Museums

Tivoli, Villa d'Este reopens after more than 50 years of closure and two of restoration its Grotto of Diana

After being closed for more than 50 years, the Grotto of Diana at Villa d'Este in Tivoli will become accessible to visitors again starting May 6. The nymphaeum has been completely restored in a two-year intervention thanks to a collaboration between ...
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Lucca, unveiled the project for the new Lucca Center for the Arts. Over ten million euro investment

The Lucca ETS Center for the Arts Foundation today unveiled plans to create the new Lucca Center for the Arts, a museum hub with an international scope designed to host high-level exhibitions and events. The initiative aims to enrich and complete the...
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Sienese Museums Foundation launches "Culture doesn't age" project designed for senior citizens

Population aging is one of the most discussed social issues of our century, impacting many areas of daily life, from health care to culture. In Italy, a country with one of the oldest populations in Europe, the issue of the well-being of the over-70s...
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Turin, a roof for the Egyptian Museum's baroque courtyard: €4 million soft loan granted

The Istituto per il Credito Sportivo e Culturale S.p.A., a public bank for the sustainable development of the country through Sport and Culture, has granted a subsidized loan of 4 million euros for the construction of the roofing of the Baroque court...
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In Genoa, one of the most beautiful noble villas becomes a new hub for art and culture

The Palazzo Foundation, the new Third Sector entity established with the aim of restoring and enhancing Villa Pallavicino delle Peschiere, one of the city's most beautiful noble residences, was presented today in Genoa . The foundation, established b...
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The National Museum of Chiusi and the National Museum of Taranto sign an agreement: start with an exhibition on Andromeda

A link between past and present unites the National Archaeological Museum in Taranto and the National Etruscan Museum in Chiusi. Two female figures, Penelope and Andromeda, serve as a common thread in an initiative to exchange and enhance archaeologi...
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Genoa, a new national museum is born: Palazzo Raggio, purchased by the Ministry of Culture

An important new museum is born in Genoa . The Ministry of Culture has in fact purchased Palazzo Raggio in Largo della Zecca in the Ligurian capital: it will become home to the National Gallery of Liguria now housed on the second and third floors of ...
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Greek Wreckage Museum to be born in Gela: set-up to begin

Work will kick off on Thursday, April 3, at 11 a.m., on the setting up of the Greek Wrecks Museum in Gela (Caltanissetta), which will be built within the Bosco Littorio area. The museum was entirely financed by theRegional Department of Cultural Heri...
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New MAXXI Foundation president officially appointed: she is Maria Emanuela Bruni

Maria Emanuela Bruni is the new President of the MAXXI Foundation, officially appointed on Friday, March 28, by Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli, following the constant support guaranteed to MAXXI during the regency period that began last September,...
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MACAM, a large new contemporary art museum, opens in Lisbon. Which incorporates a hotel

Lisbon 's cultural and artistic scene is being enriched with an important new addition: the Museu de Arte Contemporânea Armando Martins (MACAM) opened its doors to the public on March 22. The museum was born from the private collection of Arman...
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Ludovico Carracci's Annunciation on loan from Bologna to Capodimonte as distinguished guest

From March 25 to June 15, 2025, the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte welcomes Ludovico Carracci 's 1584Annunciation, which has come on loan from the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna as an illustrious guest. In the painting, the Virgin is caught in t...
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For the first time in its history, the Royal Palace of Caserta will open its storerooms to the public

For the first time, the Royal Palace of Caserta will open its storerooms to the public: the museum is working on an ambitious active preservation project that will allow the richness of the Vanvitellian Complex to be discovered from a new perspective...
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National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia invests in sustainability: PNRR construction sites start

The National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, one of the landmarks for the culture and history of ancient Etruscan civilization, takes a step toward the future with the launch of an intervention that marks an eco-sustainable turnaround. Thanks to fun...
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MAN Nuoro organizes a contemporary art course for adults in six classes

Once again this year, by popular demand, the MAN in Nuoro is offering the public a course for adults dedicated tocontemporary art: From the Twentieth Century to Today, in Six Author Stories. The protagonists will be six artists who have been able to ...
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The historical library of the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia reopens to the public

The historic library of the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia reopens to the public from March 14, 2025, by reservation only, in a completely renovated environment. The library holds a bibliographic holdings of more than 20,000 volumes, includ...
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The Domus Mazziniana in Pisa, a place of memory of the Risorgimento

The Domus Mazziniana, set in the historic heart of Pisa, can be considered a monument of extraordinary historical and cultural significance. Heir to the Rosselli-Nathan House, the last home of Giuseppe Mazzini, where the patriot drew his last breath ...
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