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Palazzo Madama: The Four Statues of Good Government Find a Home in the Carlo Emanuele I Gallery

Work is currently underway in Turin to relocate the four monumental allegorical statues of Good Government from Palazzo Madama. The sculptures, representing Justice, Liberality, Magnanimity, and Abundance, are being moved to the Carlo Emanuele I Gall...
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Venice: The Staircase of the Giants and Veronese’s “The Rape of Europa” Are Being Restored at the Doge’s Palace

Two of the main symbols of the Doge’s Palace in Venice are at the center of two conservation projects that combine scientific research, restoration, and heritage enhancement. Work is currently underway on the monumental Scala dei Giganti and Pa...
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Piacenza: Work Begins on the Renovation of the Former Santa Chiara Convent Designed by Boeri—a 30-million Investment

The urban renewal and regeneration project forthe former Santa Chiara convent in Piacenza is getting underway. This historic complex, located on Stradone Farnese, will be converted into a space dedicated to hospitality, inclusion, and community servi...
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Monza Royal Palace: Restoration of the Historic Clock and the South Wing Begins with Support from Louis Vuitton

The Villa Reale and Monza Park Consortium has announced the start of restoration work on the facade of the southern wing of the Royal Palace and the historic tower clock, projects supported by Louis Vuitton as part of its partnership with the Monza m...
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Ferrara: Restoration of the Tapestry Depicting the Beheading of St. George Begins at the Cathedral Museum

In Ferrara, restoration work has begun at the Cathedral Museum on the 16th-century tapestry depicting the Beheading of Saint George, one of the most significant examples of Renaissance textile heritage preserved in the city of the Este family. On Tue...
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Siena Cathedral: Medieval Frescoes and Single-Lens Windows Resurface at the San Giovannino Construction Site

An official visit took place this morning at the construction siteof the Oratory of Saints Giovannino and Gennaro, on Via dei Fusari in Siena, as part of the restoration, safety, and enhancement project promotedby the Opera della Metropolitana di Sie...
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Restoration of Milan Cathedral's tiburium completed after eighteen years of work

After eighteen years of interventions, the restoration of the tiburium of Milan Cathedral has been completed, a crucial step in the long conservation program involving the Milanese cathedral. The completion of the work marks an important phase for th...
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Restoration of Moretto's Assumption in Brescia's Duomo Vecchio completed.

On June 13, 2026, at 8:30 p.m., the outcome of the restoration of theAssumption of the Virgin by Alessandro Bonvicino known as Moretto, a work placed on the high altar of Brescia's Old Cathedral, will be presented to the public. The canvas, created b...
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