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Pinacoteca di Bologna: Renovation Work in the Giotto Room, and the Polyptych Heads to Romania

Giotto’s Polyptych from the National Art Gallery of Bologna is heading to Romania. Starting today, September 22, the famous masterpiece will not be on view for a few weeks in Bologna and will travel to Romania, where it will be exhibited as par...
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Bologna: Six Major Exhibitions at the Pinacoteca Nazionale—Luigi Gallo’s Program Through 2030

Six new exhibitions at the Pinacoteca Nazionale in Bologna and a comprehensive plan for restoration, redesign, and outreach projects: five months after his appointment as director of the National Museums of Bologna and Emilia-Romagna, Luigi Gallo pre...
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Over 100 works on display at the Museo Ottocento in Bologna to mark the 180th anniversary of Luigi Serra's birth

From November 6, 2026, to March 8, 2027 , the Museo Ottocento Bologna is dedicating a solo exhibition to Luigi Serra (1846–1888) , titled *Luigi Serra (1846–1888). “I Would Like Another Life to Learn About Color.”* Marking the 180th anniv...
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Tutankhamun Comes to Bologna: An Exhibition on His Tomb and Treasure at Palazzo Belloni

From October 3, 2026, to May 2, 2027, the Palazzo Belloni in Bologna will host the exhibition “Tutankhamun: The Tomb, the Treasure, the Curse,” dedicated to the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun. The exhibition arrives in the capital of Emilia...
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The Nationalmuseum in Stockholm Acquires a Previously Unseen Work by Lavinia Fontana

The Nationalmuseum in Stockholm has acquired a previously unknown work by Lavinia Fontana ( Bologna, 1552 – Rome, 1614), considered one of the most successful Italian female artists active between the late 16th and early 17th centuries. It is a...
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An important "Madonna and Child" by Francesco Francia has been acquired by an American museum

A major acquisition for the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA), which has announced the acquisition of eight new works and collections intended to enrich its holdings, including a significant *Madonna and Child with Saint Francis* painted in 1503 by ...
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In Bologna, the 19th century is brought to life through the hours of the day in over one hundred paintings

From October 3, 2026 , to January 17, 2027 , Palazzo Pallavicini in Bologna will host *A Masterpiece of the Day: From Dawn to Dusk in the Nineteenth Century—A Journey Through Painted Time*, an exhibition curated by Francesca Sinigaglia and produced b...
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Raphael's *The Ecstasy of Saint Cecilia* Returns to the National Art Gallery in Bologna

As of Tuesday, July 14, Raphael’s*The Ecstasy of Saint Cecilia* is once again on view in Room 15 of the Renaissance section of the Pinacoteca Nazionale in Bologna, following a stay of more than four months in the United States. The painting had been ...
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