While museums around the globe are closed to the public, we are spotlighting each day an inspiring exhibition that was previously on view. Even if you can’t see it in person, allow us to give you a ...

Maffeo Barberini lived up to the lofty expectations of his aristocratic parents by being elected pope in 1623. Aside from expanding the papal states, repelling a radical French theological movement, ...

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A portrait by the artist had a public debut in Rome on Friday, after decades hidden away in a private collection. Now Italy wants to buy it. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome When Thomas ...

Glimmering with royal palaces and landscaped gardens from its proud Prussian past, Potsdam is the most popular day trip from Berlin and Germany’s best impression of Versailles. While most visitors ...

The exhibition invites visitors to contemplate an artistic legacy defined by the artist’s profound emotional depth and unmatched technical mastery. Photo: Alberto Novelli & Alessio Panunzi Welcome to ...

The Barberini Tapestries: Woven Monuments of Baroque Rome was unveiled at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine this week. The exhibition features an immersive display of the cathedral’s collection of ...

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, "The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula" (1610), oil on canvas, Intesa Sanpaolo Collection, Naples (Archivio Patrimonio Artistico Intesa Sanpaolo, photo Luciano Pedicini, ...

This summer, as you step into the grand halls of Rome's Palazzo Barberini, you'll find yourself amidst "Day for Night: New American Realism," an engaging exhibition that showcases over 150 works by ...

After years in the making, Potsdam's Barberini Museum - spearheaded by patron and billionaire Hasso Plattner - is opening its doors. The first shows feature works by, among others, Monet, Renoir and ...