Ministry of Culture - Finestre sull'Arte

Antonello da Messina: Congressman Sebastiano Fabio Venezia calls for the return of Ecce Homo to Sicily

In the past few hours, regional deputy Sebastiano Fabio Venezia submitted aparliamentary interpellation addressed to the regional government asking for action to facilitate the assignment of Antonello da Messina'sEcce Homo to the Regional Museums of...
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State purchased Antonello da Messina's Ecce Homo for $14.9 million

Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli announced that, through the General Directorate of Museums, the state has acquired from Sotheby's, a well-known international auction house active in the art market, Antonello da Messina's tempera painting on pane...
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Ministry, central institute for cultural heritage risk management established

The Ministry of Culture has founded a new institute: it is theCentral Institute for Cultural Heritage Risk Management (the acronym is ICRI), designed to structurally strengthen the state's ability to prevent, monitor and deal with the risks facing It...
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Ministry, outside workers write to Giuli: "in recent years skills devalued"

Formal recognition of the work done in recent years and a review of the Ministry of Culture 's methods of recruiting technical and scientific staff are at the center of an open letter addressed to Minister Alessandro Giuli by the National Coordinatio...
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One million from the Ministry to expand the National Museum of Photography

The National Museum of Photography - MUNAF - is preparing for an expansion thanks to a €1 million grant included in the Ministry of Culture's Major Cultural Projects 2025-2026 plan. The grant, earmarked for the Municipality of Cinisello Balsamo (Mila...
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Crumbs for culture. If the government cuts 90% on MiC strategic programming.

Crumbs for culture: a 90 percent cut, or 182 million euros instead of more than 1.7 billion, on the largest part of the Ministry of Culture's strategic programming, namely the resources of the Fund for Development and Cohesion (FSC): allocations that...
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Seismic safety, MiC funds Carditello Royal Site with more than 12 million

The Ministry of Culture has launched the implementation of the Grand Project "Carditello," allocating total funding of 12,458,491.86 euros to the Royal Site of Carditello, the important Bourbon palace. The intervention is part of the broader MiC prog...
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Genoa, strike at National Museums over staff shortages. Management: soon to be filled

In Genoa , it's strike today at the national museum venues: the USB union, after formally launching the mobilization last Dec. 23, 2025, has called an agitation for today, Tuesday, Jan. 6, at the venues of Palazzo Reale in Via Balbi and Palazzo Spino...
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