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Michelangelo's three pietas to be displayed in Florence. Image is of the pieta in the Vatican.

Florence to host Michelangelo museum

March 3, 2025March 3, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Florence will host the world’s most significant Michelangelo museum, dedicated to the artist, thanks to a collaboration between the Accademia Gallery and the Bargello Museums.

Lost Donatello Bust Discovered in Slovak Museum Storeroom

February 27, 2025February 27, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A bust by renowned Florentine sculptor Donatello has been discovered in a museum storeroom in Slovakia, local newspaper SME reported on Wednesday.

Dionysiac fresco uncovered in Pompeii is a significant find

Pompeii Unveils Rare Dionysiac Fresco

February 27, 2025February 27, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Archaeologists at Pompeii have uncovered a remarkable fresco depicting Dionysiac initiation rites, offering fresh insight into ancient mystery cults. The discovery was made in a large banqueting hall within Insula 10 of Region IX, an area currently under excavation in the heart of the ancient city.

Carabinieri uncover fake paintings workshop. Image credit: Carabinieri cultural heritage protection squad

Police Uncover Workshop Producing Fake Paintings

February 24, 2025February 24, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Rome police discover a secret workshop where fake paintings imitating the styles of Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, and other renowned artists were created and sold online.

Royal Apartments - Palazzo Pitti. Image credit: Uffizi Galleries

Florence Welcomes Visitors Back to Historic Treasures

February 24, 2025February 24, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Florence welcomes visitors to two of its historic treasures, offering them a renewed glimpse into the city’s rich past. The Royal Apartments at Palazzo Pitti are once again accessible after an extensive five-year closure and meticulous restoration, while the historic garden of Villa La Quiete will open to the public for the first time in […]

On this day in history: death of artist Gentile Bellini

February 23, 2025February 23, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On 23 February 1507, the Venetian Renaissance painter Gentile Bellini passed away, leaving behind a legacy that influenced some of the most celebrated artists of the period, including Titian.

Exterior of scroll PHerc. 172. Credit: Vesuvius Challenge

X-rays and AI decipher ancient Herculaneum papyri

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Turin University will lead an international team using X-rays to decipher two papyri of an unknown work by a third-century BC Greek philosopher. The papyri were found at Herculaneum, the Roman town buried by Vesuvius in 79 AD.

The vice president and councilor of culture in Trento, Francesca Gerosa, visits the excavation site. Press Office of the Provincial Council of Trento Archive

Monumental necropolis uncovered in Trento

February 19, 2025February 19, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italian archaeologists have uncovered a “monumental necropolis” that appears to honour an elite class from thousands of years ago, officials announced.

Gorizia - one half of the European Capital of Culture 2025. Image Credit: Wolfgang Sauber, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Gorizia and Nova Gorica: First Cross-Border European Capital of Culture 2025

February 9, 2025February 9, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy and Slovenia’s presidents attended official ceremonies on Saturday to inaugurate the European Capital of Culture 2025, jointly held by Gorizia and Nova Gorica.

Guide to the Sanremo Festival 2025

February 2, 2025February 2, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s premier song contest is back at its historic home, the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, where 29 artists will compete over five nights from 11-15 February 2025.