The way that tourists and locals consume the history of Rome is about to change. In an article published in Forbes, Italian travel writer Livia Hengel reports on how technology is changing the way that people view the historical sites scattered around Rome. Spearheading the project are Italian physicist Paco Lanciano and Italian television host […]
Milan has recently announced an ambitious plan to plant 3 million trees by 2030. This news comes via an article written on phys.org saying that this initiative “could offer relief from the city’s muggy, sometimes tropical weather.” Officials of the city predict that the 30% increase of trees in Milan will absorb 5 million tons […]
The National Chamber for Italian Fashion responded to an article in The New York Times on “shadow workers.” The article claimed, “thousands of low-paid homeworkers create luxury garments without contracts or insurance.” The acclaimed writer and author of “Story of the People” indicated that the Italian supply chain has been under attack for a long […]
On November 19, 2018, researchers in Pompeii were excavating a small, unassuming bedroom and discovered a never-before-seen fresco. The practically unscathed artwork depicts the mythical story of Zeus, disguised as a swan, seducing the Spartan queen Leda. While this and other myths were frequent subjects for Roman artists, the style of this discovery shows an […]
The American Society of Friends of La Scala presents pianist Stefano Miceli at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut on Sunday December 16th. Miceli performs works from a variety of world renowned composers, including Beethoven, Liszt, Schubert and Schuman. This performance is the Society’s first performance in Greenwich. Miceli is considered amongst the best pianists […]
From June, 2018, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is showing the exhibition To Rome and Back: Individualism and Authority in Art, 1500–1800. The works were assembled entirely from LACMA’s collection of Roman art. The gallery aims to show Rome’s progression over the centuries from Republic to Empire, from capital of the Christian […]
In the western world, few nations can claim to have had such a monumental impact on the art as Italy. From the Romans to the Futurists, Italy has been at the forefront of the art world. With a legacy such as this many developing artists find themselves constantly in the shadow of their ancestors. Enter […]
On October 22, the Italian Scientists and Scholars of North America Foundation (ISSNAF) heled a press conference hosted by the Italian Embassy. The press conference was about the great strides that Italian scientists living in the US have made over the past few years. Most notably Doctor Emilio Bizzi, who is an Emeritus Investigator at […]
This past year, 56 of LVMH’s fashion houses were opened to the public across four continents as part of Les Journées Particulières. Many of these had never been seen from the outside, but whose methods were akin to a secret formula. With this initiative, the artisans and their very methods are there to observe and marvel […]
Considered one of the most sought-after works in the world, the Caravaggio masterpiece, The Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence, was stolen from the Oratorio di San Lorenzo in Palermo, Sicily in 1969. Clues have emerged that implicate the Sicilian mafia in its theft, but the painting remains missing. Recently, on October 15, 2018, a […]