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Italy Is Emerging as an Unexpected Hub for Crypto Art. But Regulatory Challenges Are Stunting the Growth of Its NFT Market

As the complex phenomenon of cryptocurrency continues to revolutionize the way the world does business, an unlikely player has emerged in crypto art scene: Italy. For a relatively small country ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Italian Art Police Recovered a Long-Lost Titian. But Is It Really the Renaissance Master’s Work?

The Carabinieri Police Cultural Heritage Protection Unit returned the painting to the government in a May 19 ceremony. Photo by Marco Bertorello /AFP via Getty Images In Titian’s 1512 painting ...
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Art Shines in Naples, Italy, This Summer. Here’s an Insider’s Guide to the Fabled City’s Attractions and Diversions

Naples has undergone an artistic renaissance of late. Already home to ancient sites around Pompeii, not to mention the enchanting island of Capri, the southern Italian city has recently seen a ...

Italian Art Designer Alex Turco Opens His First Gallery In Miami—And You’ve Probably Already Seen His Work

Now, visitors have a chance to enjoy Turco’s craft in a more intimate setting. The internationally recognized artist recently opened the Alex Turco Art Gallery in Miami Beach's South Beach ...
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Italy advances legislation on restitution of Nazi-looted art

A 2024 study found that Italy had made only "some progress" on looted cultural property over the past 25 years ...
The Art Newspaper

Italy returns 27 historical objects to Mexico after investigations by art hit squad

Artefacts including terracotta statues and fossilised fish were recovered by the Carabinieri Tutela del Patrimonio Culturale ...