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Visibility Reclaimed. Experiencing Rome's First Public Museums (1733-1870)
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Scholarships and prizes from regional institutions awarded to the best USI students and graduates
Two ISA projects funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation for the four-year period 25-28
The healing power of museums
Lorenzo Gatta receives the Prize for the Promotion of Research in Art History 2024
"Quale Gotico per Milano?" the book presentation at Swiss Institute Milan
Premio "Emilia Zinzi" per la storia dell'arte ad Anna Bernardi
Seeing anatomy in literature and the arts: words, images and spaces since the Early Modern Age
The 25 winners of the Foundation for the Lugano faculties of USI scholarships
New SNSF project at the Academy of Architecture
The 23 winners of the Foundation for the Lugano faculties of USI scholarships
Meride: the church of San Silvestro and the Museum of Sacred Art
Rafael Lorentz is awarded the 2021 Prize for Promoting Research in Art History
"The Fossati Brothers", Ticino-based architects from Morcote to Istanbul
Signed 16 Institute Contracts
Three new Pro-Rectors appointed
Post-coronavirus city life
Graduation ceremony: 141 diplomas in Architecture
Prestigious Fellowship in the United States granted to researcher of the USI Academy of Architecture
Epidemiology and urban planning: the views of Sascha Roesler on the NZZ
The Federal Council seeks experts at USI to serve the public interest
Leonardo da Vinci among arts and letters of the 20th Century
Painting copies. From Rome to Europe
Cattedra Borromini to Barry Bergdoll
Late Gothic and Renaissance sculpture between Ticino, Milan, and Silesia
USI supports Lugano Città del Gusto
The Theodor-Fischer Award 2018 awarded to Dr. Elena Chestnova
USI never takes a break: 16 chances to deepen your knowledge over the summer
Reading copies, a day of study at the Academy
Architecture and democracy
History and theory of art and architecture: significant grants for the Academy
