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MUVV, the Vercelli and Varallo network to enhance a museum heritage of excellence

MUVV, the Vercelli and Varallo network to enhance a museum heritage of excellence

The cultural landscape of the Piedmont region has seen in recent years the consolidation of a strategic project called MUVV, an acronym that identifies the network of Vercelli and Varallo Museums. This initiative stems from the need to structure a mu...
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St. Mary of Vezzolano, the abbey that has escaped time

St. Mary of Vezzolano, the abbey that has escaped time

As soon as you go up to the Belvedere of Albugnano, a village of five hundred inhabitants announced by the vineyards that, having finished the Turin hinterland, rise from Chieri to the bald hillocks of the Basso Monferrato, a sign explains that this ...
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An exhibition in Casale Monferrato dedicated to Pietro Francesco Guala, portraitist and painter between the sacred and the profane

An exhibition in Casale Monferrato dedicated to Pietro Francesco Guala, portraitist and painter between the sacred and the profane

From Sept. 6, 2025, to Jan. 6, 2026, the Bistolfi Civic Museum and Plaster Collection in Casale Monferrato is hosting the exhibition Pietro Francesco Guala, portraitist and painter between the sacred and the profane. From the Portraits of the Marquis...
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Varallo, restoration of Gaudenzio Ferrari's famous and spectacular Tramezzo kicks off

Varallo, restoration of Gaudenzio Ferrari's famous and spectacular Tramezzo kicks off

The restoration of the Stories of the Passion by Gaudenzio Ferrari (Valduggia, c. 1475 - Milan, 1546), one of the absolute masterpieces of the Piedmontese Renaissance, housed in the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, has officially begun in Varallo ...
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Antoine de Lonhy's Archangel Michael returns to Piedmont thanks to two Turin merchants

Antoine de Lonhy's Archangel Michael returns to Piedmont thanks to two Turin merchants

An important page in the history of 15th-century Piedmontese art has been enriched with a new chapter after the auction sale of Antoine de Lonhy'sArchangel Michael, a gold ground panel of extraordinary refinement recently resurfaced from a Swiss priv...
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Africa in Piedmont: the treasure of collector Ettore Brezzo

Africa in Piedmont: the treasure of collector Ettore Brezzo

Ettore Brezzo, originally from Giaveno (Turin) and graduated as an industrial expert, has always combined the concreteness of his work with a poetic sensibility and inexhaustible curiosity. His professional life has taken him several times to African...
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Moncalieri Castle dedicates new display to royal table

Moncalieri Castle dedicates new display to royal table

The Castle of Moncalieri (Turin) is enriched with a new permanent exhibit that transports visitors to the intimacy of the 19th-century Savoy court. From June 7, 2025, the rooms of theApartment of Victor Emmanuel II and his consort Maria Adelaide will...
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Cannero Castles reopen after restoration: Lake Maggiore rediscovers its fortress

Cannero Castles reopen after restoration: Lake Maggiore rediscovers its fortress

One of the most fascinating historical icons of Lake Maggiore, suspended between myth and memory, is about to reopen its doors to the public. Indeed, next June 28 marks the official opening of the Castles of Cannero, ancient fortifications dating bac...
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