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Study claims new works can be linked to Michelangelo

Study claims new works can be linked to Michelangelo

Previously little-known works and pieces of uncertain attribution may now be linked to Michelangelo, according to new research reported by Il Messaggero. The claims stem from a study titled Michelangelo. Gli ultimi giorni by independent Roman researcher Valentina Salerno. She reconstructed the artist’s final years through the comparison of

Venerable English College opens crypt and Roman road to public

Venerable English College opens crypt and Roman road to public

Rome’s Venerable English College, the oldest British institution outside the UK, is expanding its guided tours to include public access to its underground areas for the first time. Located on Via di Monserrato near Piazza Farnese, the college has stood in the heart of Rome for more than 650

€60m plan begins with Giotto’s Bell Tower restoration

€60m plan begins with Giotto’s Bell Tower restoration

A major restoration of Giotto’s Bell Tower will begin on 9 March as part of a €60 million investment programme for Florence’s cathedral complex, the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore announced. The project marks the first complete restoration of the 14th-century campanile, which stands beside the Cathedral

Florence museum network aligns closure days

Florence museum network aligns closure days

Florence’s newly unified state museum network will change its weekly closure day from 15 March, aligning major venues under a single timetable as part of a broader institutional overhaul. Under a decree issued by the director general, the Galleria dell’Accademia di Firenze, the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, the