Museums - Finestre sull'Arte

Uffizi, restored Stanzino delle Matematiche: a treasure among science, art and history rediscovered

At the Uffizi finally reopens to the public the Stanzino delle Matematiche, a small room of very high symbolic and historical value, completely restored and returned to its original meaning. Located next to Buontalenti's famous Tribuna, this space ha...
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Four new ecomuseums recognized in Campania

Campania enriches its cultural offerings with the official recognition of four ecomuseums operating in different areas of the regional territory. On April 16, at 11 a.m., in Naples, at the Chikù Center - Largo della Cittadinanza Attiva, the in...
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Here's how Venetian museums showcase their 20th-century treasures. Interview with Elisabetta Barisoni

After more than a decade spent as a curator at Mart in Rovereto, in 2015 Elizabeth Barisoni found a home at Muve - Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia, becoming already the following year responsible for the organizational management of the Internatio...
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US, attorneys general of 21 states sue Trump over dismantling of museum board

In the United States, attorneys general from as many as twenty-one states have sued President Donald Trump and other officials in his administration over the dismantling of a number of federal agencies, including theInstitute of Museum and Library Se...
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Naples, MANN launches contest to get photos for its campaigns: controversy ensues

There is controversy over a public notice by the National Archaeological Museum of Naples seeking young photographers... for free! The museum published a notice yesterday announcing its intention to put in place initiatives to involve the public in i...
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In Genoa, one of the most beautiful noble villas becomes a new hub for art and culture

The Palazzo Foundation, the new Third Sector entity established with the aim of restoring and enhancing Villa Pallavicino delle Peschiere, one of the city's most beautiful noble residences, was presented today in Genoa . The foundation, established b...
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Genoa, a new national museum is born: Palazzo Raggio, purchased by the Ministry of Culture

An important new museum is born in Genoa . The Ministry of Culture has in fact purchased Palazzo Raggio in Largo della Zecca in the Ligurian capital: it will become home to the National Gallery of Liguria now housed on the second and third floors of ...
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"Ministry's challenge? Growing smaller museums." Alessandra Guerrini (Museums Liguria) speaks.

"The challenge is to grow the smaller museums, to make them the hubs on the territories of the National Museum System." This, according to Alessandra Guerrini, head of the new Regional Directorate National Museums Liguria, is the main goal of the lat...
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