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8 Best Apps for Art Events and Vernissages

digital · 2026-05-05

Artribune lists eight mobile applications that help users discover cultural events, exhibitions, and vernissages in real time. The apps include Musement, active in over 350 destinations with filters and 24/7 support; Whazzo, focused on Rome with partnerships like Moovit; Google Arts & Culture, with over 1,200 museum partnerships in 70 countries and features like virtual tours and art recognition; Spotlime, operating in 11 Italian cities with nightlife and cultural event listings; Arte.it, offering curated guides and a personalized calendar; ArtStack, combining event search with a social network and art purchasing; That's app, winner of Milan's App4Mi contest with color-coded events; and Eventbrite, a global platform managing 2 million events yearly in over 180 countries. The article was written by Laura Favalessa, Beatrice Giudici, Camilla Maver, and Davide Pirovano as an exercise for the "Arte e Web" course at IULM University in Milan.

Key facts

  • Musement covers over 350 destinations with event booking and 24/7 customer support.
  • Whazzo is a Rome-focused app with a new graphic design and partnership with Moovit.
  • Google Arts & Culture has over 1,200 partnerships with museums in 70 countries.
  • Spotlime is active in 11 Italian cities and offers filters for trending, price, distance, and time.
  • Arte.it provides curated city guides and a personalized calendar feature.
  • ArtStack functions as a social network and allows art purchases through its online site.
  • That's app won the App4Mi contest by Milan and Corriere della Sera.
  • Eventbrite manages 2 million events per year in over 180 countries.

Entities

Institutions

  • Artribune
  • IULM University
  • Google Arts & Culture
  • Corriere della Sera
  • Comune di Milano
  • Moovit

Locations

  • Milan
  • Italy
  • Rome
  • Bari
  • Bologna
  • Catania
  • Florence
  • Genoa
  • Naples
  • Padua
  • Palermo
  • Turin

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