About to go on show again at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence is Sandro Botticelli’s Pala di Sant’Ambrogio, the Madonna and Child altarpiece work painted by Botticelli when he was […]
Botticelli At The Uffizi – New Restoration.
About to go on show again at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence is Sandro Botticelli’s Pala di Sant’Ambrogio, the Madonna and Child altarpiece work painted by Botticelli when he was […]
Uffizi Gallery, Important New Restorations
After work lasting more than a year, some major unveiling has just taken place at Florence’s Uffizi Gallery. The first floor of the gallery now has 14 new rooms, each […]
Rome, Colosseum By Night
This year’s edition of ‘Colosseum by night‘ is just getting under way, and the much sought-after tours are already filling up. The only way to enjoy the Colosseum after dark […]
‘Night of the Museum 2019’
Saturday 18th May 2019, Civic Museums all across Italy This Saturday will see an enormous range of museums open (or, to be accurate, re-open) for late-night visits at a nominal […]
Florence, Palazzo Vecchio, Restoration & Reopening
Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio is rich in frescoes and painted ceilings, and one special room – the Sala degli Elementi – is now even richer, having reopened to the public after […]
Florence, Santa Croce, Giotto Restoration
Announced yesterday was a three-year restoration plan for the Giotto Frescoes on the stories of St Francis in Florence’s Santa Croce Church. The works, in the Bardi Chapel, date from […]
Domus Aurea, Rome – More Discoveries
Announced in the past week is news of another fantastic discovery made during the ongoing restoration work at Rome’s Domus Aurea, the so-called ‘Golden House’ of the Roman Emperor Nero. […]
‘Reflections of Leonardo’, Brera, Milan
To mark the 500th anniversary of Leonardo’s death, the Pinacoteca di Brera presents a collection drawn from his artistic heirs in Lombardy and shows the indelible mark that the maestro […]
Leonardo da Vinci, Sforza Castle, Milan
If you’re visiting Milan this year then you’re probably aware of two things – firstly, you’ll likely want to view Da Vinci’s Last Supper and, secondly, that 2019 is the […]
Taormina, Andrea Bocelli, 2020 Concert Mailing List
It may well be that 2019 was a one-off but, given the success of the event, and the fact that a second date was announced, we suspect that the event […]