Detroit Museum Collection Valued at $900M by Christie's Amid Crisis

Christie's estimates the Detroit Institute of Arts collection at $900 million, raising the possibility of selling off assets to address the city's debt, as reported by Italia Oggi. Meanwhile, Italy's Treasury purchased the Reggia di Carditello for €11.5 million, transferring it to MIBACT. Claudio Magris, writing in Corriere della Sera, highlights funding cuts threatening the Menocchio cultural circle in Montereale Valcellina, Pordenone, emblematic of small cultural entities at risk. In Palermo, the Museo delle Marionette faces closure due to lack of funds, endangering over 5,000 puppets. Damien Hirst created a Mickey Mouse painting for charity, while Meryl Streep accused Walt Disney of antisemitism, as reported by Il Giornale. Giorgio Buccellatti, an archaeology professor in Los Angeles, discussed Babylonian secrets with La Repubblica. Exhibitions include a Wunderkammer at Poldi Pezzoli and Gallerie d'Italia, noted by Renato Barilli in L'Unità; the myth of Hadrian in classical art at Castel Sant'Angelo, covered by Avvenire; a focus on 17th-century masters at Brera, prompting a tour of Spanish Milan in Panorama; Nordic painting influences (Nolde, Munch) on Italian art at Palazzo Roverella, featured in L'Espresso; and Canova at Musée Marmottan, reported by Sette.