Siena

US election, the glory of Siena, Gabrielle Goliath — podcast

What is at stake for the US cultural sector as the nation chooses its next president? Plus, a tour of 14th-century Sienese masterpieces and a conversation with Goliath about her ongoing video series Mango Blossoms

The Big Review: 14th-century Siena is magnificent at the Met ★★★★★

Reuniting the surviving sections of the city’s altarpiece marvel is just the start of this important, beautifully staged show at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jewish community raises funds to rescue Siena’s earthquake-damaged 18th-century synagogue

At least ninety percent of €368,000 target to repair vault and ceiling has been met

Siena's Baptismal font—decorated with Donatello reliefs—unveiled after three-year restoration

The Renaissance marble structure, which is still used to baptise newborns, has been returned to its original splendour—thanks to porcupine quills and 3-D printers

Siena's spectacular cathedral floor has been temporarily uncovered

Visitors to the Italian city have a rare chance to glimpse the inlaid marble floor, begun in the 14th century

Ethiopia's oldest icon may be the work of an Italian master

An artist from Siena could have travelled to Africa in the 14th century to create triptych, which is in a remote monastery in northern Ethiopia

All the versatility of Leonardo da Vinci on glorious display in Siena

Siena is celebrating a great master from her Renaissance past with exhibitions on his painting, sculpture, architecture and engineering