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USA, Smithsonian closes museums in Washington over shutdown

USA, Smithsonian closes museums in Washington over shutdown

The Smithsonian Institution, one of the world's largest museum complexes based in Washington, has closed its facilities due to the federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1. The decision, announced over the weekend and as reported by Artnews maga...
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Vicenza becomes stage for contemporary art with new ARTis Festival

Vicenza becomes stage for contemporary art with new ARTis Festival

From November 10 to 16, 2025 Vicenza will be the protagonist of ARTis - Festival dell'Arte, an event in its first edition dedicated to promoting dialogue between artists, the public and cultural institutions. Conceived and produced by the Be You Asso...
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Terni, future of historic murals at Liberati Stadium in doubt

Terni, future of historic murals at Liberati Stadium in doubt

The stadium in the city of Terni, built in 1969 and named after motorcyclist Libero Liberati, is at the center of a heated debate regarding its future and the preservation of some historically important masonry. Since 1975, the stadium's interior wal...
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Rome, 450 euro fines boom for tourists' dips in historic fountains

Rome, 450 euro fines boom for tourists' dips in historic fountains

In thesummer of 2025, Rome saw asurge in penalties for illegal bathing in historic fountains. As reported by the newspaper Dagospia, newly restored monuments were transformed, on several occasions, into improvised pools by tourists. The fines, set at...
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Agrigento Capital of Culture, 650,000 euros for Riccardo Muti concert: controversy ensues

Agrigento Capital of Culture, 650,000 euros for Riccardo Muti concert: controversy ensues

650,000 euros for Riccardo Muti's concert in Agrigento, six times that the bill for the same concert organized last year in Lampedusa and also sponsored by the Sicilian Region. It is another tile that falls on Agrigento Italian Capital of Culture 202...
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Farewell to Mario Paglino and Gianni Grossi, creators of Barbie dolls inspired by art history

Farewell to Mario Paglino and Gianni Grossi, creators of Barbie dolls inspired by art history

Four people were killed in an accident on Sunday, July 27, on the A4 highway between the Novara Est and Marcallo Mesero toll booths. A head-on collision caused by a car traveling in the wrong direction, inside which was an 82-year-old man who also di...
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UK Parliament considers stop to oil company advertising: British Museum in crosshairs

UK Parliament considers stop to oil company advertising: British Museum in crosshairs

The UK Parliament will debate today, July 8, the possibility of banning advertising and sponsorship by fossil fuel companies. The debate, scheduled for 4:30 p.m. local time and streamed live on Parliament's official website, comes on the heels of a s...
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Minister Giuli wants to support Ostia Antica's Unesco bid: "It is our Pompeii."

Minister Giuli wants to support Ostia Antica's Unesco bid: "It is our Pompeii."

Rome needs much more than the Jubilee to regain its cultural centrality. This is the message that emerged from Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli's speech during Fratelli d'Italia's Festa, Piazza Italia, held in Rome July 3-5, 2025. Taking the stage, ...
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