BIAF: An International Perspective, Past and Future
The idea behind BIAF remains as compelling, sustainable and successful as ever – as does the case for the international role of the antiquarian galleries that bring it to life.
di Stefano Pirovano
Histories of Art
Francesco Ruschi’s Nosce te ipsum
At BIAF 2026, Pietro Cantore presents Nosce te ipsum by Francesco Ruschi, the subject of the monograph recently published by Campisano.
di Martina Leone*
Contemporary Art in Historic Museums: New Perspectives
The presence of contemporary art in historic museums has now become a constant, both in Europe and beyond. We explored how exhibition practices are evolving to understand when, and under what conditions, this integration creates genuine value.
di Rita Selvaggio
Massimo and Francesca Valsecchi (An Interview)
We met Massimo and Francesca Valsecchi, who in Palermo have transformed Palazzo Butera into a place where past and present are in perpetual conversation.
di Elena Caslini
Cultural Diplomacy: Guicciardo Sassoli de’ Bianchi Strozzi (an interview)
We sat down with with Guicciardo Sassoli de' Bianchi Strozzi, founder of Nuova Artemarea, a non-profit organisation promoting Italian cultural heritage abroad, in partnership with Italian Government institutions and major private cultural organisations.
di Stefano Pirovano
Art Conservation, New Approaches (Part One)
The philosophy of art conservation is a constantly evolving field; we explored it with the Pinacoteca di Brera, Open Care, and the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, to discover how rapidly the process of change is accelerating.
di Guido Furbesco
Paul Troubetzkoy in Milan: Between Scapigliatura and Modernism
Born in 1866 in Intra on Lake Maggiore, Paul Troubetzkoy grew up among aristocratic villas, artists, and musicians. The painter Daniele Ranzoni played a decisive role in his artistic formation, introducing him to the Milanese Scapigliatura, which shaped his sculptural language in a distinctly anti-academic direction.
di Omar Cucciniello*
Toto Bergamo Rossi and Venetian Heritage for Giovanni Bellini and Ca’ d’Oro
A meeting with Toto Bergamo Rossi, director of Venetian Heritage, who is reshaping the rules of Italian cultural philanthropy.
di Marta Galli
Antonio Canova’s earliest known work is an terracotta angel
One of the two angels mentioned by Antonio Canova’s biographer, Iseppo Falier, has been found. The sculptor was only thirteen years old.
di Giuseppe Sava
Boccaccio Boccaccino: from unsold to collective heritage
With Boccaccio Boccaccino, a reflection on the virtuous nature of the market when it intersects with museum conservation and acquisition policies.
di Francesco Ceretti
Collectors: Christian Levett, sense and sensibility (an interview)
Can we consider Christian Levett a serial collector? Probably yes, according to what he told us about himself.
di Elena Caslini
At Palazzo Barberini, where market and institutions have met for the first time
The first antique fair to take place in a public museum is a story of balance and form, marking the beginning of a new partnership.
di Antonio Pepe
Art + Collecting > Rome 2025
Art + Collecting in Rome opens on September 18. The first art fair with VAT at 5& takes place in a public museum. Future is now.
di Bruno Botticelli
