Museums

Genoa, new acquisitions enrich the collection of the National Gallery of Liguria

Significant new works were presented at Palazzo Spinola in Genoa, enriching the holdings of the National Gallery of Liguria, the custodian of state acquisitions in Liguria. The collection has been enriched with new works of art ranging from the late ...
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In 2025, Palazzo Te in Mantua celebrates its 500th anniversary with an updated itinerary and the reopening of the Fruiteries

Mantua 's Palazzo Te celebrates its 500th anniversary in 2025: built between 1525 and 1535, it stands as a symbol of Renaissance magnificence, a place of court, intimacy, and celebration. It was here that Emperor Charles V was twice hosted, and where...
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Florence, Vasari Corridor reopens, accessible to all for the first time

The Vasari Corridor, one of the most fascinating and historically rich places in Florence, from tomorrow, December 21, 2024, finally reopens to the public, and becomes accessible, for the first time to all, with a special ticket. This aerial passagew...
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Campania has a new state museum: the National Archaeological Museum in Sessa Aurunca

Campania has a new state museum as of yesterday. The National Archaeological Museum in Sessa Aurunca (Caserta) officially opened its doors, enriching the National Museum System with a new piece dedicated to the territory's thousand-year history. The ...
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Royal Palace of Naples, an interactive virtual elevator transports you through four centuries of life in the palace

Starting today, the Royal Palace of Naples is offering visitors The King's Elevator, an interactive video installation that takes visitors through four centuries of the history of the palace and life at court. Placed in the former passetto del Genera...
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Florence's Museo dell'Opera del Duomo expands: green light for project

The Florence City Council has approved a project to expand the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo. This intervention, made possible by the acquisition in February 2023 of the nearby Palazzo Compagni, a historic property bordering the museum, by the Opera di ...
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Completely renovated new Roi Wing of Vicenza's Palazzo Chiericati opens to the public

In Vicenza, the new Roi Wing of Palazzo Chiericati, named after Vicenza's marquis and great patron Giuseppe Roi, opens to the public. From December 21, visitors will therefore be able to visit the eleven newly restored and completely renovated rooms ...
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Uffizi Diffusi, new year with call: municipalities can apply for exhibitions

The Uffizi Galleries and the Fondazione CR Firenze have announced the launch of the new Uffizi Diffusi exhibition program, a project that aims to take art out of the big museum circuits and enhance small museums in the Tuscan territory. The new agree...
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Milan, Pinacoteca Ambrosiana closes 2024 with 300,000 visitors, record, and positive balance sheet

A 2024 with a bang for Milan 's Ambrosian Picture Gallery, which ends the year with a historic result, touching 300,000 visitors, a 20 percent increase over the previous year, and an all-time record for the institution. This success testifies to the ...
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Montegrotto Terme, the Museum of Thermalism gets 3D viewers to tell the story in virtual reality

There is a museum in the Padua area that is enriching the visitor experience by making 3D viewers and virtual reality available to its visitors. We're talking about the Museum of Ancient Thermalism and the Territory of Montegrotto Terme, in the Eugan...
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Domus Aurea, new entrance inaugurated and western sector of Neronian residence reopened

On December 13, 2024, the new entrance to the Domus Aurea inside Gallery XXIV was officially opened to the public, and the western sector of the Neronian residence reopened after years of closure for works dedicated to securing and improving the monu...
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For the first time in the history of the Metropolitan Museum to design a wing of the museum is a woman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has unveiled the design signed by architect Frida Escobedo for the new wing dedicated to modern and contemporary art. This is a historic event for the museum: Escobedo is the first woman to design a wing in the Metrolit...
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Two works by Colantonio enrich the collections of the Capodimonte Museum and Royal Woods

The Capodimonte Museum and Real Bosco in Naples welcomes to its collections two precious tablets depicting the Franciscan Blesseds Morico and Leone, masterpieces by Colantonio, the greatest exponent of 15th-century Neapolitan painting and 'master' of...
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Turin will host the 57? Annual Conference of the World Museums of Modern and Contemporary Art in 2025

The city of Turin will be at the center of the international modern and contemporary art scene in 2025: the Piedmontese capital will in fact host the next Annual Conference of CIMAM (International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art)....
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Lugano's MASI adds to Petignat Collection: more than 650 works donated

The entire collection of Jocelyne and Fabrice Petignat, a body of more than 650 works that offers an overview of international and Swiss contemporary art of the past four decades, has been donated to the Museo d'Arte della Svizzera Italiana (MASI) in...
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Florence, maxi restoration work for Boboli Gardens: more than 15 million euros allocated

The Boboli Gardens is preparing for an ambitious restoration and redevelopment project that will involve several key areas, with the aim of restoring splendor to one of Florence's most iconic sites. With a total allocation of more than 15 million eur...
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