Naples - Finestre sull'Arte

Mahama's boats are arriving in Naples, but has the receivership forgotten about Plessi?

Fabrizio Plessi (1940 – 2026) inaugurated the newly restored Venice Pavilion in the Biennale Gardens in 2011 with a large and magnificent installation consisting of 12 vertical wooden boats, tilted by a few degrees, through which cascades of “e...
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Florence and Venice, take a cue from Naples: in San Gregorio Armeno, junk doesn’t stand a chance

The workshops of the nativity scene artisans on Via San Gregorio Armeno in Naples remained closed yesterday morning (September 14) until 2:00 p.m. The protest, reportedby ANSA, took place at the traditional hub of artisanal production of shepherds an...
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Giugliano (Naples): Restoration of the Tomb of Cerberus Begins

The Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Landscape for the Naples Metropolitan Area has announced the start of construction work for the restoration, stabilization, and enhancement of the Tomb of Cerberus in Giugliano (Naples). The start o...
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A masterpiece from Corot’s first stay in Italy was purchased for 600,000 euros for the Capodimonte Museum

An important painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot has been added to the collections of the Capodimonte Museum and Royal Park in Naples. The painting is *The Bay of Naples with Castel dell’Ovo*, dated 1828, acquired by the State through the export ...
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Capodimonte: The Carracci paintings—copies of Correggio’s lost frescoes—have been restored and brought together for the first time

A new exhibition has opened in Room 18 of the Capodimonte Museum, bringing together for the first time in a single room the six paintings on canvas by Annibale and Agostino Carracci, copies of the lost frescoes painted by Correggio forthe apse of the...
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Naples: The Fanzago Floor in the Chapel of San Gennaro Has Been Restored

The restoration of the floor of the Chapel of the Treasure of San Gennaro in Naples was unveiled to the public; the project involved the entire marble surface designed by Cosimo Fanzago. This is the first comprehensive restoration project dedicated t...
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Floridian's century-old plane tree in danger: new studies to avert felling underway

The future of the majestic century-old plane tree that welcomes visitors to Floridian Park in Naples is still uncertain. The Directorate of the Vomero National Museums has announced that it has ordered afurther technical assessment to verify the poss...
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Capodimonte unveils its sustainable revolution, from invisible photovoltaics to led lighting

Energy upgrading, autonomous production of energy from renewable sources, architectural restoration and new spaces dedicated to hospitality: two years after the start of construction, the Capodimonte Museum and Real Bosco di Capodimonte and ENGIE Ita...
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