Each year, Italy crowns a city of beauty its Capital of Culture. This prestigious award is received based on a city’s representation of Italian culture and is handed out usually to those that are rich in history. Parma received the honor consecutively in 2020 and 2021 – but 2022 has brought a new candidate; […]
Amidst a break from high cases during the pandemic, the world famous Carnevale festival is set to return to Venice almost in full swing. The events over Saturday February 12th to Tuesday March 1st […]
When thinking of the best soundtracks of all time, one must surely mention The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. And when pondering an Italian film that stole the hearts of millions around the world? Surely one must think of Cinema Paradiso. Or perhaps one of the most notable Oscar-winning musical scores in […]
On January 18th, a 30,000-square-foot-villa located in downtown Rome was put up for auction. The cost of Villa Aurora was notably expensive – but not for its size or location. Along with a host of other paintings by baroque influencers such as Guercino, the Villa boasts a Caravaggio fresco: Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto. Caravaggio originally […]
In an effort to allow international visitors to experience the culture of Rome, a new online platform, “ITsART” has been launched. ITsART also known as Italy is art, features virtual tours of popular museums, plays, films, and other important cultural aspects that Italy has to offer. The platform was founded with the help of well-renowned […]
The just-premiered film House of Gucci tells the murderous love story that marks the history of the fashion empire. The relationship between Patrizia Reggiani and Maurizio Gucci, the grandson of the brand’s founder, Guccio, is the subject of this stylish work. The star-studded cast that included Al Pacino, Lady Gaga, and Jared Leto, made the […]
The works of the little known futurist artist, Leandra Angelucci Cominazzini, are on display in Foligno, the hometown of the artist. Entitled, “A Futurist Woman”, the show is curated by Massimo Duranti and Andrea Baffoni. The exhibition, “Leandra Angelucci Cominazzini. Una donna futurista,” is on view at the Palazzo Trinci and the Library of Foligno. […]
The Museo di Palazzo Vecchio, Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, Museo degli Innocenti, and Museo di Casa Buonarroti in Florence, Italy are featuring the works of contemporary British artist Jenny Saville amidst their collections of masterpieces from the centuries. Juxtaposed with the works of Michelangelo and others, her figural work enters the visual tradition works. The […]
The Arch of Janus in Rome is welcoming visitors again after 28 years of being closed to the public. On 27 July 1993, a car bomb exploded near the church of S. Giorgio causing the arch to be sealed off and later forgotten about. Located in the Forum Boarium, Rome’s last remaining “quadrifron” arch will […]
The documentary, “The Oratorio: A Documentary with Martin Scorsese,” highlights how three Italian immigrants, Lorenzo Da Ponte, Pierre Toussaint, and Maria Malibran, influenced Italian opera in New York City. Scorsese tells the story of a particular production that occurred at the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral, a historical Roman Catholic Church located in Lower […]