Fascism - Finestre sull'Arte

Fascism, Resistance and Freedom: Verona 1943-1945 on display at Castelvecchio

An exhibition tracing the crucial years of World War II in the city opens in Verona at the site that was the scene of one of fascism's most dramatic moments. From March 14 to July 27, 2025, the Sala Boggian of the Castelvecchio Museum will host Fasci...
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Margherita Sarfatti: who was really the art critic who 'created' the Duce

That of Margherita Sarfatti (Margherita Grassini; Venice, 1880 - Cavallasca, 1961) is not a name frequently encountered in school textbooks, yet her influence spanned decades of Italian history, intertwining with the artistic and political currents o...
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Florence, an exhibition at the Museo Novecento on artists' moral stance toward fascism

From September 28, 2024 to April 2, 2025, the Museo Novecento in Florence is hosting the exhibition Retroscena - Stories of Resistance and Dissidence in the Della Ragione Collection. Curated by Sergio Risaliti, Eva Francioli and Chiara Toti, the exhi...
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For a correct relocation of Margherita Sarfatti. Massimo Mattioli's pamphlet

The heavy damnatio memoriae to which Margherita Sarfatti (Venice, 1880 - Cavallasca, 1961) was forced because of her known ties with the Fascist regime did not allow a serene, full and correct evaluation of her dimension as an art critic, drastic...
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