The French fashion house Jean Paul Gaultier is under the limelight after the Uffizi museum in Florence announces it will be suing due to “unauthorized use” of Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus”, its Italian Renaissance masterpiece. Known for housing the greatest works of the Renaissance, such as Leonardo da Vinci to Michelangelo, they claim that […]
Considered one of the most prestigious cultural institutions in the world, the international contemporary art exhibition makes its return. Continuing its tradition of choosing an intellectual to spear the show, this year the intellectual soul chosen is none other than New York-based and Italian-raised Cecilia Alemani. The curator and artistic director has opened the doors […]
As fashion week ends, two Italian designers launch the Fornasetti Collection to the American public. The project showcases Fornasetti’s most iconic images in mosaic art, including Ortensia, Bocca, Serratura and Soli in Capri. With this collection, the Vicenza born mosaic company hopes to create a new concept in the decoration scene. For the first time, […]
Once remembered as the legendary home of rock and roll, punk, and dance, CBGB will now become a hub for the arts. The famed venue will be featuring the works of emerging Italian painter Leonardo Meoni in his first ever solo exhibit in New York City. Art gallery Amanatia was founded by two art world […]
For the first time in history, the consulate of Italy in the Michigan metropolis has announced its participation in “Detroit Month of Design” alongside the Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan with its cultural initiative “Love IT Detroit”. Led by Consul Allegra Baistrocchi, Love IT Detroit is a “festival dedicated to Italian creativity”. Throughout the month […]
Due to be published in October, Italy’s historic Treccani dictionary plans to register the feminine form of nouns and adjectives to abolish gender stereotypes in their new edition. The book marks a break from tradition by inserting the feminine form of nouns and adjectives alongside the masculine. Therefore, with the order being alphabetical, if searching […]
Beacon Int’l Group has announced that it will join the list of patron sponsors of La Scala for the 2022- 2023 season. The Company sustains a full program of cultural and arts support in each region in which it operates. Beacon’s worldwide insurance and risk management media include Milan based Insurance Trade, Insurance Connect, Societa e […]
On July 6, the world’s first National Museum of Italian (MUNDI) was inaugurated in Florence, Italy, with a temporary exhibition of two rooms within the building in Santa Maria Novella. The temporary introduction of these two rooms offer free admission until October 6th and will serve as a prelude to the full museum, which is […]
On July 2nd in Naples, Italy— local Italians, civilians of the Department of Defense and families come together to celebrate America’s Independence Day at the festival known as Festa Americana. As a symbol of partnership between the United States and Italy, Festa Americana is annually hosted by organizations such as the Naval Support Activity (NSA) […]
In Rome, Italy – The Museum for Rescued Art will display the recovery of its stolen artifacts that were once smuggled into the United States but have been returned to its home country. Opening in the month of June through October 15, the recovery exhibition includes one hundred Greek, Etruscan, and Roman artifacts to be […]