Antiques - Finestre sull'Arte

Rome, permanent district of design, arts and crafts and antiques born in historic Ponte district

On September 18, 2025, in the historic Ponte district, between Piazza Navona and Castel Sant'Angelo, the Ponte Art and Design District, Rome's first permanent district dedicated to design, contemporary art, artistic crafts and antiques, was born. The...
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"Art and Collecting" returns to Rome: 63 galleries at Palazzo Barberini Sept. 18-23

After the inaugural edition, the Art and Collectibles exhibition-market returns to Rome, scheduled for Sept. 18-23, 2025 in the new venue of Palazzo Barberini, home of the National Galleries of Ancient Art. The move from the previous exhibition space...
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In Sarzana the 37th edition of the National Antiques Show.

From August 14 to 24, 2025, the Firmafede Fortress in Sarzana (La Spezia) will host the XXXVII edition of the National Antiques Exhibition City of Sarzana, an event organized by theSarzana Antiques Association in collaboration with Confcommercio La S...
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Dates of the 34th Florence Biennale Internazionale dell'Antiquariato unveiled

The 34th edition of the Florence Biennale Internazionale dell'Antiquariato, a landmark event for the international antique art and collecting market, has been officially set by Secretary General Bruno Botticelli. The event will take place from Septem...
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CortonAntiquaria 2025 returns: Italy's oldest antiques fair from Aug. 23 to Sept. 7

The CortonAntiquaria National Antiques Fair returns to take place, as per established tradition, from August 23 to September 7, 2025 in the historic center of Cortona, hosted inside theformer convent of Sant'Agostino, a building of historical and arc...
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Kicking off the 54th edition of Pennabilli Antiques, market exhibition bringing art treasures to the village

The 54th Pennabilli National Antiques Market Exhibition, a major event in the Italian antiques scene held from June 29 to July 13, 2025 in Pennabilli (Rimini), has started in Romagna. Organized by thePennabilli Antiques Cultural Association, the even...
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How 5% VAT on artworks could change the Italian market (and why it makes sense)

It is rare for a measure affecting art to become the subject of wide public debate, just as it is rare for it to make its way into the topics of the day on social media: yet, the announcement of the5 percent VAT on works of art, the long-awaited and ...
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Alessandra Di Castro (Apollo Group), "Need art-related tax reform: Italy deserves a different future"

Alessandra Di Castro, an antiquarian with a long and relevant experience, has been chairing since 2024, and until 2026, the Apollo Group, which represents the art industry in Italy and brings together antiquarians, art dealers, galleries of ancient, ...
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