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The art of haute couture: Lisbon's MAAT examines Valentino Garavani

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'Back to the city': Italy unveils biggest frescoe from ancient Rome

Trajan’s Baths in Oppian Hill will host a new museum where visitors to Rome can admire the Great Mosaic and the Painted City, two massive ancient artworks buried near the Colosseum that are estimated to date from the 1st century.

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Thessaloniki counters visual vandalism with colourful graffiti in Ano Poli

Colours, flowers and Japanese-inspired motifs are appearing on homes in the historic neighbourhood, transforming the streetscape and drawing in locals and tourists.

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From the Crucifixion to pop art: how humanity has painted solar eclipses

Nebra sky disc, Rubens, Ribera, Howard Russell Butler and Roy Lichtenstein's pop art all show solar eclipses in painting, between religion, science and aesthetic fascination over millennia.

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Russia row: EU withdraws funding for Venice Biennale

New clash between the European Union and the Venice Biennale: EU funds halted, the Foundation appeals and Italy’s government voices criticism.

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How Botticelli’s Venus died, according to a new study

A new study in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism suggests a diagnosis that could explain the death of Simonetta Vespucci, Botticelli’s muse, using facial recognition technology.

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2,500-year-old bronze chariot unearthed

Archaeologists have found in Guareña, Badajoz, a bronze chariot like those of Etruria and imported Greek, oriental and Egyptian goods, proof of Tartessian trade 2,500 years ago.

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EU seeks further clarification on Russia's participation at Biennale

The European Commission has requested further clarifications from the Venice Biennale Foundation over Russia's participation, saying issues raised earlier remain unresolved and giving it 30 days to respond.

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Barcelona commemorates Gaudí's death, God's architect

Gaudí created the landmarks that now draw millions of tourists to Barcelona, which will not see the Sagrada Família completed in 2026 as planned; on the centenary of his death Pope Leo XIV will attend the basilica.

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Quiet please: Patti Smith and the Holy See pavilion at Venice

Patti Smith performed texts and hymns by Saint Hildegard of Bingen, a 12th-century Benedictine nun, at the official opening of the Holy See's Vatican Pavilion.

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Bus to nowhere? City sends Route Zero out on the streets

In the town of Baden, passengers can now use a bus service that runs without a fixed route or timetable. An invitation to switch off and slow down?

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Two 17th-century paintings recovered after nearly 100 years missing

The works were loaned in 1929 for display at the Ibero-American Exhibition in Seville, but were never returned to their owner, the Hospital de los Venerables Sacerdotes de Sevilla.

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Intimate connections: Tilda Swinton on art and crucial collaborations

Actress Tilda Swinton's displays her art, recollections, personal items and more in a revealing exhibition at the Onassis Ready in Athens which is closely linked to eight key figures in her life from the world's of film and fashion.

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Botero's historic first painting now for sale in Bogotá auction

'La Plegaria' (1949), a watercolour Fernando Botero traded for two packets of cigarettes early in his career, is now up for auction in Bogotá with over 120 Latin American works.

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Venice Biennale opens with protests against Russia and Israel

For the first time, Biennale workers went on strike on Friday over Russia's and Israel's presence at the kermesse, with twenty pavilions closed on the eve of the public opening.

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Venice Biennale jury resigns as Italy opposes Russia's participation

The Italian government has opposed the Biennale's decision to allow Russia to participate in the international exhibition.

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Italian Culture Minister shuns Venice Biennale due to Russian pavilion

Moscow has not participated in the Biennale since 2022. This year, it received the approval of the president of the Biennale Foundation, Pietrangelo Buttafuoco. The decision caused tensions within the Italian government and Brussels.