Uffizi Gallery, Florence There’s a new ‘sala’ at the Uffizi, one with a striking visual design to focus the eye on Michelangelo’s Tondo Doni. Also given pride of place is […]
New Room at the Uffizi – Michelangelo and Raphael
Uffizi Gallery, Florence There’s a new ‘sala’ at the Uffizi, one with a striking visual design to focus the eye on Michelangelo’s Tondo Doni. Also given pride of place is […]
Florence Cathedral’s Celestial Sundial
Florence Duomo – Cathedral ‘Gnomone’ phenomenon, June 2018 A quite unique annual event will again be visible to the public in 2018 when the position of the sun causes a […]
Autumn 2018 – New Picasso Exhibition, Milan
Milan, Palazzo Reale, 18th October 2018 – 17th February 2019 Exhibition, ‘Picasso Metamorfosi’ Advance notice of a major Picasso exhibition coming to Milan’s Palazzo Reale in October 2018. Over 200 […]
Pompeii – Still Revealing Secrets
The video below shows just how much still lies below ground, and just how haunting the discoveries can be. This poor chap, in his thirties, is surmised to have had […]
Codex Leicester – Da Vinci at the Uffizi, October 2018
Late 2018, Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition, Florence, Uffizi Gallery 29th October 2018 to 20th January 2019 It’s a way off yet, but if you’re in Florence this Autumn, a trip […]
1948: The Biennale of Peggy Guggenheim
Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice May 25th to November 25th 2018 Exhibition ‘1948: The Biennale of Peggy Guggenheim‘ An exhibition to mark the 70th anniversary of the Peggy Guggenheim show at […]
Vatican – the Papal Palace of Gandolfo
If you plan on visiting the ‘Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo’ – Palazzo Apostolico di Castel Gandolfo during your Rome and Vatican visit, then you might want to hold on […]
Rome, Colosseum After Dark Guided Tours, 2018
Just online a series of dates now available to book for our Colosseum After Dark Guided Tours. We have a fair few dates available in June and July, with a […]
Michelangelo’s David, Florence, Late opening 2018
Florence, Galleria dell’Accademia 5th June to 27th September 2018 Updated! – now Thursdays as well as Tuesdays Every Tuesday & Thursday it will be possible to admire Michelangelo’s masterwork in […]
Rome’s 2018 Birthday Celebrations
Rome is full of celebrations and activity this weekend as it marks its 2,771st birthday on the 21st of April 2018. There are processions, street theatre and music, fireworks, special […]