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Lucca's Holy Face temple restored: remains of medieval chapel and polychrome painting discovered

Lucca's Holy Face temple restored: remains of medieval chapel and polychrome painting discovered

Having concluded the restoration of the Holy Face of Lucca, the famous polychrome wooden crucifix dating back to the 9th century and kept for more than a thousand years in the Cathedral of San Martino, attention has shifted to the small temple that h...
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Louvre's largest pictorial restoration kicks off: 24 monumental Rubens canvases take center stage

Louvre's largest pictorial restoration kicks off: 24 monumental Rubens canvases take center stage

The Louvre Museum is embarking onthe most impressive and ambitious restoration project ever undertaken by the Department of Painting: the 24 monumental canvases by Peter Paul Rubens that make up the famous Maria de' Medici Cycle will be restored. Thi...
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At the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice the first full restoration of Bellini's St. Job Altarpiece

At the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice the first full restoration of Bellini's St. Job Altarpiece

The first full restoration of Giovanni Bellini's St. Job Altarpiece, considered one of the greatest masterpieces of the Venetian Renaissance, is kicking off at the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice. For the first time, the intervention will be carrie...
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RESTAURO 2026 in Ferrara: innovation, construction sites and new challenges for preservation

RESTAURO 2026 in Ferrara: innovation, construction sites and new challenges for preservation

From May 12 to 14, 2026, Ferrara returns to be a reference point for the sector of conservation and protection of cultural heritage with the 31st edition of RESTAURO - International Exhibition of Cultural and Environmental Heritage. The event, hosted...
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Royal Palace of Caserta, completed the restoration of the three large canvases in the Royal Casino of the Forest of San Silvestro

Royal Palace of Caserta, completed the restoration of the three large canvases in the Royal Casino of the Forest of San Silvestro

The three large canvases decorating the ceilings of the Real Casino del Bosco di San Silvestro at the Royal Palace of Caserta have been restored. The works were in a condition of severe deterioration, such that their preservation and the possibility ...
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Donatello's bronze Doors return to Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence after painstaking restoration

Donatello's bronze Doors return to Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence after painstaking restoration

After careful and complex restoration work, the Door of the Martyrs and the Door of the Apostles made by Donatello between about 1440 and 1442 have been relocated to the Old Sacristy of the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence. The two restored bronze...
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Florence, Giotto's Campanile restoration kicks off: the first time it has undergone comprehensive restoration

Florence, Giotto's Campanile restoration kicks off: the first time it has undergone comprehensive restoration

An extensive program of restorations is involving and will involve the monuments and buildings in Florence's Piazza del Duomo, including Giotto's Campanile, the Eugenian College, and the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo. As the president of theOpera di San...
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Royal Palace throne returns to Naples: restoration reveals its Savoy origin

Royal Palace throne returns to Naples: restoration reveals its Savoy origin

After more than sixteen months of absence, the throne in the Royal Palace of Naples has returned to the Throne Room, at the end of a restoration that substantially redefined its historical framework. The work is presented with a gilding that restores...
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