Ministry of Culture - Finestre sull'Arte

Ministry of Culture buys former Cinema Astra in Verona: under the historic cinema a "little Roman Pompeii"

The Ministry of Culture is purchasing the former Cinema Astra in Verona, marking a decisive step in the recovery and enhancement of one of the city's most significant cultural spaces. Yesterday afternoon, Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli, accompanie...
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Happiness, the new communication campaign of the Ministry of Culture, starts with Achille Lauro

The Ministry of Culture is launching Happiness, a new communication campaign dedicated to the National Museum System and theMusei Italiani app, a digital platform developed by the Directorate General for Museums as part of the PNRR Accessibility that...
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Italian Council 2026, call for proposals kicks off: 2.7 million for contemporary art

With a total budget of 2.7 million euros, the Ministry of Culture 's General Directorate for Contemporary Creativity launched on Feb. 13, 2026 the 15th edition of Italian Council, the public program dedicated to the support and international promotio...
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State museums, 14 new directors appointed: here's who will lead Italy's hubs

The Directorate General for Museums of the Ministry of Culture has announced the outcome of the international public selection process for the appointment as director of fourteen Italian museums and cultural institutes. This is a major step in the go...
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Antonello da Messina: Congressman Sebastiano Fabio Venezia calls for the return of Ecce Homo to Sicily

In the past few hours, regional deputy Sebastiano Fabio Venezia submitted aparliamentary interpellation addressed to the regional government asking for action to facilitate the assignment of Antonello da Messina'sEcce Homo to the Regional Museums of...
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State purchased Antonello da Messina's Ecce Homo for $14.9 million

Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli announced that, through the General Directorate of Museums, the state has acquired from Sotheby's, a well-known international auction house active in the art market, Antonello da Messina's tempera painting on pane...
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Ministry, central institute for cultural heritage risk management established

The Ministry of Culture has founded a new institute: it is theCentral Institute for Cultural Heritage Risk Management (the acronym is ICRI), designed to structurally strengthen the state's ability to prevent, monitor and deal with the risks facing It...
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Ministry, outside workers write to Giuli: "in recent years skills devalued"

Formal recognition of the work done in recent years and a review of the Ministry of Culture 's methods of recruiting technical and scientific staff are at the center of an open letter addressed to Minister Alessandro Giuli by the National Coordinatio...
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