Mark Your Calendar: November 14 in Rome for a Landmark Cultural Heritage Event On November 14, 2020, amid the global pandemic, UNESCO established the first International Day against the Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property — marking exactly 50 years since the...
The recent reduction of VAT on transactions from 22% to 5% has been welcomed by industry professionals. It is a long-awaited measure that could reinvigorate a market which, in Italy, has experienced glorious seasons but also decades of decline. Yet, support from...
The recent reduction of VAT on transactions from 22% to 5% has been welcomed by industry professionals. It is a long-awaited measure that could reinvigorate a market which, in Italy, has experienced glorious seasons but also decades of decline. Yet, support from...
While debates raged over whether artificial intelligence could replace connoisseurs and diagnosticians in the authentication of artworks, we didn’t see this coming. But AI has just entered the field of art restoration. Just a few days ago, Nature published an article...
Taxation rarely sparks applause—but in Italy, it just did. A rare wave of enthusiasm greeted the Italian Culture Minister’s recent announcement: a new reduced VAT rate from former 22% to 5% on cultural goods, the lowest in the European Union, responding to the request...
While it is still in progress, we are sharing some reflections and images from TEFAF—the largest and most prestigious art and antiques fair in the world. Annunciation tryptic by Galileo Chini, at the Bacarelli stand As usual, the fair does not disappoint, featuring...
