. This is an exceptional event, as there are very few known paintings by this German artist, who is considered one of the first in…
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News Contemporary art Museums Verona
It was built to house plague victims, but it was never used as a lazaretto: In Rotterdam, the Netherlands, the Pesthuis, located in the Feijenoord neighborhood and completed in 1716, was the first building in the city to be constructed…
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Yesterday afternoon, November 5, a fire broke out in the ceiling of the Messina Chamber of Commerce, a building that preserves an important part of the city’s history following the 1908 earthquake. The flames required the intervention of…
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By the mid-19th century, the palm trees at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh, Scotland, had grown so large that their fronds were breaking through the greenhouse roof. A photograph from 1855 captures exactly this scene: the octagonal…
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In just over ten years of existence,the Institute of Contemporary Art in Miami has never had a permanent home for its permanent collection. The main venue, which opened in 2017 in the Miami Design District, hosts temporary exhibitions, but…
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A pair of jeans, a white shirt, a sweatshirt. These are items that almost everyone has in their closet and that we usually don’t give a second thought to. For Andrew Bolton, curator in charge of the Costume Institute at the…
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News Lipari Underwater Sculpture
Palazzo della Ragione, one of Milan’s oldest historic buildings, is set to undergo a change of use and become a new cultural and conference center. The redevelopment project approved by the City Council aims to restore the spaces of the…
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Archaeology Archaeological Park of Herculaneum Archaeology Herculaneum
On November 5, 2026, the House of the Mosaic Atrium and the Wattle-and-Daub House—two of the most important residences in ancient Herculaneum—will reopen to the public after decades of closure. The presentation will take place at 11 a.m…
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Exhibitions Eighteenth century Gardens Madama Palace
How much space remains for what is not on display? And what happens to the works when their public presentation is suspended? These are some of the questions at the heart of *On Intrusion: Archival Interventions*, a solo exhibition by…
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Events Street art Twentieth Century
A little over a year after the passing of Luisa Laureati—gallery owner, collector, essayist, and cultural organizer—the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca is dedicating a study day to her, retracing her journey through the testimonies…
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Tourism art and restoration Venice
At Gamba Castle, the Aosta Valley’s museum of modern and contemporary art, visitors can touch the artworks. These sensory experiences—made possible by funding from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR)—are designed to make…
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News Contemporary art Florence
The original manuscript of Gabriele d’Annunzio’s *Forse che sì forse che no* has entered the Italian public domain. The Ministry of Culture acquired it today during the “Livres rares et Manuscrits” online auction…
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For over forty years, art historian Fernando Mazzocca searched for a painting by Francesco Hayez (Venice, 1791 – Milan, 1882) that he had come to fear had been destroyed. The composition of the work was known thanks to an engraving…
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News Ancient art Museums Photography Pisa
Visiting a museum at least once a month could become a public health recommendation, on par with regular physical activity and a balanced diet. This is the proposal outlined in the report *The Recommended Dose of Art: A Prescription for…
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Contemporary art Photography Ravenna
In 1014, a papal bull issued by Pope Benedict VIII recorded the existence of a small religious community on a hill in the Langhe: the cellam Sancti Petri. This is the first documented mention of the Monastery of San Pietro in Monforte…
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Museums Archaeology Brescia Lombardy
Making museums accessible means not only allowing everyone to visit them, but also enabling every person to understand their collections, artifacts, and traditions. This is the goal of the initiative involving three Italian institutions as…
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Exhibitions Auctions of the week
The work of Agostino Bonalumi (Vimercate, 1935 – Desio, 2013) will be the focus of the exhibition *Agostino Bonalumi. Certain Streets in Manhattan, scheduled at the Mazzoleni Gallery in Milan from November 11, 2026, to February 6…
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Accra, Ghana. A digital archive that began on Instagram to collect images of traditional Ghanaian culture has evolved into a cultural center open to the city. This is the story of Si Hene, a project founded in 2020by Ghanaian artist Rita…
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Exhibitions Design Milan Triennale Triennale Milan
From November 6, 2026, to March 7, 2027, the Gallerie d'Italia in Naples will host “Angelica and Élisabeth: The Age of Women Painters,” an exhibition dedicated to Angelica Kauffmann (Chur, 1741 – Rome, 1807) and…
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News Modern Art Twentieth Century
How can European cathedrals incorporate new works of art without compromising their historical and architectural identity? And what responsibilities come with commissioning a contemporary work intended to become part of a centuries-old…
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Two paintings by Paul Bril (Antwerp, 1554 – Rome, 1626) are once again on view at the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana in Milan following restoration work. The works are *Landscape with Hermits* and *Landscape with Shepherds and Pilgrims*, both…
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Modern Art Ducal Palace of Genoa Museums
Avant-garde art finds a home in the Milan subway. In the spring of 2027, the Museum of Avant-garde (MA-g) will open its permanent home inside the Marche station on the M5 line, transforminga currently unused area into a new cultural space…
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