The Pecci Center of Prato presents the 2025 program: exhibitions and culture to build community

The cultural and artistic program for 2025 of the Luigi Pecci Center for Contemporary Art in Prato was presented. Present at the press conference were President Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, Prato Mayor Ilaria Bugetti, and General Director Stefano Collicelli ...
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Milan, 80 contemporary artists in an exhibition at Palazzo Reale

From March 7 to May 4, 2025, Palazzo Reale in Milan is hosting the exhibition From Cindy Sherman to Francesco Vezzoli. 80 Contemporary Artists, an event that brings into dialogue more than 140 works by 80 of the most important protagonists of world c...
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Post-Cologne: at the FIAT Tower in Marina di Massa, a festival on architectures in transformation

A journey between past and future, between social utopias and new ecological imaginaries, between memory and the possibility of regeneration. From April 6 to 13, the Post-Cologne Festival transforms the former marine colonies of Marina di Massa into ...
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Genova Antiquaria, success between art and solidarity at Palazzo della Meridiana

Genova Antiquaria exceeded expectations, transforming Palazzo della Meridiana into a meeting point of history, culture and solidarity. The first edition of the market-exhibition, held Feb. 21-26, recorded 1,488 admissions and raised 7,624 euros, enti...
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Turin, at the Mastio della Cittadella an exhibition dedicated to Gauguin and his Polynesia

From March 1 to June 29, 2025, the Mastio della Cittadella - National Artillery Historical Museum in Turin will host the exhibition Gauguin. The Diary of Noa Noa and Other Adventures, curated by Vincenzo Sanfo, dedicated to the famous French painter....
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Venice Biennale, Ministry of Culture opens selection for curator of Italian Pavilion 2026

The Ministry of Culture has officially started the selection process for the curator of the Italian Pavilion at the 61. International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia, scheduled for 2026 and directed by Koyo Kouoh. The public notice, released ...
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Uffizi Chair is born: free art lessons for all at the Uffizi Galleries

A place of culture not only for the conservation and exhibition of works, but also for the transmission of knowledge: with this goal, the Uffizi Galleries inaugurates the Uffizi Chair, a project that brings to the Florentine museum a true academic co...
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CIP-USSI award, Fulvio Morella's art for Paralympic journalism

An award for those who tell the story of Paralympic sports with passion and sensitivity, giving voice to the athletes' feats and their courage. On February 26, at the Foro Italico in Rome, the CIP-USSI Prize, established by the Italian Paralympic Com...
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From the unpublished works of Rosalba Carriera to the 1900s, three centuries of history at Palazzo Vendramin Grimani in Venice

The Golden Tree Foundation in Venice announces the opening of one of the most anticipated exhibitions of 2025: Of Stories and Art. Three Centuries of Life at Palazzo Vendramin Grimani. The exhibition, curated by Massimo Favilla and Ruggero Rugolo, wi...
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Having 20 years: European Photography 2025, presented the program of the 20th edition of the festival

Reggio Emilia is preparing to host the 20th edition of Fotografia Europea, the festival that has been observing contemporaneity through the eyes of great authors and young debutants since 2006. From April 24 to June 8, 2025, the city will once again ...
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Great masters and new exhibitions: Bergamo, Carrara Foundation unveils program for 2025-2026.

TheCarrara Academy of Bergamo announces Mondo Carrara, a program of artistic initiatives focusing on exhibition and publishing projects centered on its extraordinary collection. Between well-known works and lesser-known chapters in art history, the m...
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SCHERZO at the Reggia di Venaria: a theatrical event to celebrate Carnival

From March 1 to 4, 2025, the Reggia di Venaria will be transformed into a stage of fun and surprises with the return of SCHERZO, a participatory theatrical event that mixes the magic of Carnival with the history of the Baroque court. The play, which ...
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Urbino, a major exhibition on Simone Cantarini at the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche

From May 22 to Oct. 12, 2025, the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche in Urbino will pay tribute to Simone Cantarini (Pesaro, 1612 - Verona, 1648), known as "il Pesarese," with a major monographic exhibition dedicated to his artistic production. The even...
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Florence, Louisa Stolberg Gedern's tomb restored thanks to American donor in love with Santa Croce

In the monumental complex of Santa Croce in Florence, the funeral monument of Louisa Stolberg Gedern (Mons, 1752 - Florence, 1824), Countess of Albany, has been restored. A woman of great intellect and marked diplomatic skills, she was the wife of th...
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Pompeii, a large frescoed banquet hall with megalography dedicated to the procession of Dionysus emerged

More than a century after the discovery of the Villa of the Mysteries, during recent excavations conducted in the central area of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, in insula 10 of Regio IX, a large banquet hall decorated with a monumental frieze with ...
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Boccaccio 25: Lange and Hirano transform the Decameron into a visual tale in Certaldo

A Decameron that spans time, an interweaving of past and present, memory and actuality, art and resistance. This is the soul of Boccaccio 25, the exhibition that from March 1 to May 18, 2025 will bring the works of Thomas Lange (Berlin, 1957) and Mut...
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Netherlands returns more than 100 Benin bronzes to Nigeria

The Netherlands will return to Nigeria a total of 113 Benin bronzes in Dutch state collections. This decision was made by Minister of Education, Culture and Science Eppo Bruins: these are the objects from the ancient Kingdom of Benin (now part of pre...
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Ugo Nespolo on display in Verbania: sixty years of art and experimentation at Villa Giulia

From May 17 to September 28, 2025, Villa Giulia in Verbania welcomes Universo Nespolo, an anthological exhibition dedicated to Ugo Nespolo (Mosso, 1941). The exhibition, curated by Sandro Parmiggiani and organized by the City of Verbania, presents ab...
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Auctions from Feb. 26 to March 4: paintings, furniture and jewelry

In the new installment of our auction column, we will find out the best deals from Feb. 26 to March 4. From February 28 to March 11, Wannenes opens the Jewelry auction. It is an online-only auction. For photography enthusiasts, Finarte opens the Ph...
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Mantua, restored three 16th-century paintings recently donated to Ducal Palace

An important opportunity for in-depth study of Mantuan painting of the second half of the 16th century is offered by the restoration of three paintings that will be presented to the public on Feb. 28, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. in the Atrio degli Arcieri of ...
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US returns 107 stolen archaeological artifacts to Italy

The United States will return as many as 107 ancient artifacts toItaly : this was announced in these hours by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. The total value of the artifacts amounts to 1.2 million euros: these objects were recovered a...
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The Metropolitan Museum of New York will return a valuable bronze griffin to Greece

The Metropolitan Museum in New York is preparing to return a valuable bronze griffin head from the 7th century B.C.E. to Greece : this was announced yesterday at a ceremony held at the American museum, where the Greek minister of culture, Lina Mendon...
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Florence, Beato Angelico's Deposition shines again after restoration

An early Florentine Renaissance masterpiece is back to shine in the Museo di San Marco: Beato Angelico's Deposition of Christ, part of the Santa Trinita Altarpiece, is once again on view after complex restoration work. Thanks to the support of the Fr...
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ARTE.TV celebrates women with special programming in March

March is Women's Month, and ARTE.TV, Europe's leading free streaming platform dedicated to culture, celebrates female talent with special programming. With more than 500 hours of Italian-language content and 300 hours of concerts, ARTE.TV offers free...
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An American film set in Val d'Orcia has been raging on Netflix for days: La Dolce Villa

Since last February 15 firmly in first place among the most viewed movies on Netflix Italy is an American production about Tuscany filmed in Val d'Orcia, iconic places of this region that has its heart in thisUnesco World Heritage Site (for its lands...
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