Distinguished Italian maison Buccellati has joined forces with London’s prestigious Saatchi Gallery to present a dazzling, one-of-a-kind exhibition. “Flowers: Flora in Contemporary Art and Culture” opened to the public in London on February 12 and will continue until May 2025. The exhibition offers visitors an immersive exploration of floral themes across various artistic disciplines. At […]
The IAF is pleased to present GODLESS, a new film by longtime IAF collaborator and award winner, Michael Ricigliano. The film treats a delicate subject that has long challenged leaders: the tension between church, state, personal life, and broader questions of moral and ethical impact. GODLESS follows the story of Governor Angela Porra as she wrestles […]
The Leopard, a new Italian Netflix series, premiered in Rome on March 3, 2025, following a grand black-tie event. The series was released globally on March 5, with all six episodes streaming at once. In the frescoed ballroom of Rome’s central Hotel Plaza, Netflix held a press conference for the series, which many people attended. The […]
The Eternal Contemporary. Michelangelo 1475 – 2025 is the title of an ambitious project that celebrates its opening on Michelangelo’s birthday, March 6, 2025. Through the merger of the Accademia Gallery and the Bargello Museums, Florence establishes the world’s most important Michelangelo Museum. The initiative continues throughout the year and features special events and activities. […]
Ann Goldstein, editor and well-known literary translator, was born in New Jersey in 1949. Her love for Italian began while working as a copy editor at The New Yorker. From there, she embarked on her translation career in the 1990s. N+1 editor-in-chief Dayna Tortorici moderated a conversation with Goldstein where they explored the difficulties of […]
The Italian Encyclopedia Institute, Treccani, celebrates its 100th birthday with a special event in Rome. President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, along with Treccani President Carlo Ossola and Director General Massimo Bray are among the guests. The institute was founded in 1925 by Giovanni Treccani and Giovanni Gentile, and it was established to create, update, […]
The interdisciplinary panel Beyond the Skyline: Futurism and the City of Tomorrow explored the evolution of Futurism in art, urban design, and architecture. The panel was held at NYU’s Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò on January 31st. The event brought together scholars to discuss Futurism’s lasting impact on cities, society, and culture. Scholars such as Ara […]
Alessandro Michele’s Spring/Summer 2025 collection, ‘Vertigineaux,’ marked his first haute couture debut for Maison Valentino. The collection brought together a representation of history, fairy tales, and art, drawing inspiration from Italian philosopher Umberto Eco’s “The Infinity of Lists”. Michele’s collection was presented at the Palais Brongniart in Paris, France. The title ‘Vertigineaux’—meaning ‘dizzying’ in French— reflected […]
Beginning in 2004, a restoration project on the Duomo di Parma began to reveal a 16th-century fresco that had been hidden for centuries. This fresco, found within the walls of the cathedral’s crypt, is a depiction of the “Madonna of Graces with the Child and Saints”. The subjects of this piece, though a common theme […]
Etruscan artifacts, worth about 8.5 million euros have been recovered just 40 miles north of Rome in the Umbria region of Italy by Italian authorities. Found at an illegal excavation site, these artifacts include Etruscan urns, sarcophagi, and beauty tools and accessories. The illegal excavation site, dug up adjacent to a preexisting excavation site discovered […]