Palermo - Finestre sull'Arte

Palermo, start of the restoration of the mosaics of the Palatine Chapel

Work will begin in Palermo in the coming days to restore the precious mosaics of the Palatine Chapel, a jewel of Norman art and architecture located inside the Royal Palace. The work, designed and supervised by the Palermo Superintendency of Cultural...
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Did the young Antonello da Messina work on the Triumph of Death in Palermo? The scholar's hypothesis

Could the young Antonello da Messina have been involved in the creation of the Triumph of Death in Palermo, one of the most renowned frescoes of the 15th century? This is the hypothesis of young art historian Riccardo Prinzivalli, a doctoral student ...
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Palermo celebrates its patron saint: the iconography of Saint Rosalie in the masterpieces of great artists

On the occasion of the jubilee anniversary of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the remains of St. Rosalie, the Sicily Foundation presents the exhibition The Ecstasies of St. Rosalie at the Villa Zito Art Gallery in Palermo. Antoon van Dyck, ...
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At the Royal Palace of Palermo, Ryan Mendoza's indignant cry against false idols

From July 31 to September 26, 2022, the Royal Palace of Palermo presents The Golden Calf exhibition, organized by the Fondazione Federico II under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture. After three years of work, Ryan Mendoza 's silent and indigna...
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Uli Weber's shots on display in Palermo, from celebrities to landscapes

The Riso Museum of Contemporary and Modern Art in Palermo presents until May 15, 2022 the exhibition Seductions by photographer Uli Weber (Ulma, 1964) curated by Daniela Brignone in collaboration with Paola Colombari. On display are fifty large-scal...
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In Palermo, Steve McCurry's exposing exhibition for Afghan women's freedom

From March 29 to July 17, 2022, the Royal Palace in Palermo will host the exhibition For Freedom by renowned photographer Steve McCurry. The exhibition aims to be a photographic account of a drama in full swing, a rallying cry for Afghan women's righ...
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Marco Betta is the new superintendent of the Fondazione Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Composer Marco Betta is the new superintendent of the Fondazione Teatro Massimo di Palermo. He was announced by the Foundation's Steering Council, chaired by Mayor Leoluca Orlando, which unanimously appointed him after Francesco Giambrone took over t...
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Bill Viola's video art comes to Palermo: water as a symbol of union between the earthly and otherworldly

After nearly a year of work, P u r i f i c a t i o n [From Bill Viola to the Palatine Chapel] opens to the public from July 10, 2021, to Feb. 28, 2022, at the Royal Palace in Palermo: the event is proposed as an experience in which the visitor become...
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