Culture

Melissa explores the simple, but beautiful art made by some Italian artists, known as Macchiaioli.  I am a graphic designer, who originally wanted to be an Art Historian. I graduated with a Masters in Art and once upon a time …

Dear Readers, An April assortment of Italian connections for you: A “ghetto” in the U.S.A. is usually a section of a city that is thickly populated by people on the lower end of the economic scale, in less desirable parts …

Today, Margie tells about her meeting with a friend in Venice. Let’s see what she discovered during her tour. One of the benefits of social media is meeting people with similar interests from all over the world. I have known …

Today is the 350th birthday of the Italian inventor of the piano. Indeed, the story of the piano begins in Padua, Italy in 1709, in the shop of a harpsichord maker named Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, who was employed by …

They call it brain drain, the latest plague that affects our modern societies, including the Italian one. But is it really a plague? In a globalized world can we consider progress – either scientific, artistic or human in general – …

    After 13 months of works and twenty years since last restoration, the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II has been totally restored and will allow the access of passengers to all the sides and to shops.   The advanced machine …

A great amount of applications for positions on the boards of directors at Italy’s top 20 museums have been received by Italian Culture Minister, after the decision, for the first time ever, of allowing an international call for applications for …

Piazza della Signoria, Piazza del Plebiscito, Piazza Navona, Piazza San Marco: listing few among the most famous piazze in Italy would be enough to understand the deep meaning of a place that most Italians consider like home. In fact, the …

The 2015 Universal Exposition is now kicking off in a completely restyled city of Milan, Italy. For at least six more months, the whole world will be looking at, talking of, and heading to the incredible 1.1 square kilometers exposition …

All the World’s Futures is the title of the 56th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale 2015, curated by Okwui Enwezor from Nigeria. It opens one month before its usual time because of Expo, the Universal Exhibition that Milan …