A long-lost Roman shipwreck has been rediscovered in the waters off Punta Chiappa, in Camogli (Genoa),within the Portofino Marine Protected Area. During a training exercise, the Carabinieri of the Genoa Diving Unit discovered an intact…
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The Historical Archives of the City of Genoa have been enriched by a manuscript of great importance for reconstructing the city’s urban transformations between the 17th and 18th centuries. The City Council, upon the recommendation of…
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A world map and five large geographical maps created in the Netherlands in the 17th century are once again on display at Palazzo Spinola in Genoa, following a restoration project that lasted over a year. The works, part of a collection of…
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An extraordinary and rare drawing on paper by Perin del Vaga ( Piero di Giovanni Bonaccorsi; Florence, 1501 – Rome, 1547) has resurfaced on the market, brought to the Florence International Antiques Biennale by the Genoa-based…
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Can a city’s history fit inside a pack of five stickers? In Liguria, it would seem so: in Genoa, Savona, and the Tigullio region, starting September 21, the history of these Ligurian areas is being collected, shared, and pieced…
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A Roman kiln rediscovered in 2023 during subway construction and restored to be returned to the city: this is the new space that the MuCe – the Certosa Museum of Genoa – is inaugurating on the occasion of the 2026 European…
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Works and artists Genoa Liguria Modern Art Nineteenth century Twentieth Century
“The first impression you feel, deep within yourself, is that of your precarious existence—an impression that cannot be concealed upon entering this place of meditation; yet this is immediately followed by wonder and surprise at the…
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A previously unpublished work by one of the greatest Italian painters of the early 20th century, Vincenzo Irolli (Naples, 1860–1949),has resurfaced: it is the monumental *Portrait of Julia Lavarello Anselmo* from 1907, which will be…
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