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Washington, National Gallery halts diversity programs after Trump's executive order

The National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington, D.C., has decided to discontinue its programs dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), complying with an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on his inauguration day. The order, ...
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Tour guides, the call for applications for the bar exam arrives

"The call for the licensing exam for tour guides has arrived: another promise fulfilled, which has been awaited for more than a decade and is essential to give value to a professional figure essential to qualify the sector and to tell, transmit and s...
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Farewell to Paolo Manazza, painter and journalist, founder of ArtsLife

Painter and journalist Paolo Manazza, a prominent figure on the Italian cultural scene, has died in Milan at the age of 65 after an illness: an abstract artist and journalist specializing in the economics of art, Manazza was the founder of ArtsLife, ...
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Luigi Fassi will direct Artissima for two more years

Luigi Fassi has been confirmed as the director of Artissima International Contemporary Art Fair for the two-year period 2025-2026. Artissima, under Fassi's direction from 2022 to 2024, has worked to consolidate its dual identity: on the one hand, a g...
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Turin, Royal Museums and Compagnia di San Paolo sign protocol for the enhancement of the Royal Gardens

A new chapter for Turin 's historical and cultural heritage has begun with the presentation to the public of a memorandum of understanding that will see the Royal Museums of Turin and the Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation collaborate in an ambitious ...
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Arezzo reopens its Vasari Corridor

Arezzo is preparing to pay further homage to its most illustrious citizen, Giorgio Vasari (Arezzo, 1511 - Florence, 1574), on the occasion of the 450th anniversary of his death in 1574. The Tuscan city, known for its historical and cultural heritage,...
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For the first time in 200 years, a woman will head one of France's major museums

For the first time in its history, one of France's most important museums, the Musée Fabre in Montpellier, will be directed by a woman: the City of Montpellier has in fact appointed Juliette Trey as the museum's new director. Since 1828, when ...
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Safe from photovoltaic park the archaeological site of Aquileia: the no of the Ministry of Culture

Protests had recently been raised against a photovoltaic project that could compromise Aquileia's archaeological and scenic heritage. The plant, planned to be built in the San Zili-Casa Bianca locality, would have spread over an area of 210,000 squar...
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Louvre, critical situation: moves President Macron

The President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, will visit the Louvre next Tuesday, following leaked reports about the museum's precarious condition. The day before yesterday, in fact, the newspaper Le Parisien published a confidential note (o...
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Mural against anti-Semitism defaced in Milan joins permanent collection of Shoah Museum in Rome

On the occasion of the80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the work by AleXsandro Palombo depicting Liliana Segre and Sami Modiano that had appeared in Milan 's Piazzale Loreto on Sept. 30, 2024, was unveiled in Rome by Mayor of Rome Robe...
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Made in Italy, the Register of Cultural and Creative Enterprises of National Interest is born

With the decree implementingArticle 26 of the Made in Italy Law, the Register of Cultural and Creative Enterprises of National Interest (CCI) has been established, a new tool to enhance Italian excellence in the cultural and creative sectors. This wa...
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Farewell to Luca Beatrice, art critic, president of the Quadriennale di Roma

Art critic Luke Beatrice, current president of the Quadriennale di Roma, died prematurely today in Turin at the age of 63. Suffering a heart attack in recent days, he was hospitalized in serious condition at the Molinette Hospital. One of Italy's mo...
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Farewell to Gioia Mori, art historian and great expert on Tamara de Lempicka

Art historian Gioia Mori, professor of Contemporary Art History at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, died yesterday in Rome. A figure of rare sensitivity and expertise, she is remembered for her studies on Tamara de Lempicka and for her tireless comm...
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Florence, Pitti Palace reopens the Royal Apartments: journey through the history of three dynasties

Starting Jan. 21, the Pitti Palace in Florence reopens to the public the majestic rooms of the Royal Apartments, located on the second floor of the Palace. After five years of closure and meticulous restoration, these spaces, once inhabited by the Me...
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Rome, inaugurated the first part of the new Piazza dei Cinquecento at Termini Station

Inaugurated last January 14 the new Piazza dei Cinquecento in Rome: the ceremony was attended by the mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri, the undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council Alfredo Mantovano, the CEO of the FS Group Stefano Donnarumma a...
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Italian Capital of Culture 2027: ten finalists chosen. Here are which ones

The Jury for the selection of the Italian Capital of Culture City 2027, chaired by Davide Maria Desario, has chosen the ten finalist projects after reviewing the 17 applications received. They are: Alberobello (province of Bari, Puglia): "Pietramadr...
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