Archaeology - Finestre sull'Arte

MUVV, the Vercelli and Varallo network to enhance a museum heritage of excellence

The cultural landscape of the Piedmont region has seen in recent years the consolidation of a strategic project called MUVV, an acronym that identifies the network of Vercelli and Varallo Museums. This initiative stems from the need to structure a mu...
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Museums and legality: the University of Padua launches a podcast on art authenticity

What does it mean today to ensure the authenticity of works preserved in museums and to protect cultural heritage from the risks of forgery, illicit trafficking and clandestine excavations? These questions are tried to be answered by Against a False ...
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Basilica of Vitruvius found in Fano: "discovery of extraordinary importance"

Important news comes fa Fano where some archaeological remains unearthed in the city during redevelopment work in Piazza Andrea Costa have been identified as the remains of the Basilica of Vitruvius. The official announcement was made at a press conf...
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Pompeii, thanks to new technologies ancient inscriptions resurface in the theater district

A declaration of love by a woman named Erato, a depiction of a gladiator fight, and many other fragments of daily life fixed on a wall in the theater district of Pompeii Archaeological Park. Tales of love, passions, offenses and sports cheering that ...
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Places of Pegasus. Traces of the myth in Tuscany

The blood slid to the ground in thin threads, each with a rhythm all its own, the moment Perseus severed Medusa's head. The ground, hit by that heat so intense it seemed like breathing, changed consistency with a speed that does not belong to things ...
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Sorano thermal baths, Neolithic structure discovered that testifies to use of thermal waters as early as prehistoric times

A stone structure dating from the Neolithic period, datable between 4495 and 4335 B.C., has been discovered in the area of the Sorano Baths in the Tuscan Maremma, in the province of Grosseto. The discovery was made as part of an ongoing archaeologica...
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Sardinia, Sant'Antioco's Egyptian Tomb resurfaces with restorations

Tomb 7 PGM, also known as the Tomb of the Egyptian of Sant'Antioco, Sardinia, stands out among the burials of the Punic necropolis for the exceptionality of its decorations and for the historical value that makes it unique on the island. The environm...
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Appia Antica Park, marble tympanum with marine frieze will be restored with open construction site

The Arte Fuori dal Museo (Art Outside the Museum) project kicks off at the Appia Antica Archaeological Park, carried out in collaboration with the LoveItaly association and Federalberghi Lazio, with the support of Fondazione Roma. At the center of th...
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