Profiles

Professor Pellegrini: “I am excited to receive the Enrico Fermi Award from President Obama”

What can make an Italian scientist happier than an award honoring the memory of Nobel Laureate Enrico Fermi, a pioneer in the field of nuclear and...

June 29, 2015

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Director Francesca Zambello: «This is how we transformed La Ciociara in a piece for the opera»

The cruelty of war as well as the loss of innocence; the love of a mother for her daughter and the vain attempt to find safety: these elements take...

June 15, 2015

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Traditions

How the art of making confetti in Sulmona changed while keeping tradition alive

Blue for a little boy or pink if it is a girl; white for weddings or red for graduation: while the colour changes according to the event in which...

June 15, 2015

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Profiles

Eleonora Abbagnato, excellence and success led by passion and determination

“When the lights go off, it’s time to go on stage. That’s my world. And when I realized that, it has been for ever”. A sincere but intense thought...

May 28, 2015

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San Francisco

From Turin to California, shaping architecture and design through art: Serena Zanello

“Creativity is the way to transform dreams into reality” : there is no better quote we could hope to end our conversation with Serena Zanello during...

May 27, 2015

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All Around Italy

The art and tradition of goldsmithery in Crotone

The Greek colonization in South Italy left an immense cultural heritage: besides an influence on the language, traditions, and cuisine, there is also...

May 21, 2015

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San Francisco

Michelangelo and the Medici: the heroic figures of Italian Renaissance told by professor Goldberg

A unique genius, but also a survivor of his time: professor Edward Goldberg could not find any other word to describe Michelangelo Buonarroti , the...

May 14, 2015

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All Around Italy

La Piazza, Italians’ second home where history and architecture combine

Piazza della Signoria, Piazza del Plebiscito, Piazza Navona, Piazza San Marco: listing few among the most famous piazze in Italy would be enough to...

May 6, 2015

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San Francisco

Between People and architecture: Vittoria Zupicich's vision of architecture as usable art

Passion for photography and art is something that can develop during somebody’s life in a totally unexpected way. Or it can be the result of a very...

May 2, 2015

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