Right in the heart of Genoa, along that noble street that, starting in the first half of the 19th century, was known as “Strada carrettabile Carlo Alberto”—and is now called Via San Lorenzo—stands one of the most famous, representative, a...
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The City of Genoa is launching a new public call for applications aimed at young cultural professionals, with the goal of strengthening the team of science communicators dedicated to promoting the city’s cultural heritage.A public notice has been pub...
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In 2027, Panorama—the widespread, traveling exhibition organized by ITALICS—will usher in a new phase of its journey by choosing Genoa as the venue for its sixth edition. The event, scheduled for late June, will be curated by Arturo Galansino, art hi...
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A new light to rediscover one of the symbolic places of Genoa's history and art. On the occasion of Republic Day on June 2, 2026, the Royal Palace will fully reopen to the public all the rooms of the Second Main Floor after the completion of the majo...
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The institutional celebrations for Republic Day in Genoa will coincide with the return of a Baroque work of art to the community. It is the oil-on-canvas painting depicting The Camaldolese Friars, executed by painter Alessandro Magnasco between 1716 ...
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In the oldest part of Genoa, within the walls of Palazzo San Giorgio, a canvas survives that no other documents attest to, signed by a painter of whom almost nothing is known. It is Luchino da Milano's Saint George Slays the Dragon, dated 1444, an oi...
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The concept of "maritime republics" is of relatively recent invention , a formulation owed to a Swiss historian named Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde de Sismondi and in particular to his Histoire des républiques italiennes du moyen â...
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The idea is as simple as it is original, to bring art, specifically that housed in Genoa's civic museums, at an unusual time of day and in a place that is as iconic as it is exclusive: thus the Art Breakfasts were born, with the historic Hotel Bristo...
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