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MACRO Rome opens autumn season with first major Italian museum show for Marialba Russo

Rome's MACRO museum opens its autumn programme on September 24 under artistic director Cristiana Perrella. The centrepiece is 'Sguardo rovescio', the first major Italian museum exhibition dedicated to photographer Marialba Russo and her 1970s work challenging patriarchal conventions.

Source date · 24 Sept 2026

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Policy · Rome

Italy's Bill 2834 would open a formal path to restituting Nazi-looted Jewish art

By Hannah Gadway (17 September 2026): the bill would create an independent committee to review claims for art stolen or sold under racial persecution between 1933 and 1945, with power to suspend Italy's inalienability rules for national property.

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Museums · Rome

Restoration Reveals Long-Hidden Murals in Rome

Sixteenth-century paintings at Villa Silvestri Rivaldi have re-emerged after centuries out of view.

Source date · 28 Sept 2026

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