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- Wednesday, 2 September 2026 · Analysis
Capri celebrates two hundred years of the Blue Grotto with an exhibition on its own myth
At the Certosa di San Giacomo, home since 2024 to the National Archaeological Museum of Capri, the exhibition curated by Massimo Osanna and Luca Di Franco remains open until 18 October. On display is a 1792 view by Hackert, shown on the island for the first time.
- Tuesday, 1 September 2026 · Analysis
A 4K restoration opens the Lido, Ephesus' night visits according to TRT: two ways of bringing the past back into circulation
The pre-opening of the 83rd Exhibition was entrusted to the digital restoration of Tinto Brass's "Col cuore in gola," carried out by the Centro Sperimentale with the support of Netflix. On the other shore of the Mediterranean, Turkish state broadcaster TRT World reports over 200,000 visitors during the evening openings of the archaeological site of Ephesus.
- Tuesday, 1 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Evening visits to the Turkish archaeological site of Ephesus have surpassed 200,000 admissions, according to the September 1 programming report from international broadcaster TRT World (relay). The figure measures the boost from night openings at major sites in the eastern Mediterranean, where extended hours have become a tool for managing visitor flows. The story currently comes from a single source, TRT World (a Turkish state broadcaster); no independent confirmation available and no reference period specified.
- Monday, 31 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The Regional Archaeological Museum of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, is presenting from 11 August until the end of the year "Discoveries 2025 – Threshold Between Worlds," dedicated to the most significant finds from the latest excavation campaign in the city and region. The exhibition juxtaposes everyday life and the afterlife through studies of Bronze Age, late antique and medieval necropolises, and highlights the work of archaeologists and restorers. Sole source: the BTA news agency on the museum; no independent confirmation available.
- Monday, 31 August 2026 · Analysis
Nineteen restored films at the Lido, and a 1967 thriller opens the Mostra one day early
Venice's pre-opening is entrusted to the 4K restoration of Tinto Brass's «Col cuore in gola», signed by the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia with the support of Netflix. The day before, in Verona, the Teatro Ristori presents its 2026/2027 season.
- Sunday, 30 August 2026 · Analysis
A Roman cargo in Lake Neuchâtel, bones and bells among the jars of Laos
Two archaeological sites thousands of kilometres apart are making headlines again: the Swiss shipwreck kept confidential for over a year and the funerary finds from the Plain of Jars. New story compared to the morning edition; the report currently comes from a single source (Artribune, relaying statements from Swiss cantonal archaeological bodies and excavation missions); no independent confirmation is available.
- Sunday, 30 August 2026 · Analysis
Archaeology, a Roman cargo in Lake Neuchâtel and new finds in the Plain of Jars
Two finds nearly nine thousand kilometres apart — a 1st-century AD shipwreck on the Swiss lakebed and funerary materials associated with the stone jars of Laos — show how much material context matters in reconstructing ancient trade routes and rites. The news currently comes from a single source.
- Sunday, 30 August 2026 · Analysis
Notting Hill fills London's streets, Venice prepares ten years of Glass Week
London's Caribbean carnival, described as Europe's largest street festival, is held on the last weekend of August. Between 12 and 20 September the glass showcase reaches its tenth edition, with more than two hundred events across Venice, Murano and Mestre.
- Saturday, 29 August 2026 · Analysis
Assisi, the Franciscan centenary enters its public phase with the visit of Leo XIV
The pontiff has arrived in Assisi for the meeting of young Franciscans, indicated as one of the main events of the eighth centenary of the death of the patron saint of Italy. The news currently comes from a single institutional source.
- Saturday, 29 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Ongoing excavations in Turkey are bringing to light the cemetery overlooking one of the most important ports of ancient Cilicia, according to a report published on August 28 by Arkeonews. On the same day the archaeological press also reported on work at Çatalhöyük, in Anatolia; among the primary sources for the discoveries is the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Archaeology Magazine).
- Saturday, 29 August 2026 · Analysis
UNESCO adds 25 new sites, bringing world list to 1,273
The 48th session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Busan from July 19 to 29, admitted 19 cultural properties, five natural and one mixed. From Japan to Malawi, from Normandy to Mexico, the selection widens the scope of what is considered heritage.
- Saturday, 29 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Since May 2026, the Paris museum has been displaying, on a rotating basis, thirteen works from the Musées Nationaux Récupération in a room within the permanent collection titled "À qui appartiennent ces œuvres ?". After the war, the French State entrusted national museums with about 2,200 recovered works; at Orsay alone, 225 remain with no rightful owner identified, eight of which have been confirmed as looted, according to the museum's official page and the report by Tenoua.
- Saturday, 29 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Announced on July 28, the list includes 13 titles chosen from 163 published in English in the United Kingdom or Ireland between October 1, 2025 and September 30, 2026. It includes two previous winners, Douglas Stuart and Marlon James, three debut novels, and authors of seven nationalities; the jury is chaired by Mary Beard. If M. John Harrison, 81, were to win, he would be the oldest laureate: the record currently belongs to Margaret Atwood, 79 in 2019 (The Booker Prizes).
- Friday, 28 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The U.S. Department of Justice has floated the demolition of Washington's Kennedy Center, as President Donald Trump again calls for his name to be associated with the building (Democracy Now!). The story currently comes from a single source; neither the document nor independent confirmation is available.
- Friday, 28 August 2026 · Analysis
Yayoi Kusama, dead at 97: studio's announcement comes twelve days later
The Japanese artist, among the most exhibited in the world, died on August 14 in Tokyo. The studio only announced it on Thursday. Her career traces two parallel paths: the avant-garde of the 1960s and the mass-audience museum of the 2000s.
- Thursday, 27 August 2026 · Analysis
Rubén Rada, protagonist of Uruguayan candombe beat, has died in Montevideo
The musician was 83. Voice and percussion of El Kinto, Tótem and Opa, he had received the Latin Grammy for Musical Excellence in 2011 and was preparing two reunion shows with Tótem for October at the Sala Zitarrosa.
- Thursday, 27 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The National Ballet of Panama is marking 55 years since its founding with the premiere of Romeo and Juliet, scheduled for today in Panama City: according to the EFE news agency's agenda, this is the first time the work has been staged in a production of this kind in the Central American country (Infobae). The story currently stems from a single source; no independent confirmation available.
- Wednesday, 26 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The 47th edition of the Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples, at the Rimini Fair, is titled "L'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelle" and features 150 conferences with about 500 Italian and international speakers. Pope Leo XIV's presence at the event is listed from August 21 to 26. Today's program included a panel on Lebanon with Antonio Tajani, a session on emergencies and reconstruction with Nello Musumeci, and a discussion on the eightieth anniversary of the Republic. (Teleborsa, ANSA)
- Wednesday, 26 August 2026 · Analysis
At Karahantepe, an 11,000-year-old statue, and a Roman wreck coated in pitch and wax
Turkey's ministry announces the discovery of a human figure seated on a leopard; another research group has reconstructed the waterproofing techniques of a ship dating back 2,200 years. Both stories come from a single source.
- Tuesday, 25 August 2026 · Analysis
Rocchetta Mattei, restoration completed: minor heritage put to the test
A different story from this morning's: not the archaeology of Áspero, but a complex in the Bologna Apennines whose completion of works is announced. The news currently comes from a single source (Il Giornale dell'Arte); no independent confirmation available.
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