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Siena: The Drappellone for the July 2 Palio, painted by Ismaele Nones, was unveiled

On the afternoon of Thursday, June 26, in Siena, the Drappellone for the Palio of July 2, 2026, was unveiled. The work, created by one of Italy’s most acclaimed young painters, Ismaele Nones, is destined to be displayed in the museum of the Con...
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The Floor of Siena Cathedral Is Unveiled Once Again: A Journey Through Art, Faith, and Wisdom in the Year of St. Francis

To celebratethe Year of St. Francis, proclaimed by Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the death of the Saint of Assisi, the Archdiocese of Siena–Colle Val d’Elsa–Montalcino and theOpera della Metropolitana di Siena are ann...
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The clay tablets from Poggio Civitate return to Siena forty years after their first exhibition

Forty years after their first exhibition, the terracotta slabs from Poggio Civitate return to Siena with the exhibition *Horses and Power*, scheduled from June 20 to July 18, 2026, in the exhibition spaces of Palazzo Sansedoni, home to the MPS Founda...
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Siena Cathedral: Medieval Frescoes and Single-Lens Windows Resurface at the San Giovannino Construction Site

An official visit took place this morning at the construction siteof the Oratory of Saints Giovannino and Gennaro, on Via dei Fusari in Siena, as part of the restoration, safety, and enhancement project promotedby the Opera della Metropolitana di Sie...
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Bill Armstrong reinterprets the Sibyls of Siena Cathedral in the Crypt

The Sibyls of the floor of Siena Cathedral become unstable images, suspended between appearance and fading, in the photographic project SIBYLS by American artist Bill Armstrong, staged from May 16 to Nov. 15 in the spaces of the Crypt of the Monument...
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Siena remembers the first vote for women with an exhibition by Antonella Cinelli

Eighty years after the first local elections that marked the return to democracy after the fall of Fascism and introduced the female vote in local consultations for the first time, Siena is dedicating an exhibition to one of the most important passag...
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At Siena Cathedral at the crack of dawn: special tours with the claviger return

From April 6 to October 31, 2026, one of Siena Cathedral's most fascinating events returns: the visit with the claviger, an exclusive experience that allows access to the Cathedral at first light. Every morning at 7:15 a.m., participants will be able...
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Palazzo Chigi Piccolomini at Postierla: the great sixteenth century in Siena

The image of Siena is usually associated with its medieval past, but in fact in the urban fabric of the city one can still breathe the air of its Renaissance, and in particular, at the corner of Piazza Postierla and Via del Capitano, stands one of t...
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