“Is there still Baroque music hidden away in the archives? There’s plenty of it, and it’s scattered all over the world. We’ve even found some in the libraries of Ottawa and Münster, but it’s important for the city to become more aware of this heritage.” Interview

The traffic jam in the city centre and Cateno De Luca’s messages to Onorato: “I’m issuing you a public challenge: you choose the day and time, and we’ll face each other in the open.” De Luca is standing against La Vardera in Sicily, backed by Onorato. But who will support Giuseppe Conte? 

In Assaf Gavron’s novel, the stories of the four protagonists in 1970s Jerusalem indirectly recount the founding of Israel, intertwining it with the present day

Work on the roof of the Gallery of Modern Art, which was damaged two years ago by a severe storm, will be completed this spring. At the same time, the restoration of the second floor – which has been closed due to water ingress – will also be finished. We will see a ‘refreshed’ exhibition layout, with a few surprises in store 

An exhibition dedicated to the relationship between Luchino Visconti and La Scala, fifty years after the director’s death. The story of a lifelong bond, which culminated in 1954 with Gaspare Spontini’s La Vestale, a production that revolutionised the way opera direction was conceived

It begins from a single point but then, in an unexpected yet captivating manner, guides the reader along the imaginative paths of its inspiration. Matteucci’s “Lotteria delle anime” is a brilliant book packed into just a few pages.

The book Olivetti Firenze 1968–1972 (by Giuseppe Galbiati, Franz Graf and Giulia Marino) traces the history of a building that is anything but insignificant. Not only for post-war Italian architecture, but for the ‘Made in Italy’ movement as a whole. 

The International Monetary Fund’s report identifies both opportunities and risks. The front-page summary emphasises only the latter, to the point of distorting the meaning.

Photos from a bygone era, with great emotional impact. To be handled with care. They can be distressing

Raffaella Silvestri, author of "La persona peggiore" (Mondadori), deals with gender issues, and the soundness of her thinking underpins the emergence of direct reflections on society and contemporary life – reflections that are never rhetorical, but woven into the narrative 

DJs, a dance floor and children in tow. In Berlin, nightlife is changing its opening hours and its audience. “A party for parents where children are also welcome – not the other way round,” say the organisers. Interview

According to the visual artist, who teaches at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, art is valuable for its ability to capture attention and convey the complexity of the present moment: “It should not educate the public; it should spur them to exist.”

Once immortalised on the big screen, a myth is much harder to dispel. All the more so when it is underpinned by an entire cultural and economic ecosystem. Venice was the perfect setting

The U.S. President is becoming increasingly involved in the artificial intelligence sector, which is growing ever more unpopular; this, perhaps, is one of the reasons why he has taken it into his head to change the name of the technology. It remains to be seen whether the strategy will succeed.

The 70th edition of the festival will take place from 10 to 24 October. Interview with the director as she steps down: “My aim is to open up the Biennale to a more intergenerational audience. Over the years, I have sought to foster relationships with those who care deeply about Venice in a more vibrant, underground way. It’s not just about tourism.”