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Michelangelo on Second Life in "Musei in Comune 2.0"

29 March, 2020

Ancient Rome in 3D is on Google Earth, there is the Virtual Museum of the Ancient via Flaminia, and soon we will have more Italian art exhibitions on Second Life. The first Italian project on Second Life was Experience Italy,…

Great exhibitions in Rome: "Fabrizio De Andrè" at Ara Pacis

29 March, 2020

From 24 February to 30 May, a great restrospective dedicated to an important Italian singer and poet Fabrizio De André will take place at the Ara Pacis in Rome. The exhibition, set in one of the most central (and beautiful)…

Florence hosts art exhibition "Novecento seduced"

29 March, 2020

The 20th century has been celebrated in Milan with a major exhibition and now it’s the turn of Florence to get a closer look at it; but this time from an entirely different perspective. The exhibition “Novecento seduced. Seventeenth-century passions…

Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione parades through Florence

29 March, 2020

The Italians have a saying about envy being a terrible thing - “l’invidia รจ una brutta bestia” - and here is just another example of where we can be jealous, at least of the owners of these beautiful Alfa Romeo…

The Surgeon's House in Rimini

28 March, 2020

If you are interested in ancient history and have a penchant for science you must visit this domus or house which was accidentally uncovered in 1989 by a group of workmen who were restoring Piazza Ferrari in Rimini. This well-preserved…

Fiori: exhibition explores art through flowers at Forlì

28 March, 2020

Next year the San Domenico museum at Forlì will host an extraordinary art exhibition in Italy celebrating the works of artists such as Rembrandt, Monet, Cezanne, Van Gogh and Renoir. The idea is to explore flowers and floral charm by…

The best in Italian Design: Italia Independent at the Pitti Uomo 2008, Florence

28 March, 2020

If you could name your favourite piece of Italian design, what would it be? Whatever it is, Italia Independent has got it all covered at this year’s Pitti Uomo 74, currently being held in Florence from June 17 to 21.The…

Pirelli Calendar becomes a film: vintage Pirelli pics and the documentary

28 March, 2020

The Pirelli Calendar is a cult icon these days - a symbol of slightly perverse but imaginative beauty and a must-have object for collectors. The 2011 Pirelli Calendar will be shot by Karl Lagerfel and it will be interesting to…

Caravaggio virtual exhibition in Milan

27 March, 2020

2010 is the year of Caravaggio in Italy, as the 400th anniversary of the famous Italian painter’s death is celebrated. The Caravaggio exhibition in Rome was a huge success and this time the Caravaggio fever is moving to Milan, virtually…

50 years of La Dolce Vita on show at national Italian cinema museum

27 March, 2020

Federico Fellini’s most famous masterpiece, “La Dolce Vita“, turns 50 this year, making more than just the expression famous. This legendary piece of Italian cinema is known around the world for its scenes of excess, seeing Anita Ekberg in the…

Italian family life: the dolce vita explored in photography exhibition in Rome

27 March, 2020

A free Italian photography exhibition is being held at Rome’s Museo Centrale del Risorgimento. The photos are of Italian family life, including weddings, holidays, birthdays and snapshots of the identity of families from Lazio. The exhibition is called “Famiglia: fotografie…

Rome hosts photografic exhibition on " La Dolce Vita"

27 March, 2020

50 years have passed since Federico Fellini’s movie La Dolce Vita was released in 1960. The word paparazzo became instantaneously popular with audiences and readers all around the world and in order to celebrate that world - now vanished for…

Italian furniture brand Giorgetti opens flagship store in Mumbai

26 March, 2020

Giorgetti, the Italian designer furniture brand, has just open its first store in Mumbai, India, making the city third to host the brand’s flagship store after Milan and New York. From now onwards, Indian costumers will have the unique opportunity…

Touring Rome: rare visits to art and archaeological sites

26 March, 2020

Some of Rome’s architectural and historic treasures are being opened for special guided tours run by Italy’s environmental organisation, FAI. Places such as the Temple of the “Ninfe” and “Porta Asinaria” will open for rare, free guided tours by FAI.The…

Florence: National Geographic to search for the lost Leonardo

26 March, 2020

In order to find out what happened to Leonardo‘s Battle of Anghiari, the city of Florence has stricken a deal with the National Geographic Society for 250,000 euros. The world’s most important Geographic society will now try to unearth a…

Finger print reveals Leonardo da Vinci undiscovered painting

26 March, 2020

The “La bella principessa” painting could be a work of Leonardo da Vinci, according to reports. If that is the case, the painting (”Beautiful Princess” in English) of a woman dressed in Renaissance clothing, would be valued at millions of…

Italian furniture brand Minotti opens flagship store in London

26 March, 2020

Just a couple of weeks ago the famous Italian brand Minotti opened its first UK flagship store in London. A 380 sqm unit in Margaret Street W1, the store has been cleverly divided into several sections by large mirrors which…

Italian watch design: Naloni Canova Automatic 18K Gold & Diamonds

26 March, 2020

I would never be game enough to wear anything like this for fear of scratching it, losing it or being mugged for my watch. And it would be worth it: the Canova from Naloni is an automatic watch, with Swiss…

Italian art: Francesco Hayez "Il bacio" on auction at Sotheby's

25 March, 2020

This incredibly suggestive piece of Italian art will go under the hammer at a Sotheby’s auction on November 12 and bidding is expected to be fierce. “Il bacio” or “the kiss” by Francesco Hayez, is one of four pieces created…

Grand Hotel Rimini: Federico Fellini's favourite hotel

25 March, 2020

The Grand hotel Rimini has a glorious and dramatic past; built in 1908 by Paolo Somazzi, a famous architect from South America, the luxury hotel was heavily damaged during the course of its long history; first by a fire (and…

Milan to host 'Gli occhi di Caravaggio' exhibition

25 March, 2020

Since 2008 there has been a remarked resurgence in the interest of Caravaggio’s art with a series of high-profile exhibitions all over the world. Now it’s time for Milan to step in and give its own contribution. From March 11…

Christmas in Rome: Michelangelo 's Madonna with child on display at Capitoline Museums

24 March, 2020

Done in black and red pencil, Michelangelo’s Madonna with Child will be on display at the Capitoline Museums (Sala dei Capitani) until January 10th. The drawing on loan from the Casa Buonarroti Foundation, has always been regarded by the critics…

Shopping in Rome: ceramic clocks at Raku

24 March, 2020

The “Ceramica Raku” shop is another of Rome’s boutique stores that exclusively sells ceramic clocks. The shop has been part of the Montesi family business which was established in 1985 and which sells these Italian ceramic clocks locally and internationally.The…

Michelangelo's drawings on display in Amalfi

24 March, 2020

The town of Amalfi is hosting until 22 November an art exhibition devoted to Michelangelo, one of the greatest geniuses of the Renaissance period. At the Antichi Arsenali della Repubblica, visitors will have the unique opportunity to see six drawings…

Italian researchers to hunt inFlorence for the remains of Mona Lisa

24 March, 2020

The hunt for the remains of Lisa Gherardini, the woman who, according to many art historians, sat for Leonardo da Vinci’s famous Mona Lisa ,will start at the former convent of Sant’Orsola in Florence on May 9. The men from…