Books - Finestre sull'Arte

At the National University Library of Turin, an exhibition on cultural gift, featuring 300 years of books

Until March 22, 2024, the National University Library of Turin is hosting the exhibition La cultura del dono. Three Hundred Years of Books, dedicated to the theme of gift in the cultural sphere, the result of three years of work on some of the book c...
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MEIS presents the national premiere of the world premiere publication of Dear Kitty, the Anne Frank novel

The National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Holocaust - MEIS in Ferrara presents on Wednesday, October 4 at 5 p.m., a national preview of the world premi ere of Anne Frank's novel, Cara Kitty. Epistolary Novel (Einaudi Ragazzi, 2023). This writing...
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Festival dedicated to art and artists' books at MAMbo in Bologna

From Friday, May 26 to Sunday, May 28, 2023, MAMbo in Bologna, in the spaces of Sala delle Ciminiere, will host the first edition of BOOKS, the festival dedicated to art and artists' books, presented by Danilo Montanari Editore in collaboration with ...
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Luca Nannipieri's new novel on Canova and Napoleon's plundering comes out today

Luca Nannipieri 's new book entitled Immortal Candor, published by Rizzoli, was released in bookstores today. Two great figures of history are the cornerstones of this novel: Napoleon Bonaparte and Antonio Canova. The book alternates the story of th...
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Michigan, library faces closure over LGBTQ+ themed books

The Patmos Library, a library in a small Michigan town, Jamestown, is at risk of closure following a vote by residents to decide whether or not to renew its funding. Indeed, 62 percent of citizens voted not to renew the library's grant, and the libra...
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New study to save books from paper deterioration caused by mold and insects

Archival and library holdings are often compromised by deterioration processes in paper materials caused by biotic agents such as mold and insects. Research, published in International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, and coordinated by researc...
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Biblioexpress, the library in the metro that dispenses books for all tastes and ages, arrives in Milan

Inaugurated in the Milan subway, in the mezzanine of the Porta Venezia station of the M1 line, the Biblioexpress, the library in the subway. You know the normal food and beverage machines placed in passing places to dispense coffee and small snacks?...
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Bookstores and publishers unite in support of Ukraine: storefronts dressed in flag colors

The Italian Booksellers Association - Ali invites people to compose the window of all associated Italian bookstores with the colors of the Ukrainian flag, blue and yellow, joining the day of peace and reflection on Wednesday, March 2, indicated by Po...
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