Taxation rarely sparks applauseโbut in Italy, it just did. A rare wave of enthusiasm greeted the Italian Culture Ministerโs 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...
The Flora Sculpture at the Bode Museum Underwent a New Dating Method Leonardo da Vinci is today as much a media phenomenon as an artistic one, but public interest and curiosity about his figure have persisted for many decades, if not centuries. Since at least the 19th...
Who Verifies the Authenticity of Exhibited Objects? It is generally assumed that if a work is selected for an exhibition and included in the catalog, it is deemed authentic by experts. Many rely on the idea that published works are automatically genuine, but recent...
Chicago’s most prestigious museum, the Art Institute, renowned for its masterpieces from all over the world and spanning different eras, is enriching its collection with a significant new addition: the most prestigious private collection of paintings, drawings,...
In recent years, the debate over the restitution of artworks stolen during the Second World War has taken on a central role in European cultural politics.Germany, in particular, is at the center of much controversy, due to the obvious role it played during the Nazi...
In our opinion, in 2025, dedicating a diagnostic section within art exhibitions that claim to be scientific should be essential. Not everyone does it yet, but it is becoming increasingly common and interesting. Then there are exhibitions like “Gustav Klimt โ...
