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Genoa, Royal Palace reopens all rooms with new lighting

Genoa, Royal Palace reopens all rooms with new lighting

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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Magnasco's Camaldolese Friars return to Genoa: artwork on display for Republic Day

Magnasco's Camaldolese Friars return to Genoa: artwork on display for Republic Day

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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The painting that guards the myth of St. George in the heart of Genoa

The painting that guards the myth of St. George in the heart of Genoa

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 Maritime Republics, the birth of a myth: from nineteenth-century intuition to fascism

The Maritime Republics, the birth of a myth: from nineteenth-century intuition to fascism

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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Breakfast with masterpiece: in Genoa, art enters the hotel at dawn

Breakfast with masterpiece: in Genoa, art enters the hotel at dawn

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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Genoa, Giovanni Andrea De Ferrari's San Nicolosio Altarpiece returns restored to its original location

Genoa, Giovanni Andrea De Ferrari's San Nicolosio Altarpiece returns restored to its original location

After being restored and displayed at the Strada Nuova Museums in Genoa as part of the exhibition Giovanni Andrea De Ferrari Restored. Unpublished Paintings and Drawings Around the San Nicolosio Altarpiece, Giovanni Andrea De Ferrari 's altarpiece de...
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Genoa earns 3 Michelin Stars: Strada Nuova Museums among destinations worth the trip

Genoa earns 3 Michelin Stars: Strada Nuova Museums among destinations worth the trip

Genoa strengthens its role on the international cultural and tourism scene with a highly prestigious recognition that marks a new phase in the enhancement of the city's heritage. Indeed, in the year that marks the 20th anniversary of the inclusion of...
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Van Dyck at the Ducal Palace, the irresistible allure of the compilation

Van Dyck at the Ducal Palace, the irresistible allure of the compilation

Roughly the same reasoning that Giuliano Briganti made for Rubens applies to Van Dyck: given the vastness of his catalog, an exhibition entitled simply "Van Dyck" is unfeasible. It matters little whether one attaches to it, as was done for the exhibi...
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