Heritage

Luxurious carriages for children drawn by ponies or baby goats, an endless collection of nineteenth-century ceramics, and royal baby prams pushed by servants, will be displayed to the public at the Quirinale Palace. Halls filled with tapestry collections, chandeliers made of …

October has become the official month to celebrate the Italian American culture and heritage after the 1989 proclamation by President George H. W. Bush designating it as National Italian American Heritage Month.   In the five centuries since Christopher Columbus set …

Siena’s Cathedral unveils the beautiful mosaic floor, crafted by 40 artists and artisans between 1300 and 1500.   It is composed of 56 panels, with different size and shape, which have been made with different techniques: the graffito, the famous …

Master Matteo Fedeli, known to the public as “the man of the Stradivari” for having played 25 of these famous violins, will perform a tour of eight concerts entitled “A Stradivarius for FAI”.

The star of the evening is a completely …

The Assumption Day, the Italian national holiday celebrated on August 15, is held all around in Italy when businesses and shopsare closed. Most museums and tourist sites are open on August 15. Many Italians spend the day at the beach …

Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschini inaugurated the reopening to the public of Pompeii’s Palestra Grande (Large Gymnasium) along with a permanent exposition of frescoes from the nearby town Moregine.   The Palaestra is the area that would be used for …

Sicily’s Arab-Norman architecture has been granted UNESCO world heritage status in Bonn: the world heritage committee examined the candidacy of the Arab-Norman Palermo together with the cathedrals of Cefalù and Monreale.   The Arab-Norman architecture is iconic and appreciated all …

As announced the Culture Undersecretary Francesca Barracciu, a government tax break on art-related donations has encouraged patrons of the arts to give over 25 million euros in support of the country’s cultural heritage.   The so-called art bonus allows for a 65% …

One of the benefits of social media is the ability to connect with people from other parts of the world. And one of the benefits of traveling to other parts of the world is the chance to actually meet one …

The history of embroidery comes to life thanks to the exhibition called “Lino, Lana, Seta, Oro” which will open July 29 until November in Turin at Palazzo Madama. It features an outstanding loan: a dress baiadera of Gianfranco Ferré completely embroidered …