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The Byzantines: an exhibition in Naples to tell the story of this civilization

Last Wednesday, December 21, the exhibition Byzantines. Places, Symbols and Communities of a Thousand-Year Empire. The exhibition has been on view since Dec. 21 and will remain so until Feb. 13, subject to probable extensions, and was set up in the M...
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Battistello Caracciolo, the bronze patriarch of the Caravaggeschi. The exhibition in Naples

A new exhibition on Battistello Caracciolo, articulated between the Capodimonte Museum, the Royal Palace, and the Certosa di San Martino, has opened in Naples: more than an exhibition, it is a true immersion in the Neapolitan seventeenth cent...
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From Caravaggio to Burri, what the new Gallerie d'Italia in Naples looks like.

The inauguration of the new headquarters of the Gallerie d'Italia in Naples was an opportunity for Intesa Sanpaolo to take stock of their action in the cultural sphere and their relationship with the city. But it was also a great challenge: t...
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ITsART, Italiana, Nexo+, Audiovisiva... culture on TV in a market full of competitors

"The ratings have once again rewarded the choice to unite history, beauty and Italy. The success of Leonardo is another indication for Rai to invest more and more in culture, cinema, audiovisual." Culture Minister Dario Franceschini's tweet, writte...
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Lamont Young, the visionary and brilliant architect who envisioned modern Naples

On March 12, 1851, exactly 170 years ago, Lamont Young, a British architect who lived in Naples between the two centuries, was born. Growing up on the family property of the present Villa Lucia in Naples, former coffee house of Ferdinand of Bourbon...
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Considerations and questions about ITsART, the so-called "Netflix of culture"

While Italians were locked in their homes during the first wave of Covid-19, Minister Franceschini had announced a grandiose project of digital cultural offerings through a TV platform: the so-called Netflix of Culture. The mysterious project...
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