FLORENCE – The portrait of Dante by the Tuscan Renaissance artist Andrea del Castagno, held at the Uffizi Gallery, has been restored by the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence.

  ROME - The permanent exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci in the Palazzo della Cancelleria has announced the launch of virtual tours through the gallery as museums throughout Italy have once again bee

  ROME - Steve Bannon, Donald Trump’s former chief strategist, has accused the Italian government of acting like a “third world country” after the Council of State, the body that monitors the legal

  FLORENCE - The green light has been given for work to start on the Vasari Corridor at the Uffizi Gallery in preparation for its public opening next year.

  FLORENCE – The Uffizi Gallery will mark 700 years since the death of Dante with a work of art by Giuseppe Penone to be officially opened on ‘Dantedì’ (Dante day) on March 25.

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  ROME - The Vatican and the Republic of Azerbaijan have renewed an agreement on the restoration and enhancement of the Catacombs of Comodilla, in Garbatella.

  ROME - The Minister of Culture, Dario Franceschini, presented in a video press conference on Saturday the main initiatives for the celebrations of the seven hun

ROME – The National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art has partnered with Google Arts & Culture to publish the ‘Women Up’ programme online, a six-year long programme celebrating women in ar

  POMPEII - An almost entirely intact erotic parade chariot has been discovered in the excavations of Civita Giuliana, just to the north of the famous Roman town.

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  ROME – Having arrived in the Eternal City early to enjoy the sights before the shooting of her new film, Lady Gaga perhaps had her Roman holiday ruined only one day in, when she found out about t

  Lecce - During an international online conference organised by the University of Salento, the latest results of the “Mission’s” investigations at Shahr-i Sokhta, an archaeological eldorado locate

  VENICE - Lorenzo Lotto's masterpiece, which arrived from the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna will exceptionally remain at the Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, until April 11.

SAN MAURO PASCOLI - Footwear industries in San Mauro Pascoli are celebrating the life of Dante with an international competition, aimed at young stylists: “A Talent for the Shoe.” Whether the shoe

  ROME - In director Paul Greengrass’ new drama, adapted from the Western novel by Paulette Jiles, Tom Hanks plays a Civil War veteran named Captain Jefferson

  ROME - An estimated million euros worth of art has been stolen from a villa in Monteverde, including works by Renato Guttuso and Giuseppe Capogrossi, two masters of the 20th century.

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VENICE -  More than 1,000 art-lovers have visited the Gallerie dell’Accademia, in Venice, since it opened its doors five days ago.

  ROME - Fashion-fanatics will be able to enjoy a runway show at the Cinecittà Stu

 ROME - The video “The Resilience of Light", from the EMME EMME Project, which aims to highlight the effect of the current closure of the entertainment industry, is now online.

  VENICE - On Monday, Venice’s Gallerie dell’Accademia reopened its doors to the public, welcoming more than 150 visitors in the morning alone.