Museums - Finestre sull'Arte

Torrechiara Castle, exclusive visits to the Tower of San Nicomede begin

Torrechiara Castle, a jewel of fortified architecture located south of Parma, is offering visitors the opportunity to explore hidden corners of its structure with a series of extraordinary guided tours. Starting January 25 and running through March 2...
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The idea of hosting the Mona Lisa in Lombardy makes no sense: no appeal from the Louvre to find a place for it

Let's be serious: there is no appeal for the search of a different location for the Mona Lisa, as the Lombardy Region's councillor for culture, Francesca Caruso, implied in a note this morning. No one at the Louvre has yet dreamed of asking for help,...
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Regional museums, "the real problem today is planning." Valentina Uras (Museums Sardinia) speaks.

The survey of the new Regional National Museums Directorates, introduced by the latest reorganization of the Ministry of Culture, after the launch with Calabria continues with Sardinia, among the 7 that remain independent, along with Campania, Lazio,...
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A museum is born in Mantua that will house a collection of international significance: the Sonnabend Collection

Mantua is preparing to welcome a new contemporary art museum in the heart of the city. Starting in winter 2025 (so next), the renovated Palazzo della Ragione will become the permanent home of the Sonnabend Collection, one of the most important privat...
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The University of Pisa's Gipsoteca d'Arte Antica, a collection of classical statues in a church

One of the most fascinating and least known places of Pisa's cultural heritage: it is the Gipsoteca di Arte Antica , which, together with theAntiquarium, is part of theUniversity of Pisa's Sistema Museale di Ateneo: an institution that combines histo...
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Poldi Pezzoli Museum: a year of records and a 2025 with news and a major exhibition

2024 was a historic year for the Poldi Pezzoli Museum in Milan. With more than 82,000 visitors, an 80 percent increase over 2023, the museum achieved a record number of admissions since its opening, an extraordinary result that testifies to the succe...
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A forest of construction sites: how the Ducal Palace in Mantua will become. Director Stefano L'Occaso speaks.

For the past few months Stephen L'Occaso has been reappointed as director of the Ducal Palace in Mantua, a vast complex that since 2021 has seen the opening of numerous construction sites aimed at seismic improvement and structural restoration: some ...
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