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Parma, Antica Spezieria di San Giovanni reopens to the public, restored and fully refurbished

As of October 20, 2024, the Ancient Spice Shop of St. John in Parma reopens to the public after a long restoration, entirely refurbished with the opening of four new exhibition spaces, in addition to the four rooms that can already be visited. Since ...
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Open restoration work begins in Rome on the main floor of Palazzo Venezia

Restoration work on the piano nobile of Rome's Palazzo Venezia is getting underway as part of work on the Metro Line C. The restoration work focuses in a first phase on theAppartamento Barbo, the seven private rooms of Venetian Cardinal Pietro Barbo,...
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Florence, awarded the Opificio delle Pietre Dure the Restoration Prize.

As part of the opening ceremony of the 30th anniversary of Crafts and Palace at Palazzo Corsini in Florence, the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze decided to award the Restoration Prize to theOpificio delle Pietre Dure. The prize is a sculptur...
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Genoa, historic loggia of Palazzo Doria-Tursi, a significant example of Renaissance architecture, under restoration

Thanks to the "Loggiato di Tursi" conservation project, the restoration of the Loggiato of Palazzo Doria-Tursi has begun in Genoa, the first batch of which was completed this month. The intervention focuses on the cleaning and conservation restoratio...
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230,000 euro intervention for the Ghirlandina, Modena's iconic tower

Modena's Ghirlandina, a symbol of the city and part of the historic-architectural complex recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site along with the Duomo and Piazza Grande, is preparing for a major upgrade. The city council has approved a project ...
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Forli, 12th-century Romanesque crucifix restored

In Forli, after restoration work, the precious 12th-century Romanesque crucifix preserved in the Romagnola city's cathedral is returning to its home. This work of art depicts Jesus Christ alive on the cross, without the signs of the passion, with his...
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170 years of restoration in Milan: an exhibition of Marco Introini's photographs

From Oct. 16 to Nov. 30, 2024, Galleria San Fedele in Milan is hosting an exhibition by Marco Introini (Milan, 1968), a leading author of architectural photography, entitled Restorations in Milan. From the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio to the Velasca Tow...
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Underwater park in Baia, under restoration on the seabed the geometric marble floor of a Roman villa

The latest restoration work still underway in the Baia Underwater Archaeological Park involves a marble floor made up of side-by-side squares, each with inscribed circles. Made with theopus sectile technique, it was the floor of the reception room of...
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