‘Melozzo da Forlì. L’umana bellezza tra Piero della Francesca e Raffello’ Forli, San Domenico Museum January 29th – June 12th 2011, closed Mondays According to Antonio Paolucci, director of the Vatican Museums, without Melozzo it’s possible that the 16th century of Raphael and Michelangelo may well never have existed. High praise indeed. This exhibition ”Human [...]
Rome – house of the Vestal Virgins reopened.
January 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment
It took 26 years of restoration before the Temple of Venus was finally able once more to be visited, and now, after 20 years of similarly painstaking work, it’s the turn of the Casa delle Vestali (house of the Vestal Virgins) and a new itinerary along the Via Nova. Located where the Piazza del Foro [...]
Art exhibition, Rovigo – elegance in the 19th Century
January 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
‘L’Ottocento elegante. Arte in Italia nel segno di Fortuny, 1860 – 1890′ Rovigo, Palazzo Roverella, 8/10 Via Laurenti January 29th – June 12th 2011, Closed Mondays ‘The elegant 19th century. Art in Italy in the traces of Fortuny’ is a far from elegant translation of the title of this exhibition, but you get the idea. [...]
Vercelli, ‘Italian Art In The Guggenheim Collections’ exhibiton
January 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
’1900 – 1961 Arte Italiana nelle Collezioni Guggenheim’ Vercelli, Arca, 5 Piazza del Municipio 26th February – 5th June 2011 Vercelli, ‘City of art’, is located roughly equidistant between Turin and Milan, and ‘Arca’, the principal exhibition centre, has previously been home to collections of works from the Guggenheim collection(s). This new exhibition features works [...]
Ticket booking for the Peggy Guggenheim Collection
January 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment
We’re delighted to finally be offering advance ticket reservation for the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice. This intimate museum is a veritable treasure trove of modern art with a wonderful location right on the Grand Canal. To quote from Frommers: Considered to be one of the most comprehensive and important collections of modern art in [...]
Milan exhibition, ‘The Eyes Of Caravaggio’, 2011
January 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment
‘Gli occhi di Caravaggio’ Milan, Diocesan Museum, 95 Corso di Porta Ticinese March 11th – July 3rd 2011, Tuesday to Sunday, 10.00 – 18.00 ‘The Eyes Of Caravaggio’ features a collection of more than 50 paintings presented as formative influences on the young Caravaggio. These are all works that Caravaggio, aged between 14 and 20, [...]
Impressionist exhibition, Milan 2011
January 25, 2011 by 1 Comment
Milan, Palazzo Reale, curated by Richard Rand 2nd March – 19th June 2011 Monday to Friday, 08.00 – 20.00, Saturday 08.00 – 13.00 ‘Impressionisti. Capolavori della collezione Clark’ – Impressionist masterpieces from the Clark Collection. Featuring over 70 paintings from French Impressionist masters, including Monet, Pissarro, Gauguin, Manet, Degas and a special collection of more [...]
The Colosseum, Rome – where’s the 25 million going?
January 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Following an initial snub, the ‘sponsorship’ offer by Diego della Valle has been accepted and signed on the dotted line. The Italian businessman, a multi-millionaire footwear producer, is donating 25 million Euro to fund the repairs, restoration and facelift that the Colosseum has been begging for for many years. Pledges to not cover the Colosseum [...]
Arezzo, Tuscany, Dinosaur exhibition, February – June 2011
January 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
‘Dinosauri della Patagonia’ Arezzo Fiere, 23 Via Spallanzani, February 5th – June 30th 2011 Tuesday to Sunday, 09.30 – 18.30 You’re in Tuscany for the views, the culture, the wine, the weather, but on the offchance that your kids don’t quite share your interests, this may well be a great big carrot to dangle at [...]
Giorgio de Chirico exhibition, Trieste, until February 2011
January 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Giorgio De Chirico – A Majestic Silence Trieste, Castello di Miramare Museum (Scuderie Castello di Miramare), Trieste Until 27th February 2011, Tuesday to Sunday 10.00 – 19.00 An exhibition featuring 90 works by a giant of contemporary art, exhibiting his ‘artistic passage through metaphysics’. It says here. If you click on the link that reads [...]
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