A shoestring trip to La Serenissima—and a thumbs-up for Simon Schama
Antonio Paolucci to oversee restoration of Italy's Basilica of St Benedict
US artist tries new techniques and tackles immigration in Naples exhibition
The director of the Galleria Borghese in Rome has been suspended without pay for leaving the office
The Belgian-born artist has devised experiment with Italian scientist Stefano Mancuso
Galleries, benefitting from Milan's April buzz, are already reporting healthy sales
The Lega party—which may soon be in power—believes that Italy, through its culture, can lead the world
Timing of mega-exhibition organised by Germano Celant is coincidental but timely
Show of more than 500 works ranges from Giorgio de Chirico to Gruppo 7
Il Giornale dell'Arte's deputy editor weighs in
Thomas Dane is the latest in a string of galleries to open spaces in the country, but are there are enough high-level collectors to sustain them?
Homo Faber's initiative, focussing on artisanal techniques, will take over the entire Fondazione Giorgio Cini next autumn
OGR's first show remixes the city's collections from antiquity to present, reflecting on the over production of contemporary art and the fact nothing is new
New director Ilaria Bonacossa introduces a drawings section and plans to return Turin fair to its experimental roots
Italian artist known for submerging a giant pair of hands in Venice’s Grand Canal plans to install the steel sculpture next year
New York authorities tracked down the object, which was being used as a coffee table by a Manhattan couple, after a photograph appeared in a book on porphyry
The Italian food critic hails Venice’s culinary tradition and picks his favourites from the wealth of restaurants hidden throughout its sestieri
Experts say the haul, the result of a 14-year investigation, could raise as much as €15m for the country’s cash-strapped archaeological service
Casting light on an overlooked but fascinating aspect of the Renaissance
Specialists express concern about lack of provenance for works by artists including Rodchenko and Goncharova in Italian exhibition
300,000 works owned by banks belonging to the Associazione Bancaria Italiana to become available to view online
One of the few Italian women to achieve fame in architecture, not least for turning a train station into the Musée d’Orsay
Public-private tourism partnership aims to make more of the island’s heritage.
Public prosecutor Giuseppe Ferrando pursues fakes tied to JZ Art gallery
The other ancient disaster area
Alessandro Mendini celebrates his 80th birthday this year—and his approach to design continues to be relevant
Poland appoints first foreign museum director
The architect has described the Italian Prime Minister as a xenophobe who “hates foreigners” and compares his government to the Fascist regime
White's restitution of the illegally excavated objects is a first for the US