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Venice, Madonna del Parto by Jacopo Palma il Giovane restored

The large altarpiece of the Madonna del Parto by Jacopo Palma il Giovane (Jacopo Negretti; Venice, 1549 - 1628), now located in the church of San Geremia in Venice, returns to the center of critical and historical attention after a conservation inter...
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The "activist museum," from temple to social engine. The thoughts of Michele Lanzinger

The traditional image of the museum as a "temple of culture," distant and almost unchanging, is giving way to a profoundly different reality. Michele Lanzinger, founder of Trento's MUSE and its director from 2013 to 2024, as well as president of ICOM...
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Farewell to young painter Paula Kamps, who passed away at only 36 years old

German painter Paula Kamps, one of the most interesting exponents of young contemporary European painting, has passed away at the age of just 36. The news was made known by the Parisian gallery Sans titre, which announced her passing in a message of ...
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Louvre, Delacroix regains his colors: restored masterpiece on Crusaders in Constantinople

In Paris, one of the absolute masterpieces of Eugène Delacroix (Saint-Maurice, 1798 - Paris, 1863) is back in its original guise. After painstaking conservation work lasting nearly a year, The Crusaders' Entry into Constantinople (April 12, 12...
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Royal Dutch Collections, investigation into objects of colonial origin concluded

It concludes with a set of recommendations accepted in full by the Foundation for the Historical Collections of the House of Orange-Nassau (SHVON) the independent research process launched in 2022 on the provenance and legitimacy of objects of coloni...
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Canaletto's Bucintoro on Ascension Day: the liturgy of the Republic of Venice

There was a day in the year when Venice stopped being a city and became a bride. It happened duringAscension Day: forty days after Easter, during the "Feast of the Sensa" ("Sensa" is Ascension in Venetian), the Serenissima donned her richest clothes,...
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Michele Lanzinger, longtime MUSE director and museum world innovator, passes away

Michele Lanzinger, a leading figure in the Italian museum and science scene, at the helm of MUSE - Museum of Science in Trento from 1992 to 2024, has passed away. During his career, he held numerous important positions, including president pro-tempor...
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GLASSTRESS 2026: contemporary glass back in the spotlight between Venice and Murano

GLASSTRESS, the international project founded by Adriano Berengo in 2009 as a collateral event of the Venice Biennale, returns to animate the lagoon. Over the years, the initiative has established itself as one of the most important events dedicated ...
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