Bologna - Finestre sull'Arte

A dossier exhibition on Albrecht Dürer's woodcuts of the Apocalypse at the Pinacoteca di Bologna

The Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna opens to the public on April 24, in the Sala Clementina, the dossier exhibition Albrecht Dürer, Apocalypse. Curated by Elena Rossoni with Giulia Adami of the Pinacoteca's graphics department and open until Jul...
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In Bologna, Faustino Joli's Risorgimento figurines: the Quarantotto cycle on display

The Museo civico del Risorgimento in Bologna dedicates an exhibition to Faustino Joli (Brescia, 1814 - ivi, 1876) on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Brescian painter's death, presenting for the first time in an organic way the most compl...
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Art and perfumery meet in Bologna: olfactory path created for Boschereccia Hall

The arts of the Bolognese painting tradition and contemporary perfumery meet in the project Sogni di natura (Dreams of Nature), an olfactory path designed for the Sala Boschereccia of the Collezioni Comunali d'Arte in Bologna, on the occasion of the ...
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Secret Franceschini: in Bologna, the unreleased model of Santa Cecilia in glory

From March 26 to Sept. 20, 2026, the Municipal Museums of Ancient Art of the City of Bologna will host a painting by Marcantonio Franceschini (Bologna, 1648 - 1729) from a private collection at the Museo Civico d'Arte Industriale and Galleria Davia B...
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Raphael's Ecstasy of St. Cecilia flies from Bologna to the Metropolitan in New York

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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Theft in the Basilica of San Luca in Bologna, shattered the protective glass of the Sacred Image

On the night of Feb. 17-18, a break-in occurred at the Basilica of the Blessed Virgin of St. Luke in Bologna. According to information from theArchdiocese, unknown persons forced the night closure of the Holy Image and broke the protective glass of t...
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Bartolomeo Cesi, Bologna rediscovers the poet of silence: what the Civic Museum exhibition looks like

In order to enter the ascetic universe of Bartolomeo Cesi it is necessary to abandon on the threshold any sort of prejudice connected with the times and places in which he painted, it is necessary to clear one's mind of any preconception about the ar...
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Arte Fiera Bologna 2026: domestic market as a possible horizon, sales under 10k

I have been attending Arte Fiera Bologna since 2006. At the time I was a gallery assistant, beardless and without any experience, one of those who learn by snooping around, standing on the sidelines. I remember that first edition well: there was snow...
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